Killeen Police Charge Third Murder Suspect
UPDATE NEWS RELEASE: KILLEEN POLICE CHARGE A THIRD MURDER SUSPECT
Killeen, TX (March 20, 2023): A third arrest has been made in the Murder of Jonathon Allen Hampton.
Through the investigation, detectives with the Criminal Investigation Division Robbery-Homicide Unit identified a third suspect in this case. The case was presented to the Bell County District Attorney’s Office and a complaint was returned charging 26-year-old Tyshawn Vincente Navarro with Murder.
Garza County Justice of the Peace Angela Massey arraigned Navarro and set his bond at $500,000.00. Navarro is currently in the Garza County Jail.
The investigation is ongoing and at this time no other information will be released.
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UPDATE NEWS RELEASE: KILLEEN POLICE CHARGE A SECOND MURDER SUSPECT
Killeen, TX (February 13, 2023): A second arrest has been made in the Murder of Jonathon Allen Hampton.
Through the investigation, detectives with the Criminal Investigation Division Robbery-Homicide Unit identified a second suspect in this case. The case was presented to the Bell County District Attorney’s Office and a complaint was returned charging 21-year-old Ahmad Elijah Jamel Demps with Murder. With the assistance of the United States Marshals Office – Fugitive Task Force and Officers with the Killeen Police Department K9 Unit and Organized Crime Unit, Demps was located and arrested.
Justice of the Peace Gregory Johnson arraigned Demps and set his bond at $1,000,000.00. Demps is currently in the Bell County Jail.
The investigation is ongoing and at this time no other information will be released.
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UPDATE NEWS RELEASE: KILLEEN POLICE CHARGE 21-YEAR-OLD WITH MURDER
Killeen, TX (February 7, 2023): A 21-year-old male has been charged with Murder of Jonathon Allen Hampton.
Detectives with the Criminal Investigation Division Robbery-Homicide Unit investigated this homicide and presented the case to the Bell County District Attorney’s Office. A complaint was returned charging Antonio Trevon Edwards Hodges with Murder. Justice of the Peace Cliff Coleman arraigned Hodges and set his bond at $1,000,000. Hodges is currently in the Bell County Jail.
The investigation is ongoing and at this time no other information will be released.
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UPDATE – September 18, 2020
Offense upgraded to Murder Investigation
On Wednesday, September 16, 2020, detectives with the Criminal Investigation Division were notified that the victim in this offense succumbed to their injuries. The victim is identified as Jonathon Allen Hampton, 24, of Killeen. Justice of the Peace Theodore Duffield pronounced Hampton deceased at Baylor Scott and White Hospital in Temple. An autopsy was ordered to be performed at the Southwestern Institute of Forensic Sciences in Dallas.
Detectives with the Homicide Unit are asking for the public’s help in identifying a person of interest. The images are of an individual wanted for questioning related to this offense. This individual also owns, or had access to, the white Volvo S60 pictured in the security footage.
Please contact the department at 254-501-8800 or Crime Stoppers at 254-526-TIPS (8477) or go online at www.bellcountycrimestoppers.com. You can also download the P3Tips App for IOS or Android and give an anonymous tip. All information is confidential and anonymous and if your tip leads to the arrest of the person(s) responsible, you could be eligible to receive a reward up to $1,000 in cash.
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Killeen Police Investigate Aggravated Assault on Fairview Drive
On Monday, September 14, 2020, at approximately 2:19 a.m., Killeen Police were dispatched to the 1300 block of Fairview Dr. in reference to a shooting. The victim, a 24-year-old male, was transported by helicopter to Baylor Scott and White in Temple. The victim suffered a gunshot wound to the head and remains in critical condition.
Detectives continue to investigate this case and more information will be released as it becomes available.
The investigation is ongoing and at this time no other information will be released.
Ofelia Miramontez
Public Affairs
Killeen Police Department
Killeen Police Investigate a Motorcycle Fatality
Killeen, TX (February 19, 2023): Killeen police are investigating the death of a 28-year-old male dirt bike operator.
On Saturday, February 18, 2023, at approximately 6:46 p.m., officers were dispatched to the area of Westcliff Road and Moonlight Drive in reference to a 911 call about a crash involving a vehicle and a motorcycle. Upon the officers’ arrival, they locate an unconscious male lying in the roadway. Emergency personnel immediately began life saving measures. The male was transported to the Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center where he succumbed to his injuries. Lamar Lavance Lilly was pronounced deceased at 8:59 p.m. by medical staff.
