Today in Kaufman County begins the capital murder trial of 33-year-old Trevor McEuen, who is being accused of killing his neighbor, 35-year-old Aaron Martinez, in Forney, Texas, on May 1, 2023. Investigators say McEuen shot Aaron multiple times and later confessed to what he did after being in a standoff with SWAT.
In May, Mceuen removed his court-ordered ankle monitor at 5:33 a.m. that morning and disappeared in Zandt County. Mceuen is also being accused of setting the house on fire before officers arrived.
He was eventually found on June 2, hiding in a hole underneath his grandparents’ house near Grand Saline in Van Zandt County after a month-long manhunt. His capture was announced by Sheriff Bryan Beavers of Kaufman County…