Man arrested for East Texas teen’s brutal 2007 murder

Published 12:56 pm Friday, September 2, 2022

McGlone

WOOD COUNTY — An arrest has been made in connection with a 15-year-old cold case murder.

According to the Wood County Sheriffs Office on Wednesday, a warrant was obtained for the arrest of Chad Earl Carr for the 2007 murder of Brittany McGlone, who was 19 years old at the time.

On Thursday, Wood County officials went to the Dallas and found Carr traveled to the Dallas-Fort Worth area and located Carr at 2525 Stemmons Freeway.

Carr was brought back to East Texas where he was booked into the Wood County Jail on $1 million bond.

“Sheriff (Kelly) Cole and the Wood County Sheriff’s Office have worked diligently over the last year and a half to help bring closure to the family of Brittany McGlone,” the WCSO said in a statement.