JEFFERSON COUNTY • A woman who called police to report an accidental shooting Sunday has been charged with murder in the death of her boyfriend.

Crystal Lee Denson was charged Monday with second-degree murder in the death of Robert Williams, said Jefferson County Sheriff Dave Marshak.

Williams, 49, was found shot about 3 a.m. Sunday in the 5800 block of Carter Drive. Marshak said Denson called police to report an accidental shooting but fled by the time police arrived.

Williams was taken to a hospital, where he died.

Denson, 30, was arrested and was being held Monday in the Jefferson County Jail in lieu of $500,000 bail.

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