Man killed 2 North Texas gas station clerks over lottery tickets for new apartment: arrest affidavit

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Published 2024-06-25

Police say the man accused of murdering two North Texas convenience store clerks admitted to the killings and confessed he didn't give them time to comply with his demands. He allegedly did it for lottery tickets to get an apartment.

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All Comments (21)

@valisa7207 7 days ago

Death sentence.
@forastwilson4261 7 days ago

Now he has an apartment in jail for the rest of his life what a idiot
@Johnnyred51 7 days ago

Being held on a 7.5 million dollar bond? What? Should be held without bond, period.
@jimmyheights5143 7 days ago

You couldn’t pay me enough money to work as a gas station clerk.
@user-zy3nv1jy1m 7 days ago

Never trust anyone with a face tattoo
@mrtee3477 7 days ago

What is the likelihood of winning the lottery compared to the likelihood of being apprehended for capital murder? Some individuals lack the capacity for critical thinking.
@United.States4ever 7 days ago

He told police he didn't like one of the innocent clerks' skin color. He's ok being racist but not ok being racist against him
@mikeg3439 7 days ago

What you have to understand is that actual evil does exist.
@danasmith858 7 days ago

Just another one who forgot to get a job
@katjo71367 7 days ago

This is a HATE CRIME!!!
@yurydolinsky 7 days ago

He shot him over skin color? Ugh ,, no hate crime charges???
@blossom30x4 7 days ago

I don’t think someone like this should get any kind of bond. This is scary as heck. He has no soul.
@jaybah836 7 days ago

I guess getting a regular 9-5 is to hard to ask for
@Mohammad5025 7 days ago

He sure found an apartment alright in JAIL
@loveforpetrol 7 days ago

taking 2 innocent lives just to hit 1 number on the lottery for $2 is wild stuff.
@NalaRichenbach 5 days ago

These clerk/cashier jobs are extremely dangerous.
@ambitentchannel 7 days ago

The lengths people will go though to not work
@Arielle1309 7 days ago

You have to wonder who raised someone like this guy. To actually take lives for no reason that's just evil and cruel
@patrickhall3878 7 days ago

Who let this animal out of prison?
@mikem.2078 7 days ago

We have extremely hardened criminals roaming among us