The preliminary investigation revealed that the operator of the dirt bike was traveling eastbound at a high rate of speed on Westcliff Road when a Mercedes traveling westbound on Westcliff Road began to turn southbound onto Moonlight Drive, the dirt bike struck the passenger side of the car. The impact caused the dirt bike operator to be ejected, coming to a rest in the roadway. The driver of the car remained on scene. The dirt bike operator was not wearing a helmet and was on the street illegally with no lights.
The dirt bike was reportedly stolen out of Nolanville.
Investigators with the Traffic Unit continue to investigate this fatality and there is no other information at this time.
Ofelia Miramontez
Public Affairs
Killeen Police Department
Killeen Police Charge Second Murder Suspect
Killeen, TX (February 13, 2023): A second arrest has been made in the Murder of Jonathon Allen Hampton.
Through the investigation, detectives with the Criminal Investigation Division Robbery-Homicide Unit identified a second suspect in this case. The case was presented to the Bell County District Attorney’s Office and a complaint was returned charging 21-year-old Ahmad Elijah Jamel Demps with Murder. With the assistance of the United States Marshals Office – Fugitive Task Force and Officers with the Killeen Police Department K9 Unit and Organized Crime Unit, Demps was located and arrested. Justice of the Peace Gregory Johnson arraigned Demps and set his bond at $1,000,000.00. Demps is currently in the Bell County Jail.
The investigation is ongoing and at this time no other information will be released.
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UPDATE NEWS RELEASE: KILLEEN POLICE CHARGE 21-YEAR-OLD WITH MURDER
Killeen, TX (February 7, 2023): A 21-year-old male has been charged with Murder of Jonathon Allen Hampton.
Detectives with the Criminal Investigation Division Robbery-Homicide Unit investigated this homicide and presented the case to the Bell County District Attorney’s Office. A complaint was returned charging Antonio Trevon Edwards Hodges with Murder. Justice of the Peace Cliff Coleman arraigned Hodges and set his bond at $1,000,000. Hodges is currently in the Bell County Jail.
The investigation is ongoing and at this time no other information will be released.
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UPDATE – September 18, 2020
Offense upgraded to Murder Investigation
On Wednesday, September 16, 2020, detectives with the Criminal Investigation Division were notified that the victim in this offense succumbed to their injuries. The victim is identified as Jonathon Allen Hampton, 24, of Killeen. Justice of the Peace Theodore Duffield pronounced Hampton deceased at Baylor Scott and White Hospital in Temple. An autopsy was ordered to be performed at the Southwestern Institute of Forensic Sciences in Dallas.
Detectives with the Homicide Unit are asking for the public’s help in identifying a person of interest. The images are of an individual wanted for questioning related to this offense. This individual also owns, or had access to, the white Volvo S60 pictured in the security footage.
Please contact the department at 254-501-8800 or Crime Stoppers at 254-526-TIPS (8477) or go online at http://www.bellcountycrimestoppers.com. You can also download the P3Tips App for IOS or Android and give an anonymous tip. All information is confidential and anonymous and if your tip leads to the arrest of the person(s) responsible, you could be eligible to receive a reward up to $1,000 in cash.
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Killeen Police Investigate Aggravated Assault on Fairview Drive
On Monday, September 14, 2020, at approximately 2:19 a.m., Killeen Police were dispatched to the 1300 block of Fairview Dr. in reference to a shooting. The victim, a 24-year-old male, was transported by helicopter to Baylor Scott and White in Temple. The victim suffered a gunshot wound to the head and remains in critical condition.
Detectives continue to investigate this case and more information will be released as it becomes available.
The investigation is ongoing and at this time no other information will be released.
Ofelia Miramontez
Public Affairs
Killeen Police Department
Killeen Police Charge 21-Year-Old with Murder
Killeen, TX (February 7, 2023): A 21-year-old male has been charged with Murder of Jonathon Allen Hampton.
Detectives with the Criminal Investigation Division Robbery-Homicide Unit investigated this homicide and presented the case to the Bell County District Attorney’s Office. A complaint was returned charging Antonio Trevon Edwards Hodges with Murder. Justice of the Peace Cliff Coleman arraigned Hodges and set his bond at $1,000,000. Hodges is currently in the Bell County Jail.
The investigation is ongoing and at this time no other information will be released.
