Morgan County man arrested and charged in shooting death of Hallsville man

MORGAN COUNTY — The Morgan County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday that a Stover man was arrested in connection with a homicide.

Sheriff Norman Dills said in a Facebook post that 50-year-old Chad Armstrong was arrested by authorities on Friday in connection with the shooting of Beauford Wilson.

Wilson’s body was discovered last week with numerous gunshot wounds near Beechnut Road south of Stover.

Armstrong faces several charges, including first-degree murder and armed criminal action.

The sheriff’s office said he was being held without bail at the Morgan County Adult Detention Center.