Texas-side police make arrest in home invasion death
Warrant issued for 2nd suspect
TEXARKANA, Texas — A 17-year-old male has been arrested by Texas-side police on a capital murder charge for Saturday’s home invasion that left a 29-year-old man dead. A warrant for a second suspect, who is currently in custody in Texarkana, Arkansas, has been issued.
Cameron Ware, 17, of Texarkana, Texas, was arrested Wednesday night at a residence on Milam Street, said Shawn Vaughn, spokesman for the Texarkana, Texas, Police Department. Ware is in the Bi-State jail with a $1 million bond, Vaughn said.
A capital murder warrant has also been issued for Daveon Woods, 17, of Texarkana, Arkansas. Woods was arrested on Tuesday by Texarkana, Arkansas, Police on an unrelated aggravated robbery warrant after a Texarkana, Texas, police officer observed Woods driving a vehicle in Texarkana, Arkansas. Woods is at the Miller County Juvenile Detention Center and is expected to be extradited to Texas in the coming days, Vaughn said. Once that occurs, Woods will be booked into the Bi-State jail as he is an adult in Texas.
Detectives believe that Woods and Ware went to the River Crossing Apartments at 1:15 a.m. Saturday to commit a robbery. However, they kicked in the door to the wrong apartment and encountered Craig Garner, who was inside his apartment with his family. After Garner got up from bed to investigate, he was shot outside his bedroom. He later died at Wadley Regional Medical Center.
The investigation is ongoing. It is believed that the suspects fled the scene in a light-colored extended cab truck, driving through the Highland Park neighborhood.
TTPD Chief Kevin Schutte commended the efforts of two detectives.
“I commend the extraordinary efforts of Detectives Craig Buster and Cody Harris. This was a very difficult case with very little information in the beginning. However, they were able to follow the leads and help bring justice to an innocent victim. I can’t say enough about the job that they did on this case,” Schutte said.