HOUSTON COUNTY: This week in Houston County, before the Honorable Butch Binford, Circuit Judge of the 20th Judicial Circuit, the trial of Benjamin Adam Nowell is underway.
Nowell was arrested on July 7, 2022 in Houston County and charged with the murder of 29 year old Brittany Phillips. The mother of three children.
Benjamin Adam Nowell is charged with Capital Murder. Which, if convicted, could be sentenced to death or life with the possibility of parole.
Nowell is accused with chasing down 29 year old Brittany Phillips in the vehicle, then blocking her in and shooting her in the head while she was inside her vehicle. Brittany Phillips was carrying someone home when Nowell chased her down according to the allegations. Nowell had a history of stalking Phillips.
Houston County Sheriff Deputies, which were assisted by Jackson County Florida Sheriff K-9 Tracking, was the subject of a major manhunt following the murder. He was apprehended the same day as the murder and has been in Houston County Jail since July 7, 2022. The Houston County Sheriff Case Investigator was Joshua Harper.
Since Brittany Phillips July 2022 death, and she was the mother of three children, the children’s father, Brian Phillips, passed away. They were divorced at the time of her death but has left children without either parent.
According to court records some 69 people have been issued subpoenas for this trial.
