New details are emerging into the murder investigation of a Nacogdoches man in San Augustine County.
Last Thursday, the body of Aaron Wayne Ainsworth was found at an abandoned house off of a dirt road on U.S. Highway 96 just inside the County, north of Bronson.
Authorities say David Whitehead and Bryan Johnson are both in jail charged with murder.
“It is senseless,” said San Augustine County Sheriff Robert Cartwright. “You’re talking about a 20-year-old young man who just lost his life here over foolishness.”
Cartwright said Ainsworth was reportedly last heard from April 3rd.
“It was learned by investigators with the Nacogdoches County Sheriff’s Office and Texas Rangers that a homicide occurred,” he said.
According to an affidavit, an unnamed witness informed investigators that 31-year-old David Whitehead of Nacogdoches County gave the witness a pair of bloodstained blue jeans and a shotgun while picking up 30-year-old Bryan Johnson of San Augustine County. That witness also identified Ainsworth with Whitehead on April 3rd.
https://www.ktre.com/2021/04/13/new-details-emerge-san-augustine-co-murder-investigation/
