Town Bluff man charged with murder

By Chris Edwards
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KnightWARREN – A Town Bluff man has been charged with murder following an incident last week that resulted in the death of another man.

According to Tyler County Sheriff Bryan Weatherford, 33-year-old Cody Allen Knight, of Town Bluff, is being held on the charge of murder, accused of shooting Earnest Williams, a 35-year-old Woodville man, and causing injuries that eventually resulted in his death.

Weatherford said the incident occurred late last Thursday night, when deputies responded to a call about a shooting that had occurred at a residence on County Road 4770, south of Warren.

The deputies were made aware of a shooting of a man outside of the residence, and upon arriving at the scene, found the victim, Williams, with a gunshot wound to the head.

Williams was taken to a Houston area hospital, where, on Saturday, April 20, he died as a result of the gunshot wound to the head.

“Deputies obtained evidence and statements at the crime scene, which assisted them in obtaining search and arrest warrants from [Pct. 3 Justice of the Peace] Mike Hughes,” Weatherford said.

At 5 a.m. the next morning, deputies were able to execute a search warrant at a residence in Town Bluff, and located and arrested Knight. They also confiscated a .22 caliber rifle.

Initially, Knight was taken into custody and charged with Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, and had his bond set at half a million dollars by Pct. 1 Justice of the Peace Tina Self. On Monday, following Williams’s death, Weatherford said those charges had been upgraded to murder, and his bonds reset to total $1,000,000.

“Tyler County deputies and investigators are continuing to gather evidence and information in this criminal investigation,” Weatherford said.