Bond Set for Rusk County Murder Suspect

RUSK COUNTY – A man remains in custody in Rusk County after allegedly shooting his brother. Harris “Harry” Hale is being held on a $1 million bond. The body of the suspect’s brother, Larry Glen Hale, 54, was found in a burned mobile home on Friday night. That night, Rusk County officials got a 911 call from someone on County Road 2142A, near Tatum. The caller said his brother was drunk and shooting a gun in his front yard. When a deputy arrived, they didn’t find a man shooting, but they found the caller’s mobile home engulfed in flames.

After the Tatum Fire Department put out the fire that destroyed the mobile home, they found the body inside. Rusk County Chief Deputy Ron Duncan says three brothers lived in two different mobile homes on the property. After an autopsy, it was determined Hale died of a gunshot wound and not the fire. After an investigation and the serving of a warrant at an Easton residence, Hale’s brother was arrested on the murder charge.