The preliminary hearing Thursday for the suspect in the shooting of Hutchinson area man back on January 30 resulted in her being bound over for trial as charged.
Barbara Youngblood now faces trial on charges of attempted 1st degree murder, aggravated robbery, aggravated burglary and aggravated battery. She is alleged to have shot Kevin Tinin while in his home east of Hutchinson.
He phoned 911 and told of being shot and after a search by various law enforcement officers and was located in a wooded area and flown to a Wichita hospital. He was shot in the lower stomach with the bullet exiting his leg.
He gave chilling testimony of finding the defendant in his home armed with what he said was a 9 millimeter handgun and she allegedly told him she was going to kill him. He apparently grabbed her hand as she was starting to aim and the gun went off. He says he was struck in the stomach with the bullet leaving his body through his right leg. He then fell near the door of the home. She at one point sat at the kitchen table after taking his cell phone from him. She also allegedly threatened to beat him to death with a baseball bat.
As she was looking through the phone, he managed to get out of the home, but then she allegedly fired at him again as he attempted to get away with the bullet going through his legs. He managed to get to a field behind the home where he says he collapsed, passed out for a period of time. When he awoke, she was over him with the gun still in her hand. She then allegedly took his wallet. As he laid there bleeding, she allegedly complained that it was taking to long for him to die. He says once his breathing became shallow, he curled up in a ball and closed his eyes and waited to die. They didn’t speak for a long period of time and she finally walked off. He was able to call 911 eventually with a cell phone he had just purchased and forgot was in his other jacket pocket.
Youngblood was sought as the sheriff’s department began their investigation into the shooting. She was eventually located near the Hutchinson Correctional Facility.
With her being bound over for trial, she’s expected to be arraigned on the charges on August 5, in front of Judge Tim Chambers.
Her bond remains at 536-thousand, 500-dollars and a request for a reduction Thursday was denied by Magistrate Judge Randy McEwen.