ONEONTA, Ala. — An Alabama man is accused of using a hatchet to beat another man to death.
Authorities say 24-year-old Justin MacNeill of Cleveland, Ala., is charged with capital murder.
Blount County District Attorney Pamela Casey says MacNeill is accused of killing 51-year-old Myron Brian Beavers and stealing his truck and debit card.
State troopers say they were unaware of the killing Wednesday, when they tried to pull over the truck on Interstate 59. They say the driver refused to stop, leading officers on a chase. MacNeill was apprehended after spikes were placed on the roadway.
Trooper Chuck Daniel told Al.com that an occupant in the truck mentioned a killing. Authorities then found Beavers dead at his Bountsville home.