BEAUMONT, Texas — The man wanted in connection with the death of another man found lying in a field in the North End neighborhood is in custody.
Murray Melvin Odom III, 45, turned himself into Beaumont Police Saturday afternoon and talked to detectives, Beaumont Police said in a Facebook post.
As of Sunday, Oct. 18, Odom was still in the Jefferson County Jail on a $1 million bond.
Beaumont Police had obtained a murder warrant for Odom after Beaumont EMS found a man lying unconscious in the 1600 block of Leight Street at 3:25 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, the department said in a news release.
56-year-old Melvin Savoy was pronounced dead at the scene by Jefferson County Precinct 1 Justice of the Peace Ben Collins, Sr., Beaumont Police said.
Collins confirmed Savoy had been shot and ordered an autopsy be performed.
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