Former sheriff’s deputy accepts plea deal in wife’s murder, gets 15 years
By J.J. Kindred | (jj.kindred@thedailytimes.com)
A former Blount County Sheriff’s Office deputy has pleaded guilty to the murder of his wife last year.
Danny Ray Brewer, 38, pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder of Jennifer Brewer on Sept. 8, 2011, in a plea deal made in front of Judge Tammy Harrington and Assistant District Attorney Shari Tayloe in Blount
County Circuit Court this morning.
With his attorney, Tommy Hindman, by his side, Brewer made the plea and agreed to serve a 15-year sentence, including time already served since last September.
Brewer was scheduled for a jury trial on Nov. 13 before he agreed to make the plea deal.
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Danny Ray Brewer, 38, pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder of Jennifer Brewer on Sept. 8, 2011, in a plea deal made in front of Judge Tammy Harrington and Assistant District Attorney Shari Tayloe in Blount
County Circuit Court this morning.
With his attorney, Tommy Hindman, by his side, Brewer made the plea and agreed to serve a 15-year sentence, including time already served since last September.
Brewer was scheduled for a jury trial on Nov. 13 before he agreed to make the plea deal.
For more on this story, see Friday's print edition of The Daily Times, or subscribe to our E-edition today.
