Man Pleads Guilty to Murder of His Father

Ricky L. Brazier, 57 of Tullahoma was accused of murdering his father Edward Brazier on January 27, 2014. On Wednesday Brazier entered a plea of guilty of 2nd degree murder. He received a sentence of 18 years in a state penitentiary.
The 57 year-old Brazier was accused of choking his father at the residence they shared on Marbury Road.
According to investigators, a 9-1-1 call was received at the Coffee County Communication Center from the younger Brazier in which he allegedly said, “I’ve killed my father” and according to warrants, he told the dispatcher that he “choked him.”
Tullahoma Attorney Bobby Carter represented Brazier while Assistant District Attorney Jeff Ridner prosecuted the case.