Inset, left to right: Brian Jutson Sr. (Brazos County Jail) and Sherry Jutson (GoFundMe). Background: Police at the home where Brian Jutson killed his wife in 2023 (KAGS).
A Texas man, aged 47, faces a lifetime behind bars for the murder of his wife two years ago. Driven by suspicions of infidelity, he embarked on a seven-hour journey to strangle and stab her over 30 times using scissors.
On Thursday, District Judge Kyle Hawthorne sentenced Brian Alan Jutson Sr. to life imprisonment for the 2023 murder of Sherry Shugart Jutson, according to court documents accessed by Law&Crime.
Earlier in the week, Brian Jutson admitted guilt to a murder charge related to his wife’s death.
The College Station Police Department’s news release detailed that officers responded to a 911 call at a home on Renee Lane. Upon arrival, they discovered Sherry Jutson in the main bedroom, suffering from multiple apparent stab wounds. She was declared dead at the scene.
“Investigations revealed a domestic dispute between a husband and wife,” the police stated, noting the wife was fatally stabbed during the conflict. The husband fled but was later apprehended with help from the Bryan Police Department and the Department of Public Safety.
Further insights into the tragic event were provided by Brazos Valley NBC affiliate KAGS through court documents.
According to the report, Brian Jutson’s daughter placed the initial 911 call, telling the emergency dispatcher that her father had just killed her stepmother. The daughter reportedly told authorities Brian Jutson had called her and said, “I think I might have killed her,” referring to Sherry Jutson.
In an interview with police, Brian Jutson confessed to his wife’s murder, telling investigators he left from his job in West Texas and drove seven straight hours to confront Sherry because he believed she was having an affair, per local CBS affiliate KBTX. Jutson reportedly admitted he remembered strangling his wife before repeatedly stabbing her with a pair of scissors.
Brian Jutson provided chilling details about the murder, telling investigators he could not remember exactly how many times he stabbed Sherry Jutson, but he could remember that she pleaded with him during the attack, saying, “Baby, I love you please stop. I’m dying.”
After killing his wife, Brian Jutson showered to wash the blood off of himself before leaving the home.
Despite Brian Jutson pleading guilty, prosecutors still presented evidence to jurors as part of the punishment phase of the trial. Such evidence included testimony about the vicious attack as well as the numerous messages Brian Jutson sent to his wife in the days prior to her murder, KBTX reported.
