Charged with a brutal murder and a violent sexual assault in Washington County, David Earl Gipson was denied bond at his first appearance before a judge Wednesday.
A passerby Monday found a woman severely beaten on the side of the road in Washington County, who later told authorities Gipson had gone to her home and attacked her and her mother-in-law.
The victim said he bound and gagged her and brought her to his home, where he beat her, sexually assaulted her, and then put her in a container in his yard. The victim managed to escape.
Investigators later found the victim’s 74-year-old mother-in-law dead, beaten to death.
A multi-agency manhunt later brought Gipson into custody in a wooded area.
Gipson faces charges of murder, sexual battery, aggravated battery with a weapon and false imprisonment.
He had a long criminal history before these charges; among his 33 felonies include charges like arson and burglary.
