A murder charge was dismissed against a Lubbock teenager charged as an adult after he was arrested three years ago in connection with the beating death of a 50-year-old man in central Lubbock.

Lubbock district Judge Douglas Freitag signed a motion from the Lubbock County District Attorney's Office to dismiss the murder charge against 19-year-old Steven Tobias Salazar, who was set to stand trial on Monday, Sept. 22 in the Sept. 27, 2022 beating death of Robert Stewart.

"Justice cannot be served by further proceedings in this matter," states the motion to dismiss signed on Aug. 29, two weeks after his co-defendant pleaded guilty to a count of murder in Stewart's death.

Salazar's attorney, Matt Morrow, declined to comment.

The prosecutor leading the case did not return a request for comme

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