Uriah Urick, 18, and Tara King, 17, are charged with capital homicide within the loss of life of Tammy King.
GALVESTON COUNTY, Texas — We’re studying new particulars a few teenage couple charged after a lady was discovered lifeless in her Galveston County house.
Uriah Urick, 18, and Tara King, 17, have been arrested in Laredo and charged with capital homicide within the loss of life of Tammy King.
Tammy was discovered lifeless on the house on fifteenth Road in Bacliff on Thursday, Feb. 6, by her boyfriend who had known as the Galveston County Sheriff’s Workplace to report he was anxious as a result of he could not attain her.
The person compelled entry into the house and located Tammy lifeless in her bed room, in line with court docket paperwork. She was nude and the health worker recognized a potential gunshot wound on the left facet of her head. The sufferer is believed to have died within the early morning hours of Feb. 5 — a day earlier than she was discovered.
The boyfriend informed deputies the home was “ransacked” and weapons have been lacking from the safes in Tammy’s bedrooms.
Hundreds of {dollars} had additionally been transferred from her checking account, in line with court docket paperwork. They embody chilling particulars about proof uncovered by GCSO detectives.
Ransacked house
When investigators arrived, they discovered Tammy’s purse emptied on the lounge flooring in addition to objects thrown from safes onto the ground.
The person informed detectives the final time he noticed Tammy was the night time of Tuesday, Feb. 4. He mentioned he was on the house with Tammy and her granddaughter, Tara King and Tara’s boyfriend, Urick. The person final spoke to Tammy on the morning of Wednesday, Feb. 5.
He mentioned Tammy and Tara have been arguing that morning as a result of Tara did not need to go to high school.
When investigators searched the house, they discovered a restaurant receipt on the lounge flooring displaying the final 4 digits of a VISA card. The person confirmed that Tammy visited that restaurant on Wednesday.
Tammy’s financial institution data confirmed 5 $500 transfers to Tara’s Money App account on Wednesday, in line with court docket paperwork. Data present there have been additionally failed makes an attempt to switch $5,000 and $20,000.
Detectives later found an “unknown individual” linked a checking account to Tammy’s Money App account.
Uriah Urick and Tara King
Investigators interviewed Urick’s mom, who described her son as having nervousness, despair and a historical past of self-harm. She mentioned he had threatened his stepfather and been bodily abusive of his siblings.
On Friday, Feb. 7, deputies looked for Urick, however he wasn’t house. The mom informed investigators that she started texting and calling Urick as a result of she was anxious, however he informed her to cease calling and never seek for him.
Urick’s mom, who had entry to his checking account, confirmed detectives the account. There have been quite a few Money App transactions made between Urick and Tara on Wednesday, Feb. 5.
In accordance with court docket paperwork, the mother mentioned she believed her son was able to homicide. She additionally informed investigators that Tara “hated” her grandma as a result of she would not permit Urick to spend the night time on the home.
Urick’s mom additionally mentioned Tara had not too long ago said that she wished her grandma to die. Urick’s stepfather additionally believed Urick was able to homicide attributable to his “violent tendencies,” in line with court docket paperwork.
Monitoring the pair
After Tara and Urick have been named individuals of curiosity, a person known as GCSO to report that on Wednesday, Tara had contacted him on Instagram asking for a trip to Wyoming for $300. He mentioned Tara requested if Urick may retailer weapons within the trunk as a result of they have been “sentimental” to him.
The person was unable to provide them a trip so he requested one other buddy to do it as an alternative. Urick texted the person an tackle in Bacliff. As soon as he arrived, Urick and Tara positioned two assault rifles within the trunk, court docket paperwork mentioned.
Urick and Tara directed the person to an tackle in Pearland. As soon as there, they met with one other man and bought in one other car.
A lady known as GCSO to report she had been messaging Tara on Instagram. She mentioned Tara informed her she ran away attributable to her abusive grandmother who used medication.
When requested if she took her social safety card or beginning certificates, Tara mentioned she would not be capable of get them and that she would by no means be capable of discuss to her household after this.
The lady despatched Tara screenshots of a put up on the GCSO’s Fb web page naming her and Urick as individuals of curiosity on this case. Tara replied begging her to not say something, in line with court docket paperwork.
When requested if she killed her grandmother, the feminine informed investigators that Tara did not reply and as an alternative mentioned they have been in Dallas.
Courtroom paperwork state {that a} man contacted the League Metropolis Police Division to report that Tara and Urick had stayed with him for just a few days after reaching out on Instagram on Wednesday.
He mentioned once they arrived, they reduce and dyed their hair. Additionally they supplied the person cash to drive them to Illinois, Wyoming or Idaho.
He informed detectives the couple had six weapons and tried to promote them by way of the person’s coworkers, however none of them purchased them, in line with court docket paperwork.
The person mentioned he went to work on Friday morning and when he bought again, Tara and Urick have been gone, leaving their canine together with his neighbor.
One other lady known as GCSO to report that Tara had contacted her for a trip in alternate for cash. She mentioned that Tara admitted to her that she and Urick killed Tammy as a result of they have been offended at Tammy and excessive on meth, in line with court docket paperwork.
She additionally informed investigators that Tara admitted to her that they stole cash and weapons from Tammy.
Tara and Urick have been arrested in Laredo on Sunday, Feb. 9 with the help of the Gulf Coast Violent Offender Activity Pressure.
