An Arizona man wanted by authorities for his alleged role in a shooting incident that took place last Sunday evening in Glenwood, has turned himself-in. The Mills County Attorney’s Office said Saturday, 42-year-old Hurl Beechum III has returned from Arizona and surrendered to Mills County authorities, as expected.

Beechum III, of Queen Creek, AZ, faces felony charges that include Intimidation with a dangerous weapon and Going armed with intent, as well as aggravated misdemeanor charges of Assault while displaying a dangerous weapon. He was being held in the Mills County jail on $10,000 bond. If convicted, he faces up to 25-years in prison.

His arrest followed an investigation into an incident that began with a racial slur allegedly uttered by a person in a group of people who were walking by the home of Beechum’s step-father, Glenwood High School Principal, Richard Hutchinson.

Beechum is alleged to have shot 21-year-old Colton McDaniel with a 9 mm handgun during a fight that erupted a little before 5:45 p.m., Sept. 27th. The Mills County Attorney Tricia McSorley says Beechum claimed he fired the shot in self-defense after being “jumped” by the group. She said the evidence indicates his life was not in danger when he pulled the trigger.