RICHMOND, Texas (Covering Katy News) — A 49-year-old Houston man received a life sentence for the 2021 murder of Michael Brown in a Houston neighborhood located within Fort Bend County.
Antonio Derrell Jefferson was convicted by a Fort Bend County jury in the shooting death of Brown, whose body was discovered in May 2021 at a residence in the Quail Run neighborhood.
AR-15 rifles identified as murder weapons
According to lead prosecutor Madison Limbacher, Houston police found 27-year-old Michael Keith Brown deceased inside the home. Investigators recovered two AR-15 rifles from Jefferson that forensic ballistics analysis identified as the murder weapons.
Surveillance video from the residence showed Brown entering the home with Jefferson but never leaving.
Jail calls reveal motive
After his arrest, Jefferson made incriminating phone calls from jail. He told a caller that he gave the victim a “good old fashioned ass whupping… outlaw way” and outlined his motive for the killing. Jefferson said, “Any[one] turn against me, [they] on a … road called highway to heaven.”
Jury deliberates less than an hour
During the punishment phase, prosecutors presented evidence of Jefferson’s criminal history, including past felony convictions and prison sentences for burglary, aggravated assault and drug and firearm possession…