Texas Man Charged with Capital Murder of Mother and Son After Wi-Fi Dispute
A Lufkin man faces capital murder charges after allegedly killing a mother and son in their Texas duplex following a heated argument over Wi-Fi access.
POLICY WIRE — Lufkin, Texas — A violent disagreement over internet access access reportedly resulted in the fatal shooting of a mother and her son at their Texas residence, according to investigators.
Jeremiah McGee, 47, was taken into custody on Friday and faces capital murder charges related to the October 23 killings. The victims identified are Maria Davalos, 62, and her son, Ariel Arellano Jr., 32, who resided in a duplex approximately 157 miles southeast of Dallas.
Local Police Chief Travis Brazil stated that detectives identified McGee as the primary suspect and gathered sufficient evidence to secure both an arrest warrant and a search warrant for the suspect’s residence.
Authorities located McGee at his home on Friday afternoon. During the search, investigators recovered a firearm that was linked to the weapon used in the murders.
The connection was verified by the ATF’s National Integrated Ballistic Information Network in Houston, which compared shell casings found at the crime scene to the recovered weapon.
The homicide probe began last month following a 911 call placed by the brother and son of the victims. responding officers discovered Davalos and Arellano deceased from gunshot wounds.
During the investigation, multiple individuals, including McGee, disclosed that disputes regarding Wi-Fi had occurred prior to the violence. While the specific nature of the conflict remains unclear, police noted that McGee and the victims lived in adjacent units of the same duplex.
McGee is currently held at Angelina County Jail where his bond has been established at $2 million.
Reporting by Policy-Wire (PW)