HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The search continues for a person accused of allegedly murdering his mother and father. The Harris County Sheriff’s Workplace stated it believes 47-year-old Christopher Leman Jr. killed his 75-year-old father and his 73-year-old mom.
The HCSO stated deputies discovered the our bodies of Christopher Leman Sr. and his spouse, Mary Leman, inside a house within the Crosby space on July 11.
In accordance with the sheriff’s workplace, EMS pronounced Christopher lifeless on scene and Mary was airlifted to the hospital, the place she died two days later.
Detectives recognized Leman Jr. because the potential suspect on this case. On Friday, he was charged with capital homicide of their deaths. The sheriff’s workplace stated Leman Jr. is just not in custody, and that they do not know the place he’s. Regulation enforcement known as him a “menace to the neighborhood.”
That description shocked some individuals who stated they knew him, like Dennis Butterworth. Butterworth stated they have been classmates and that Leman Jr. graduated on the high of their highschool class.
“I all the time assumed he was doing nice issues as a result of he was the neatest child in class, was tremendous sharp,” Butterworth stated. “Form of stored to himself lots in highschool.”
Finally, Butterworth stated he hopes for a peaceable decision to this.
“You clearly do not wish to see anyone else get harm, and also you need justice for his mother and father,” Butterworth stated. “I hope they discover him they usually carry him in safely for everybody concerned.”
In a separate case, Leman Jr. can be accused of harassing a girl and making intimidating and threatening telephone calls to her in July.
In accordance with court docket paperwork, on the identical day his mother and father’ our bodies have been discovered, Leman Jr. allegedly known as a girl and instructed her that he tried to buy ammunition, a gasoline canister, cooler, and pepper spray.
The girl claimed he stated two teenagers punched him within the eye and that they have been sleeping and it was “the right time.” The girl contacted authorities, who then detained Leman.
It isn’t clear if that occurred earlier than or after his mother and father have been killed. Every week later, court docket data stated Leman made a threatening name to the identical lady from a psychological well being hospital.
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