Hillsboro man charged with murder, felonious assault

The suspect accused of causing a man’s death in a Hillsboro business parking lot has been charged with murder, after a Highland County grand jury handed down a seven-count indictment Tuesday.

Javen Austin Meadows, 23, of Hillsboro was charged with two counts of murder, an unclassified felony; one count of attempted murder, a first-degree felony; two counts of felonious assault, both second-degree felonies; one count of strangulation, a fourth-degree felony; and a forfeiture specification.

As reported by www.fox19.com, court records said that Meadows entered a South High Street business in a Ford F-150 just after 2:30 a.m. May 31, ramming another truck before parking. Meadows allegedly exited the vehicle and went over to the truck he hit, before grabbing a woman by the neck and throwing her to the ground, the report said.

As Meadows drove off, he allegedly ran over and fatally injured a 49-year-old man who was attempting to intervene, police said.

An indictment is merely a charge and is not evidence of guilt.

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