Grand jury indicts local man accused in shooting death
A 23-year-old Texarkana man was indicted on murder charges Thursday by a Bowie County grand jury in connection with a shooting in February at a local gas station.
Tyvon Mont rel Gullatt is accused of fatally shooting Carlos Clark, 25, in the parking lot Feb. 10 of Chevron in the 500 block of State Line Avenue in Texarkana, Texas. Gullatt and a male juvenile, 16, allegedly drove to the Chevron to meet Gullatt and another man to buy marijuana, according to a probable cause affidavit used to create the following account.
The juvenile allegedly told investigators that he saw Gullatt get into the back seat of a car already occupied by Gullatt and another man. A gunshot was heard, and all three men quickly exited the car and ran in different directions.
The man with Clark told investigators Gullatt pulled out a 9 mm pistol and attempted to rob them.
“He advised that both he and Clark jumped out of their vehicle and started running away when he heard the sound of a gunshot,” the affidavit states. “He advised that he ran behind the store and circled back around to his vehicle when he realized
that Clark had been shot.”
The witness denied knowing anything about marijuana and cash found in the parking lot by police after the shooting. Clark died after being taken via ambulance to a local hospital.
Gullatt faces five to 99 years or life if convicted of murder. Bail is set at $1 million. Gullatt is scheduled to appear for arraignment before 102nd District Judge Bobby Lockhart next month.