Two men 'shot after killers lured them with bogus Craigslist advert promising work on farm'



A man has been shot dead and another wounded after they were allegedly lured by a bogus Craigslist advert offering work on a cattle farm in Ohio.



The separate attacks came after two men allegedly dug shallow graves to bury their victims after shooting and robbing them.



One man, from Florida, was found dead in a shallow grave in Noble County, Ohio on Tuesday.

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Crime: One man was found dead in a shallow grave and another was injured after they responded to a Craigslist advert for work on a 688-acre cattle farm in Ohio

But in astonishing stroke of luck, the other, from South Carolina, managed to push away the barrel of the gun before he was shot in the head.

Instead, he was shot in the right elbow and lay in the woods for seven hours before trekking two miles to call for help.

Police later found a second shallow grave, which they presume was intended for the escaped man.



Two suspects were taken into custody following an investigation.

Questions: Sheriff Steve Hannum said the victim's story had allowed police to move 'swiftly'. He said there was no reason to think there were more victims

Charged: A 16-year-old student was taken out of classes at Stow-Munroe Falls High School, pictured, and was later charged with attempted murder

A 16-year-old student was pulled from a class at Stow-Munroe Falls High School for questioning on Wednesday. He was later charged with attempted murder and complicity to attempted murder.

According to ABC News, Richard Beasley, 52, is also in police custody , but has not been charged in the crime. He is in jail on prostitution charges.

Arrested: Richard James Beasley, 52, of Akron, is being held in the county jail

His mother Carol Beasley, 70, told ABCNews.com: 'Although he did a lot of types of things, it seems that he worked with people on the border — drug addicts, street people — I just don't know if he crossed over the line or what happened. I'm just praying they've got the wrong people.'

She added that her son was friends with the 16-year-old through church.



Sheriff Stephen Hannum said: 'The investigation is moving swiftly but also deliberately,'



It has been helped by the surviving victim, who has not been identified.

He told authorities he had travelled to Noble County after responding to an advert for a job on a 688-acre cattle farm.

He was told to bring all of his belongings, as he’d be living on the farm.

As two men drove him to the farm, they pulled over on a gravel country path and said they would need to complete the trip on foot because the road ahead was impassable, he said.



They were walking through the woods when the man said he heard a gun being cocked and saw one of the men had a handgun pointed at his head.



The victim was able to deflect the barrel and start running, but the other man shot him in the elbow and continued shooting.



He escape to the woods and seven hours later, he sought help at a house.







Location: The men lured the unnamed victim to woods in Noble County, Ohio, where they allegedly attempted to kill him - but he escaped

Phoney: The man said he went to Ohio after responding to an advert on Craigslist. The sister of the murdered man said her brother had gone for the same reason

The man was treated at the house by paramedics and eventually taken to a hospital in Akron, where he underwent reconstructive surgery on his arm.



Days later, a woman in Boston called the sheriff after her twin brother had gone missing after responding to a similar advert.



Investigators found his body in a shallow grave on Tuesday, near to the second, empty shallow grave.



The land where the graves were dug is owned by a nearby coal mine and often leased for hunting.

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