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Stepson of slain Mtn Home doctor pleads not guilty

December 23, 2009


MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. (AP) - The stepson of a Mountain Home doctor who was stabbed to death in 2006 has pleaded not guilty to capital murder in the case.

Thirty-8-year-old Gary Wayne Parks of Tennessee was formally arraigned Wednesday morning in Baxter County.

Parks was arrested Monday in the Memphis suburb of Germantown for the death of 62-year-old Dr. David Millstein. Millstein was found stabbed to death in his home on June 18, 2006.

The case file was sealed at the request of prosecutors. Authorities have released few details about the case - including what the possible motive was and whether there are more suspects.

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Suspected murderer of physician now jailed in Mountain Home, AR

December 23, 2009

Mountain Home Police Chief Carry Manuel said murder suspect Gary Wayne Parks waived extradition in a Shelby County, Tenn., court about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday and was brought to the Baxter County jail, arriving around 6 p.m.

Parks, 38, is the stepson of murdered Mountain Home physician David Millstein, who was killed here three and a one-half years ago. Parks was arrested Monday morning at his home in Germantown, Tenn., by Mountain Home Police Lt. Nevin Barnes, Arkansas State Police Sgt. Mark Hollingsworth and Germantown police officers.

Prosecuting Attorney Ronald Kincade said Parks would be held without bond on the charge of capital murder. The charges gives prosecutors the option to seek the death penalty. Park's court appearance date is set for Jan. 21, 2010.

Millstein, 62, was found dead June 18, 2006, after a police officer went to his residence to check on his well-being. He was a urologist with a private practice and worked at Baxter Regional Medical Center.

Millstein was married to Lois Parks, who had lived in the Little Rock area at the time of his death. She also is the widow of Jerry Parks, who was killed in 1993 and whose death remains unsolved.

In announcing the arrest of Parks for Millstein's murder Monday, Manuel said the investigation is ongoing and few details, including the motive, were released. Nor could Manuel release details of Park's criminal record, he said, because it was from a national crime database available only to law enforcement.

In Little Rock, the Pulaski County Clerk's office records showed Parks was convicted of drug possession in 2005 and theft by receiving in 2002.

Police Make Arrest In Doctor's Death

JOANNE BRATTON

Bulletin Staff Writer

December 22, 2009

Authorities have arrested the stepson of a local doctor who was found stabbed to death in his home 3 1/2 years ago.

Gary Wayne Parks, 39, of Germantown, Tenn., is charged with capital murder in Dr. David Millstein's death, Mountain Home Police Chief Carry Manuel announced in a Monday press conference.

Millstein, 62, was found dead June 18, 2006, after a police officer went to his home to check on his well-being. He was a urologist with his own practice and worked at Baxter Regional Medical Center.

Shortly before 9:30 a.m. Monday, police went to Parks' home in Germantown, a Memphis suburb, and arrested him without incident, Manuel said.

Lt. Nevin Barnes with the Mountain Home Police Department, Sgt. Mark Hollingsworth with Arkansas State Police and Germantown police officers made the arrest, he said.

"We've been in constant contact with investigators and met with them several times," said 14th Judicial District Prosecutor Ron Kincade. "The case has progressed and we believe we have enough information to present the case at trial."

Authorities are releasing few details about the case, including a possible motive, saying the investigation is ongoing. Police would not say if there are additional suspects in the case.

"There's not a lot we can say," Manuel said. "What we can't say has got to do with case integrity."
Police say Parks has a lengthy criminal record but could not release the information because it was from a national criminal database available only to law enforcement. According to the Pulaski County's Circuit Clerk's Office in Little Rock, Parks was convicted of drug possession in 2005 and theft by receiving in 2002.

Millstein was married to Lois Parks, who had lived in the Little Rock area at the time of his death. She also is the widow of Jerry Parks, who was killed in 1993 and whose death remains unsolved.

Authorities believe Gary Wayne Parks will waive extradition and be returned to Baxter County but are ready to obtain a governor's warrant if necessary, Kincade said. The charge gives prosecutors the option to seek the death penalty.

Arkansas State Police, the Germantown, Tenn., Police Department, the Little Rock and North Little Rock police departments and the Federal Bureau of Investigation also assisted in the investigation.


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Dr. David I Millstein



MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. -- Law officers are investigating the apparent murder of a man from Mountain Home. A Mountain Home police officer found the body of Dr. David Millstein in his home about 9:45 p.m. Sunday.
A spokesman for the Mountain Home Police Department says an officer went to Millstein’s home after the department got a request to check on the urologist’s welfare. The officer knocked but no one answered. When he found the door unlocked, the officer went inside and found the body. The chief says officers processed the home for evidence all night.

Police said no one reported seeing Millstein since Friday but The Associated Press reported that a neighbor told a reporter that she saw him jogging in the neighborhood on Saturday evening. State police detectives are helping the Mountain Home Police Department's detectives.
Millstein’s neighbors are in shock. They say he loved the community and loved his work

"Dr. Millstein was the most wonderful man I met,” said neighbor Tony Pagni. “He was a real small town doctor like doesn't exist anymore. He would make house calls and do pro bono work for anybody who needed it.”

“I knew the victim,” said Seamans. “He was a very nice man, upstanding citizen, good doctor, and I know will be sorely missed. And we'll work hard to solve this."

“He was well loved in the community by all,” said Pagni.


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