BEAUMONT, Texas — A Jefferson County grand jury indicted a 24-year-old woman Wednesday for her alleged involvement in a late January murder.
Mychelle Kshone Cole, of Beaumont, is accused of planning and assisting in the commission of the murder of Isaiah Brandon Wagner, 31, of Beaumont, according to a probable cause affidavit.
Beaumont Police received a call about shots fired in the Beaumont Heights apartment complex near the intersection of Phelan Blvd and Dowlen Road just before midnight on Jan. 30, 2022.
Officers found Wagner’s body when they arrived. Police said Wagner was suffering from what appeared to be multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Detectives received Crime Stoppers information saying Cole was involved in the murder, according to the probable cause affidavit. Beaumont Police said investigators obtained evidence linking Cole to the murder.
Investigators believe she's a second suspect involved in the homicide of Wagner.
A warrant was issued for the arrest of Kedrain DeShawn Perkins, 23, of Beaumont, in connection with Wagner's death. Police said Perkins turned himself in to authorities on Feb. 4, 2022.
Further investigation revealed that Wagner was the victim of an aggravated assault that happened in the 2100 block of Grand Street on January 24, 2022. During the incident, Wagner and his vehicle were shot at more than 40 times, according to an affidavit.
Wagner told police Perkins shot at him from a Hyundai Sonata with Louisiana license plates. Wagner said he knew the Sonata because he was there when it was purchased, the affidavit says.
Beaumont Police stopped a grey Hyundai Sonata with Louisiana plates for not properly signaling on January 31, 2022, in the 2600 block of Interstate 10 and 11th street. Perkins was driving the car.
According to the affidavit, Perkins admitted to ordering a hit on Wagner and provided information that only someone who had been there when the shooting happened would have known.
Perkins was also indicted for two counts of murder by a Jefferson County grand jury on Wednesday, April 27, 2022.
Investigators have not released any information about a motive in the shooting.
This is a developing story. We will update with more if and when we receive more confirmed information.
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