WEST, Texas (KWTX) - The man charged in the murder of Dillan Gene Lambright sold a weapon linked to the crime and attempted to sell the slain man's property in the days after the murder, arrest warrants obtained by KWTX allege.

Matthew Cale, 46, is charged with murder, cruelty to a non-livestock animal and tampering with physical evidence, according to online jail records and court documents.

Matthew Cale is charged with murder in the death of Dillan Gene Lambright, of West, Texas.(KWTX GRAPHIC)DISCOVERY OF VICTIM'S BADLY DECOMPOSED BODYOn Aug. 3, the West Police Department was contacted by a concerned friend of the victim who asked them to stop by Lambright's home to conduct a welfare check.