A Carter County Jury Will Continue Deliberations Today In Criminal Court In The Trial Of Two Brothers Accused Of Killing Their Father Nearly Two Years Ago. Jacob And Joshua Hitchcock Are Charged With First Degree Murder And Conspiracy In The Death Of William Hitchcock. Prosecutors Allege The Brothers Planned The Killing After Their Father Decided To Sell Property They Would Have Inherited. William Hitchcock Was Found Dead With Three Gunshot Wounds On His Elizabethton Property In 2023. During Testimony Last Week, Joshua Hitchcock Admitted To Killing His Father But Claimed It Was Self-Defense. A Verdict Is Expected Sometime Today.
