PA Man Charged With Murdering His Brother

A Claysburg, PA man is charged with murdering his brother. According to Pennsylvania State Police on July 24th at about 4:30pm 41 year old Larry Claar is accused of shooting his brother 46 year old Michael Claar at a home on Picnic Road in Bedford County. Larry Claar then allegedly transported his brother’s dead body to a nearby location where he unloaded the body in a field and covered it with dirt in an attempt to conceal it. He also allegedly attempted to clean the scene of the crime and the vehicles used to transport the body. He was arrested and charged with homicide, first and third degree murder, aggravated assault, simple assault, tampering with evidence and abuse of a corpse. He is being held at the Bedford County Correctional Facility and has been denied bail.