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Seminole County Son-In-Law Charged With First-Degree Murder in Father-In-Law’s Shooting

A judge ordered him held without bond pending a March 24 arraignment.

Overview

  • Deputies say the shooting happened around 11:30 p.m. on Feb. 3 at a home on Colonial Court in unincorporated Sanford.
  • According to the arrest report, Shaun Paul Simon confronted Bill Toth after learning Toth had slapped his wife that evening.
  • Simon confessed to retrieving a concealed handgun and firing one round into Toth’s chest, and Toth died at a hospital early Feb. 4.
  • Family members told deputies that months of strain tied to reported dementia-like behavior and suspected infidelity had unsettled the household.
  • The court allowed Simon to have contact with his wife but barred contact with his mother-in-law while the case proceeds.