Man charged in death of brother-in-law days after leaving VA hospital

McRAE - A Telfair County man has been charged in the shooting death of his brother-in-law, just days after leaving Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Centers in Augusta, police said. <br> <br> James Creamer, 22, hitchhiked to the rural south Georgia town just a few days after being treated for mental problems in Augusta. <br> <br> Creamer was most recently enrolled in a transition program at the center used for homeless military veterans, said center spokeswoman Rosalie Bell. <br> <br> Creamer allegedly went to his father&#39;s house Tuesday night, took a .22-caliber rifle and then went to his mother&#39;s home, McRae Police Chief Ken Wilcox said. <br> <br> At his mother&#39;s house, Creamer found his wife, Tabitha Creamer, with his mother, Robin Creamer, and his brother-in-law Cecil Vaughn, sitting on the front porch. <br> <br> Creamer allegedly began shooting randomly, hitting Vaughn approximately 15 times, Wilcox said. Vaughn died later at Telfair Regional Hospital. <br> <br> Creamer also beat his mother after chasing her around the house and attacked his wife before leaving, Wilcox said. He has been charged with assault in those cases.