Family irate after accused killer of Sabine County teenager released on bond
Family irate after accused killer of Sabine County teenager released on bond By T Ebonie Tanner | April 8, 2021 at 11:00 PM CDT - Updated April 9 at 3:39 AM
HEMPHILL, Texas (KTRE) - An East Texas man is out of jail Thursday, just a few months after he was accused of murdering a teenage girl.
19-year-old Livye Lewis was found dead Halloween morning. The reason for her killing is still not known. Now, accused murderer Matthew Hoy Edgar was granted a $50,000 bond and is out of jail. In Sabine County, family and friends held signs while chanting, âjustice for Livye Lewisâ.
Hemphill man accused of murdering teen gets $50K bond Matthew Edgar (Source: Sabine County Sheriff s Office) By KTRE Digital Media Staff | April 7, 2021 at 11:36 AM CDT - Updated April 7 at 3:05 PM
HEMPHILL, Texas (KLTV) - A bond has been granted for the release of accused murderer Matthew Hoy Edgar.
Sabine County District Attorney J. Kevin Dutton announced the bond grant via press release on Wednesday, expressing his dissatisfaction but agreed that the judge was simply following the law and its recent changes due to COVID-19. Edgar’s bail was set at $50,000.
Edgar, 24, of Hemphill was indicted on March 16 for the murder of Livye Heathyr Lewis, 19, who was found dead with a gunshot wound on Oct. 31, 2020. She had also been struck on her head and her upper body, according to the indictment.