TX Woman ID’d As Victim IN Friday Hamlin Murder – Suspect Identified On The Loose

JONES COUNTY, TX. (THECOUNT) — Alice Brigham has been identified as the Hamlin, Texas woman found suffering from an assault Friday afternoon.

Brigham, 66, was discovered by first responders who arrived to a Hamlin home on reports of an assault. She later died after being transported to an area hospital.

The Jones County Sheriff’s Office have issued an arrest warrant for 39-year-old Mitchel Glen Butler, the man suspected of killing Brigham.

Jones County Sheriffs responded to an assault call east of Hamlin Friday afternoon, and arrived finding a victim identified as 66-year-old Alice Brigham, according to the release. EMS transported Brigham to the Hamlin Memorial Hospital where she was later pronounced dead. source

Butler has a previous criminal record, last being arrested in 2007 and taken to the Taylor County Jail for several theft and burglary charges.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact police at 911.