Two charged in Interstate 44 shooting

BOURBON, Mo. -- Authorities made two arrests Monday they said should end any worries about a possible sniper along a stretch of Interstate 44 in eastern Missouri.

The reality, they said, was that two teenagers were firing a .22-caliber rifle at a sign across the freeway. Jeffrey Hubbard, 19, of Sullivan, was charged Monday with a felony count of second-degree assault. Both he and Paul Murta, 18, of Leasburg, were charged with shooting across a highway, a misdemeanor.

The charges came after authorities investigated the case of Amy Holder, a truck driver who was struck in the head Oct. 21 while driving on Interstate 44 in Crawford County. Her injury was not life-threatening.