Man arrested in Ohio mother's slaying

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WDTN/AP) - Police have a suspect in custody in connection to the shooting death of a Harrison Township mother.

Charlie W. Myers, 22, of Columbus, Ohio, was arrested by the FBI and the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office.

Jennifer Nelson, 29, was found dead Friday night in her Redder Avenue home.

Her son, four-year-old William, was found at a rest stop near Columbus and told deputies his mother had been shot inside their home. The boy was discovered at the rest stop Friday by travelers from Maryland.

The boy told them a strange man had shot his mother in their home, authorities said. Information that the boy gave authorities led them to his home, where his mother's body was found. The boy's father said his son had been taught to recite his home address in case of emergencies.

"He's a very sharp kid," Eddie Nelson, the boy's father, said Monday on NBC's "Today" show. "He's like a sponge, he just soaks everything up. My wife, especially, insisted that we work on him learning his address, learning the phone numbers, just important things ... a lot of things people would take for granted and it saved him."

Nelson said his son, William, had not talked much about the ordeal.

"He's still terrified," Nelson said. "I don't know that he fully understands what's going on. He's just in total shock right now."

Nelson said he would not take his son back to the house where he had witnessed his mother's death.

"I'm doing everything I can to bring a little bit of home to him," Nelson said. "We're going to see counselors, and I'm going to take advice from them and just try to keep moving forward.

"It's going to hurt, but it's not going to help William if we're just constantly distraught about it. We have to try to get over it."