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Gillette man whose sexual assault trial has been delayed due to the murder of a witness is now accused of arranging the teenager's death.
Kent Alan Proffit, Sr., 42, was charged Wednesday with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder.
Christopher Robert Hicks and Jacob Paul Martinez, both 19, were charged Wednesday with first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder for allegedly killing Bryce Chavers, 16.
Chavers' mother found him dead in his bed the morning of Nov. 26. He had a single gunshot to the head, according to investigators.
Chavers was scheduled to testify in Proffit's Dec. 12 trial on eight counts of third-degree sexual assault of a minor.
On Wednesday, Martinez allegedly told Campbell County Sheriff's investigator Steve Hamilton that Proffit asked Martinez and Hicks to kill Chavers and they agreed.
Martinez allegedly said they refused at first, but feared retribution from a drug distributor for a botched marijuana deal. Martinez said Proffit had intervened with the distributor to protect them, according to the affidavit filed by Hamilton.
http://www.jacksonholestartrib.com/.../wyoming/c02c043fb23a3adb872570df0072fe33.txt
Kent Alan Proffit, Sr., 42, was charged Wednesday with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder.
Christopher Robert Hicks and Jacob Paul Martinez, both 19, were charged Wednesday with first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder for allegedly killing Bryce Chavers, 16.
Chavers' mother found him dead in his bed the morning of Nov. 26. He had a single gunshot to the head, according to investigators.
Chavers was scheduled to testify in Proffit's Dec. 12 trial on eight counts of third-degree sexual assault of a minor.
On Wednesday, Martinez allegedly told Campbell County Sheriff's investigator Steve Hamilton that Proffit asked Martinez and Hicks to kill Chavers and they agreed.
Martinez allegedly said they refused at first, but feared retribution from a drug distributor for a botched marijuana deal. Martinez said Proffit had intervened with the distributor to protect them, according to the affidavit filed by Hamilton.
http://www.jacksonholestartrib.com/.../wyoming/c02c043fb23a3adb872570df0072fe33.txt