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Police identify, indict third suspect in Gatesville murder

According to police, the third suspect was already serving time in jail on an unrelated charge.

GATESVILLE, Texas — The third suspect in the March 2023 murder of Martin William Davis has been identified as 34-year-old Scott Allen Harkcom, according to the Gatesville Police Department.

Gatesville PD says Harkcom was indicted by a Coryell County Grand Jury on Jan. 25, 2024, for the charge of murder. Harkcom received the indictment while already serving time in the Coryell County Jail on an unrelated charge. 

Two additional suspects in the case were identified and arrested back in July 2023. These two suspects were also charged with murder. 

Police identified the first suspect as 21-year-old Shawn Michael Smith-Brearey of Temple, TX. Police said Smith-Brearey was indicted by a Coryell County Grand Jury in June, and a warrant was issued for his arrest. Smith-Brearey was apprehended without incident on July 20, according to the department, which made the arrest in collaboration with the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force, Texas Rangers and Temple Police Department.

Gatesville PD identified the second suspect as 32-year-old Trevor Lovell Ford of Gatesville. Police said Ford was already in custody at the Coryell County Jail on unrelated charges and was served with a murder charge warrant after being indicted by a Grand Jury in June.

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