Welfare check leads to homicide investigation at Joshua home
On Thursday, February 13th, Joshua PD and other agencies were called to a welfare check at a home in the 1200 block of County Road 904 in the city of Joshua.
When emergency personnel arrived, they located the body of a 75-year-old woman who lived at the property. She was pronounced deceased at the scene. Her death was ruled a homicide as a result of blunt force trauma.
Investigators determined a homicide had taken place. A suspect was identified as a relative of the victim, and law enforcement agencies began a search to find him.
On February 15th, a subject was taken into custody related to this Murder. He has been identified as Cameron Houston. He remains at the Johnson County jail on a $1.5 million dollar bond.
“The Joshua Police Department would like to express their gratitude to STOP – Johnson County Stop the Offender Special Crimes Unit – and the Texas Rangers for their superb assistance in this case.”
