East Texas woman on trial for murder pleads guilty to lesser charge in shooting death

LONGVIEW, Texas (KLTV) - A Longview woman accused of murder in 2021 pleaded guilty to manslaughter Thursday.

Jeanne-Marie Minter, 39, was arrested and charged with aggravated assault family with a weapon and murder on May 14, 2021, after Chris Baker, 41, of Longview, was shot to death in a home on East Pliler Precise Road.

According to police, Minter shot Baker to death in the heat of an argument after leaving and returning with a gun.

Minter accepted a plea deal for a reduced charge of manslaughter in Judge Alfonso Charles’ court Thursday, and received 13 years confinement for the crime.

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Longview police: Argument leads to fatal shooting

by Carrie Provinsal

Longview police report an argument led to a shooting that a Longview man later died from.

Officers discovered 41-year-old Chris Baker of Longview had been shot when they responded to a shooting Thursday at approximately 7:48 p.m. in the 400 block of E. Pliler Precise Road. The Longview Fire Department transported Baker to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Police report Jeanne-Marie Minter, 36, of Longview said she and Baker had an argument that turned physical. Minter said she was able to leave Baker, got a gun, returned to the room, continued arguing and shot Baker, according to police.

Jeanne-Marie Minter was transported to the Gregg County Jail and booked on aggravated assault with a deadly weapon family violence, a first-degree felony with a bond of $50,000.

Longview Police report Baker died from his injuries Friday morning, and additional charges are pending.

If you have any information on this matter, you are encouraged to contact Longview Police at 903-237-1170.

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