Mother of Teen Boy Murdered in Tennessee Accused of Trying to Hire Hitman to Kill Person Who Witnessed His Death
June 20 2023, Published 5:00 p.m. ET
A Tennessee woman has been arrested after she allegedly tried to hire a hitman to kill a person who witnessed her 17-year-old son’s murder, RadarOnline.com has learned.
On June 12 and June 13, investigators spoke with an informant who told officials that 42-year-old Ashley Brown tried to hire them to “kill a witness in the November 2022 murder of her son, Gavin Brown,” as Front Page Detectives reported.
Korey Barnette; Mason Dubois
Barnette was charged with first-degree murder and especially aggravated robbery.
Dubois was charged with especially aggravated robbery and accessory after the fact, officials said.
The victim's husband has been arrested and charged in connection with her murder, police said.
Ashley Brown allegedly met with the informant, who posed as a hitman, and she instructed them to kill the witness and stage it as a suicide, police said.
Brown, authorities said, allegedly noted she “did not want to be tied to the murder,” and she didn't want to go to jail. According to police, the informant claimed the mother had the witness’ work schedule, workplace and car information.
According to officials, Ashley Brown reportedly said she would “have to leave town” if she killed the witness herself because it would look like she was guilty.
She assured the informant they had nothing to worry about since they “had no ties to her son’s murder.”
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