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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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