Billy Dwayne Elrod has been charged with Second Degree Murder following his girlfriend’s death in the hospital.
On April 2, deputies were called to 18 Alabama Road South, where they learned 61-year-old Elizabeth Browder, a disabled adult, had been severely beaten by her boyfriend.
Browder was transported to the hospital and made several statements to medical staff that her boyfriend/caregiver repeatedly struck her in the head. Lee County Sheriff’s detectives met with the boyfriend identified as 54-year-old Billy Dwayne Elrod. During the investigation, Elrod was arrested on April 4 for aggravated abuse on a disabled adult and given a $200,000 bond.
Browder remained in the hospital for continued medical treatment. She died on April 24 as a result of the injuries sustained from Elrod’s attack. Elrod’s charges were then upgraded to Second Degree Murder. Elrod remains in the Lee County Jail with no bond.