Former prison worker charged with brother’s murder after standoff at Salem prison
A former state prison guard shot and killed his brother at a Dallas home on Saturday, drove 18 miles to the Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem and got into a standoff with police before surrendering, according to Polk County District Attorney Aaron Felton.
Alonzo E. Rowell, 51, of Dallas, was charged on Tuesday in Polk County Circuit Court with second-degree murder, first-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon and recklessly endangering another person.
Rowell is…
