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A Tarrant County jury sentenced a man to 15 years in prison after finding him guilty of the 2022 murder of his sister’s boyfriend, District Attorney Phil Sorrells said on Friday.
Darius Brown shot 40-year-old Donald Hunt four times inside an Arlington apartment on Aug. 26, 2022, before fleeing the scene, according to a warrant for his arrest.
Brown’s sister was dating Hunt, and the couple got into an argument on the day of the murder.
The argument escalated to the point where Hunt made physical contact with her, according to the warrant. Someone at the apartment complex called Brown, who showed up a few minutes later.
Brown and Hunt began to argue, and then Brown shot Hunt. His sister left the apartment to get help.
A witness later told police that when Brown arrived at the apartment complex, he said that “things are not going to end well for Donald,” according to the warrant. Later, the same witness told police they heard Brown say to Hunt, “I told you, you are not going to keep putting your hands on my sister.”
Brown was arrested a week later by members of the U.S. Marshals Service’s North Texas Fugitive Task Force.
This story was originally published February 13, 2026 at 7:41 PM.
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