A Colorado man is among three charged with murder after authorities in Texas said a 24-year-old was dragged to his death by a strap attached from his neck to a pickup truck bumper.
Christopher Neal Beckham of Milford, Texas, was found in a plowed field early Thursday. Hill County Chief Deputy Steve Girsh said it appeared a night of drinking and playing pool led to a dispute “that simply got out of hand.”
The victim’s brother, Marcus Alan Beckham of Milford, 25; Raymond Scott Harrington, 32, of Trinidad; and Raymond George Harrington, 23, of Granbury, Texas, were arraigned Friday and held in lieu of bail of $1 million each in the Hill County Jail.
Girsh said Marcus Beckham provided a statement that a strap was wrapped around the victim’s neck and tied to the bumper of a vehicle owned by Raymond Scott Harrington. The victim was said to have been dragged for about 4 to 5 minutes.
