Friday, July 10, 2015

Cleveland man arrested in Blountsville murder


District Attorney Pamela Casey

A man has been charged with capital murder in the homicide investigation in Blountsville.  24 year old Justin MacNeill,  is accused of killing 51-year-old Myron Brian Beavers with an ax.  Beavers' body was found at a home on College Street in Blountsville on Wednesday.   Authorities say MacNeill and another man were staying with Brian Beavers at his home.  According to court documents, MacNeill and Beavers had a fight about money. Authorities say Beavers threatened to report MacNeill for stealing and that's when he killed Beavers with an ax-like tool. He then attempted to hide the body under a bed. Sheriff Loyd Arrington says they were alerted to the homicide after an unusual vehicle pursuit involving state troopers in Etowah County.  Troopers say that one of their officers spotted a woman running through traffic while he was working in a construction zone on I-59 in Etowah County. The trooper tried to reach the woman but lost sight of her.  A short time later, another driver stopped and told the same trooper that a brown pickup truck had sideswiped his vehicle and fled. The trooper caught up with the brown pickup and tried to stop the driver. The driver then fled and the pursuit ended near mile marker 169 in St. Clair County.  As the troopers were questioning the two men who were inside the truck, the men told them there was a body in a house on College Street in Blountsville. Troopers contacted the Blount County Sheriff's Office, who reported to the scene and ultimately found Beavers' body.  Blount County District Attorney Pamala Casey says the suspects were using drugs the morning of Beavers' death. There is no evidence that Beavers was using drugs.  The DA says MacNeill was sentenced to three years of community corrections after pleading guilty to theft of property last year. Two other people who were with MacNeill, including the woman seen running in the construction zone, have not been charged but are being held as the investigation continues.

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