| Crime
A 49-year-old man was charged with murder early Friday morning in connection with the death of a 69-year-old man, Hopkins County Sheriff 's Office reported midmorning Friday.
Hopkins County Sheriff ’s Office received a 911 hangup call on FM 269 in Pickton at 1:06 a.m., then another call at 1:13 a.m. reporting a disturbance south of Interstate 30 at 1:06 a.m. Friday, May 3.
Upon arrival at the FM 269 south address, deputies located a deceased white male inside the residence. He was identified as 69-year-old Jimmy Holmes. Holmes was officially pronounced dead at the scene at 1:30 a.m. by Precinct 2 Justice of the Peace Brad Cummings, a HCSO release stated.
Another man, identified as 49-year-old Brandon Murray, was located inside the residence; Murray was later identified by witnesses as a suspect in the death.
After investigation by Hopkins County Sheriff 's Office and Texas Rangers, Brandon Keith Murray was arrested and booked into the Hopkins County jail on a murder charge, according to sheriff 's and jail reports.