Najee Brown
Birth: circa 1987
Death: November 12, 2012
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Staff Reports – Nov 13, 2012 Updated Jul 15, 2020
Eufaula wreck victims identified, remembered
The Eufaula Police Department has released the names of the two victims who died from injuries sustained in a Monday wreck near the South Eufaula Avenue/Paul Lee Parkway intersection.
The victims were identified as Najee Brown, 25, and Marlon Brown, 20, both of Eufaula. They were reportedly brothers.
The wreck occurred just after 6 p.m. and involved two vehicles. The two victims were in a Honda Accord, and the other driver, who was not injured, was in a Jeep Wrangler.
Officers are not releasing any additional information on the incident at this time. The Barbour County District Attorney’s Office is also investigating the wreck.
According to Eufaula High coach Dan Klages, both Najee and Marlon were well liked among teachers and students. Najee was a defensive lineman for the football team in 2004, the year Klages was promoted to head coach. Marlon won the scholastic award for the junior varsity basketball team in 2009.
“It’s a shame to see young people of this caliber no longer with us,” Klages said. They were ‘Yes sir, no sir’, respectful kids – the ones you expected to be successful in life.”
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Tiffiny Woo – Nov 15, 2012 Updated Jul 15, 2020
Georgia driver faces murder charges in Monday wreck
A Georgia man is facing murder charges following a Monday night wreck which claimed the lives of two brothers.
Matthew Timothy Jenkins, 19, of Griffin, Ga. was arrested on Wednesday and charged with two counts of murder and one count of driving under the influence. He was being held in the Eufaula City Jail as of Thursday morning.
Bail was set at $400,000 – $200,000 for each murder charge. Jenkins was expected to bond out sometime Thursday.
Brothers Najee Brown, 25, and Marlon Brown, 20, were traveling south and Jenkins was traveling north on South Eufaula Avenue near the Paul Lee Parkway intersection when the wreck occurred. The two brothers were in a Honda Accord, and Jenkins was in a Jeep Wrangler. Jenkins’ Wrangler reportedly “T-boned” the Accord.
Sgt. Larry Hubbard of the Eufaula Police Department said the wreck occurred around 6:15 p.m. Monday. Deputy Coroner Kim Benefield said Marlon Brown was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. Najee Brown was pronounced dead in the emergency room. Jenkins was reportedly uninjured.
Officers are not releasing further details on the accident until their investigation concludes. The Barbour County District Attorney’s Office is also investigating the wreck.
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