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UPDATE – September 18, 2020
Offense upgraded to Murder Investigation
On Wednesday, September 16, 2020, detectives with the Criminal Investigation Division were notified that the victim in this offense succumbed to their injuries. The victim is identified as Jonathon Allen Hampton, 24, of Killeen. Justice of the Peace Theodore Duffield pronounced Hampton deceased at Baylor Scott and White Hospital in Temple. An autopsy was ordered to be performed at the Southwestern Institute of Forensic Sciences in Dallas.
Detectives with the Homicide Unit are asking for the public’s help in identifying a person of interest. The images are of an individual wanted for questioning related to this offense. This individual also owns, or had access to, the white Volvo S60 pictured in the security footage.
Please contact the department at 254-501-8800 or Crime Stoppers at 254-526-TIPS (8477) or go online at http://www.bellcountycrimestoppers.com. You can also download the P3Tips App for IOS or Android and give an anonymous tip. All information is confidential and anonymous and if your tip leads to the arrest of the person(s) responsible, you could be eligible to receive a reward up to $1,000 in cash.
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Killeen Police Investigate Aggravated Assault on Fairview Drive
On Monday, September 14, 2020, at approximately 2:19 a.m., Killeen Police were dispatched to the 1300 block of Fairview Dr. in reference to a shooting. The victim, a 24-year-old male, was transported by helicopter to Baylor Scott and White in Temple. The victim suffered a gunshot wound to the head and remains in critical condition.
Detectives continue to investigate this case and more information will be released as it becomes available.
The investigation is ongoing and at this time no other information will be released.
Ofelia Miramontez
Public Affairs
Killeen Police Department
Killeen Police Charges Robbery Suspect
UPDATE NEWS RELEASE: 23-YEAR-OLD MALE CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED ROBBERY
Killeen, TX (January 12, 2023): On Wednesday, January 11, 2023, this case was reviewed by the Bell County District Attorney’s Office and a complaint was returned charging Jayonn Jordan Moore with Aggravated Robbery. Justice of the Peace Gregory Johnson set his bond at $250,000. Moore is currently in the Bell County Jail.
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NEWS RELEASE: KILLEEN POLICE INVESTIGATE AN AGGRAVATED ROBBERY ON FRONTIER TRAIL
Killeen, TX (January 9, 2023): Officers were dispatched at approximately 8:45 p.m. to the 4600 block of Frontier Trail in reference to a robbery. The victim told officers that a black male approached him at gunpoint and demanded his wallet, phone, and vehicle. The suspect then fled the area in the victim’s vehicle, a Honda Civic.
At approximately 9:09 p.m., officers located the vehicle near Stan Schlueter Loop and Mesa Drive and attempted to conduct a traffic stop but the suspect driver refused to stop. The vehicle sped off westbound on Elms Road and officers pursued the vehicle. The driver attempted to turn southbound on Trimmier Road, when he lost control of the vehicle and struck a utility pole. The suspect was taken into custody without further incident. No injuries were reported.
The impact on the utility pole caused a power outage in the area and Oncor is currently on scene making repairs.
This case is active, and charges are pending review with the Bell County District Attorney’s Office.
Ofelia Miramontez
Public Affairs
Killeen Police Department
Killeen Police Investigate an Aggravated Robbery on Frontier Trail
Killeen, TX (January 9, 2023): Officers were dispatched at approximately 8:45 p.m. to the 4600 block of Frontier Trail in reference to a robbery. The victim told officers that a black male approached him at gunpoint and demanded his wallet, phone and vehicle. The suspect then fled the area in the victims vehicle, a Honda Civic.
At approximately 9:09 p.m., officers located the vehicle near Stan Schlueter Loop and Mesa Drive and attempted to conduct a traffic stop but the suspect driver refused to stop. The vehicle sped off westbound on Elms Road and officers pursued the vehicle. The driver attempted to turn southbound on Trimmier Road, when he lost control of the vehicle and struck a utility pole. The suspect was taken into custody without further incident. No injuries were reported.
The impact on the utility pole caused a power outage in the area and Oncor is currently on scene making repairs.
This case is active and charges are pending review with the Bell County District Attorney’s Office.
Ofelia Miramontez
Public Affairs
Killeen Police Department
Killeen Police investigate a crash involving an 18-wheeler.
Officers were dispatched to Interstate 14 at approximately 10:01 p.m., in reference to a multiple vehicle crash.
The preliminary investigation revealed that a SUV was traveling eastbound in the outside lane on I-14, when the driver struck a disabled vehicle that was on the side of the roadway. An 18-wheeler, that was also traveling eastbound in the inside lane, attempted to take evasive action, struck the SUV and the edge of the bridge, causing it to overturn.
No injuries were reported.
