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Witnesses detail man's final hours before drug death in murder trial
Coroner: 19-year-old died from drug complications
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Jacob Scarborough, right, and attorney Christopher Chapman sit through opening statements Monday afternoon in Hall County Superior Court. Scarborough his charged with felony murder in the death of Austin Brantley, 19, of Flowery Branch on May 9, 2013.
A Flowery Branch man’s desire to try LSD ended in his 2013 death, according to testimony Monday. Austin Brantley, 19, of Flowery Branch died of “complications of methylone,” according to Hall County Coroner Marion Merck. Jacob Chance Scarborough faces charges of felony murder, distribution of methylone and involuntary manslaughter.