A Lima Man facing a murder charge will now have his case bound over to Allen County Common Pleas Court.  Paul Curtis Jr. appeared for a preliminary hearing on Thursday.

A Lima man has been charged with murder for the shooting death of 53-year-old Sam McLaurin on Tuesday. 32-year-old Paul Curtis Jr., made his initial appearance in Lima Municipal Court Friday afternoon. The judge set bond at $750,000, because of his extensive criminal record. 

The Lima Police Department reports that 53-year-old Sam McLaurin was found dead in the driveway at 420 South Baxter Street. The cause of death was from gunshot wounds. A call came in of shots fired around 11:30 last night, followed by another call of a man down.