The City of Killeen and TXDOT are currently taking part in cleanup efforts and are expected to be completed by mid afternoon.
The eastbound lanes continue to remain closed. We will update the community once the area is open.
Alex Gearhart
Assistant Chief of Police
Killeen Police Department
Killeen Police are actively investigating the Murder of a 35-year-old male.
On December 24, 2022, at approximately 2:07 a.m., Killeen Police Officers were dispatched to a 911 call in reference to a shooting victim in the 3300 block of Hereford Lane. Officers arrived on scene and located the victim suffering from a gunshot wound. Officers administered life-saving measures until paramedics arrived on scene to assist.
The victim, Clint Demetri Jones, succumbed to his injuries, and was pronounced deceased at the scene by Justice of the Peace Cliff Coleman, at 2:44 a.m.
No arrests have been made at this time.
This is the twenty-second Murder victim in the City of Killeen this year.
The department is asking anyone who may have seen anything or has information about this Murder, especially the persons who were on the area when officers arrived, to contact Crime Stoppers at 254-526-TIPS (8477) or go online at http://www.bellcountycrimestoppers.com. You can also download the P3Tips App for IOS or Android and give an anonymous tip. All information is confidential and anonymous, and if your tip leads to the arrest of the person(s) responsible, you could be eligible to receive a reward up to $1,000 in cash.
Detectives are actively investigating this Murder and there is no additional information at this time.
Alex Gearhart
Assistant Chief of Police
Killeen Police Department
KILLEEN POLICE INVESTIGATE AN AGGRAVATED ASSAULT
UPDATE (December 23, 2022): One of the victims in this shooting succumbed to his injuries at Baylor Scott and White Hospital. Arreon Hughes, 18 years old, was pronounced deceased at 12:55 p.m. by Justice of the Peace Keith Reed.
Hughes is the twenty-first murder victim for Killeen this year. Detectives continue to investigate this case. There is no further information to release at this time.
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Killeen, TX (December 22, 2022): Killeen Police are actively investigating an Aggravated Assault in which two adult males were shot.
On December 21, 2022, at approximately 9:41 p.m., Killeen Police Officers were dispatched to the 500 block of Lisa Lane in reference to a 911 call for shots fired. Officers arrived on scene and located a vehicle that had crashed into a fence, and the vehicle appeared to have been shot multiple times. The vehicle was occupied by three adult males, and two of the males had gunshot wounds.
Killeen FD EMS arrived on scene and provided medical assistance. One gunshot victim was transported by ambulance to Baylor Scott and White hospital in Temple, TX, and is currently in stable condition. The second gunshot victim was transported by helicopter to Baylor Scott and White Hospital and is currently in critical condition. The suspect vehicle, a red in color SUV/cross-over type vehicle, was last seen fleeing westbound on Atkinson Avenue. No arrests have been made at this time.
The department is asking anyone who may have seen anything or has information about this crime, to contact Crime Stoppers at 254-526-TIPS (8477) or go online at http://www.bellcountycrimestoppers.com. You can also download the P3Tips App for IOS or Android and give an anonymous tip. All information is confidential and anonymous, and if your tip leads to the arrest of the person(s) responsible, you could be eligible to receive a reward up to $1,000 in cash.
Alex Gearhart
Assistant Chief of Police
Killeen Police Department
NEWS RELEASE: KILLEEN POLICE INVESTIGATE A MURDER ON STETSON AVENUE
Killeen, TX (December 22, 2022): Killeen Police are actively investigating the murder of a 47-year-old female.
On December 22, 2022, at approximately 1:24 a.m., Killeen Police Officers were dispatched to a 911 call in reference to a shooting victim in the 700 block of Stetson Avenue. Officers arrived on scene and located the victim outside in an unfenced backyard of a residence. The victim had an apparent fatal gunshot wound. Kila Nanette Spencer, was pronounced deceased at the scene by Justice of the Peace Cliff Coleman at 3:26 a.m. No arrests have been made at this time.
This is the twentieth murder victim for the City of Killeen this year.
The department is asking anyone who may have seen anything or has information about this murder, to contact Crime Stoppers at 254-526-TIPS (8477) or go online at www.bellcountycrimestoppers.com. You can also download the P3Tips App for IOS or Android and give an anonymous tip. All information is confidential and anonymous, and if your tip leads to the arrest of the person(s) responsible, you could be eligible to receive a reward up to $1,000 in cash.
Detectives are actively investigating this case and there is no additional information at this time.
Alex Gearhart
Assistant Chief of Police
Killeen Police Department