Santa Rosa Man Extradited From Texas, Held On $1.5 Million Bond For Pastor Murder

November 4, 2014

The Santa Rosa County man accused of murdering his father-in-law, an Alabama pastor, is now behind bars in the Escambia County (AL) Detention Center in Brewton.

Brett Richard Yeiter, age 46 of Little Paul Lane, Jay, was extradited from the Carson County Jail near Amarillo, TX, on an open count of murder. He is being held with bond set at $1.5 million after a court appearance Monday in Brewton.

The shooting occurred Monday, October 27 at the Book of Acts Holiness Church on Jimmy Sellers Road, just north of the Florida line about 15 miles northwest of Munson, FL. Responding deputies found 69-year old Paul Phillips suffering from a gunshot wound from a shotgun. He passed away a short time later. Phillips was the pastor of the small church.

Yeiter was arrested Thursday afternoon on I-40 near Amarillo by a Texas state trooper after authorities received a tip he was in the area. At the time of his arrest, he was still driving the same truck with no tag that authorities said he used to flee the murder scene. Texas authorities said Yeter also used his credit card in western Oklahoma.

The only known motive for the murder, according to Alabama authorities, was an ongoing domestic dispute.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News