The murder trial of Austin James Acree, who is charged in the 2023 death of 19-year-old Decatur resident Matthew Brown, began this week.
Acree, 20, of Decatur is one of three people charged with murder in the case, along with Aiden Theberge and Justin Carl.
A jury was selected Tuesday, and prosecutors with the Wise County District Attorney’s Office began laying out their case against Acree on Wednesday morning in the 271st District Court in Decatur.
Brown was last seen March 5, 2023, near his home in the Oliver Creek area. More than two weeks later, Acree and Theberge were charged with Brown’s murder. Brown’s body was found in the Deep Creek area near Boyd where investigators believe Brown was shot.
A few days later, police arrested Carl in Big Spring in connection with Brown’s death.
Theberge and Carl are still awaiting trial.
Read more in next week’s Wise County Messenger.
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