by Cathy St. Clair
News Editor 
  A 19-year-old Rowe area man was charged Sunday with the murder of his father.
  Adam Wayne Chapman was charged with the first degree murder of David Chapman, 51, at the family home on Whitt Branch on Garden Creek shortly before 8 p.m., Sunday.
  Adam Chapman was also charged with use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.
  According to Buchanan County Sheriff Ray Foster, David Chapman was shot in the head with a 12-gauge shotgun. Foster said David Chapman's body was found on the bathroom floor of the home, near the bathtub.
  Law enforcement officials learned of the incident after a 9-1-1 call was placed and a woman was heard crying in the background before the line disconnected. A few moments later, a second call was made at which point the woman calling reported she believed her husband was dead.
  The Virginia State Police responded to the scene initially and called for assistance from the sheriff's department at which point, according to Investigator Larry Crouse, the department was told it appeared the shooting had been a homicide.
  Both Foster and Crouse said the shooting appeared to have been "a domestic dispute gone bad."
  Crouse, who reported to the scene, said David Chapman and Adam Chapman had apparently been arguing before the shooting incident occurred.
  He said Adam Chapman allegedly confessed he shot his father, David Chapman, and further alleged that prior to the shooting, David Chapman had struck him (Adam Chapman) in the chest and scratched the back of his neck.
  According to Crouse, Adam Chapman said his father had been drinking prior to the incident.
  "Apparently there was a history of domestic violence," Crouse said.
  In fact, a warrant charging David Chapman with misdemeanor assault and battery of Adam Chapman was issued a little more than a year ago on December 2, 2005. The charge was dismissed in February 2006 on payment of costs when there were no further problems reported.
  The criminal complaint in that incident indicated David Chapman had been drinking and admitted to being intoxicated. It further indicated that both Adam Chapman had his mother, Barbra Chapman, had stated then they were "in fear of bodily harm of David Chapman."
  Adam Chapman was taken into custody Sunday evening following the shooting without incident.
  He was arraigned Tuesday in Buchanan General District Court at which time his case was continued to February 27, 2007. Tazewell Attorney Rich Patterson was appointed as his attorney.
  He was returned to custody at the Haysi Regional Jail, where he is being held without bond pending a bond hearing, which has not yet been set.