Ala. man pleads guilty to luring victim to his home and beating him to death with shovel

MOBILE, Ala. (TCD) -- A 29-year-old man pleaded guilty to killing a man not long before he was scheduled to go to trial for the charge. AL.com reports Mobile County District Attorney Keith Blackwood announced Morgan Barnhill pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Feb. 6, to intentional murder for the death of Etienne Murray. Jury selection had reportedly already started when he changed his plea. Blackwood said in a statement, "We are pleased that Mr. Barnhill admitted to the brutal crime for which he was indicted by a Mobile County Grand Jury. This has been extremely hard on the victim’s f