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Tyler man sentenced to 44 years in prison for 2021 murder

The trial for the second suspect, Dakevian Scroggins, 29, is set to begin soon.

TYLER, Texas — A Tyler man has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to murder Monday morning.

According to Smith County judicial records, Zaccheus Dunn, 27, will spend the next 44 years behind bars for the 2021 murder of Christopher Frank Eiglebiger, 33.

Credit: Smith County Jail Records

On May 13, 2021, Eiglebiger was found dead in the 800 block of Crosby Street in Tyler. Officers learned Eiglebiger had been shot numerous times at his home. Evidence led police to believe his death was targeted.

The trial for the second suspect, Dakevian Scroggins, 29, is set to begin soon.

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