Shooting Victim in Front Yard Brawl Near Grape Creek Identified, More Details Released

The Tom Green County Sheriff’s Office released more details about the early morning front yard brawl early Sunday morning that resulted in injuries to two involved. There have been three arrests and the sheriff states there will likely be more.

According to the sheriff’s official statement, the brawl was the result of an encounter at a local bar between two groups that led to the final confrontation between the parties in the front yard of a residence on Sage Road.

The sheriff said his investigators have obtained exchanges among the parties in text message threads from their mobile phones.

They met to “confront each other and settle differences,” Jones said.

Jones said Tommy Lee McCutchen and Matthew Brown are residents at the Sage Road address. Early Sunday morning, four people in one vehicle arrived to confront Brown and McCutchen. Jared Lohse was driving. Both parties had weapons, Jones stated.

By 2:32 a.m., Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to the scene where they found two victims. Matthew Brown was stabbed twice, Jones stated. He was rushed to Shannon Medical Center where he was treated and released.

A woman, Amber Robertson, had been shot in the chest. She too was rushed to Shannon and up until today was in intensive care. Sources inform us that she was moved out of ICU within the past 24 hours and is recovering well.

Among those arrested so far for the front yard brawl are:

Jared Lohse was arrested and charged with Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Bodily Injury, a second degree felony. Bond was set at $20,000 dollars and Loshe has bonded out of the Tom Green County Jail.

Tommy Lee McCutchen was arrested and charged with Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Threats, a second degree felony; bond was set at $50,000. McCutchen was also charged with Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a felon, a third degree felony; bond was set $25,000. McCutchen is also being held for a parole violation with no bond.

Matthew Brown was arrested and charged with Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Bodily Injury, second degree felony; bond was set at $20,000. Brown was also charged with Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a felon, a third degree felony; bond was set at $10,000.

“As the investigation continues, more information on this case will be released,” Jones stated.