A second-degree murder charge has been filed against a Genesee man in the shooting death of another man last year.

James Leonard’s voluntary manslaughter trial in the June 19th death of 25-year-old Tyler Lee was scheduled to begin last week. However, the Latah County Prosecutor’s Office says new evidence shows that Lee knew of Leonard having an extramarital affair, giving motive to Leonard to kill Lee before Lee could share that information with Leonard’s wife.

Leonard had told police that Lee attacked him and that he acted in self-defense when he shot Lee outside Leonard’s home near Genesee – Lee was shot three times and an autopsy showed that Lee died instantly after Leonard’s first shot.

Leonard remains free on bail with a preliminary hearing scheduled for June 26.