Man Accused Of Murder, Assisted Suicide

An Indiana man accused of killing his father and helping his mother commit suicide, appeared in a Randolph County courtroom on Wednesday.

Brian Scott Hartman, 33, pleaded not guilty to charges, including murder and assisting suicide.

Hartman told authorities that he agreed to shoot and kill his father, Brian Ellis Hartman, 53, last month so he would not have to see his mother, Sherry Hartman, 52, die of cancer.

Brian Scott Hartman is also accused of giving his mother enough prescription medical to cause a fatal overdose.

He is scheduled to go on trial in July.