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Steven Micheal Lawrence

Case from Gooding, ID dated Dec 28, 2016

Victim Details

Steven Lawrence

Male

White / Caucasian

Gooding

ID

2016-12-28

34

Steven

Micheal Lawrence

06/22/2026

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In the small town of Gooding, Idaho, the life of 34-year-old Steven Lawrence, a Caucasian male, was cut short on December 28, 2016. What began as a familial confrontation escalated into a fatal shooting that would see his own father-in-law facing a prison sentence. The man responsible for Lawrence's death was his 62-year-old father-in-law, Jimmie O'Neal Sr.

The tragic events unfolded when O'Neal went to confront his son-in-law about the alleged abuse of his daughter. According to O'Neal's ...
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  • Twin Falls Times-News: UPDATE: Gooding man charged with murder says victim was abusive, shooting was accidental
  • Man who killed son-in-law sentenced to 12 years in prison - KMVT
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