BEAUMONT, Texas — A Jefferson County grand jury indicted a Beaumont man Wednesday for first-degree felony murder in the shooting death of 32-year-old Antonio Wilson.
Markeith Rashaad Morgan, 33, is accused of shooting Wilson in Beaumont's North End on August 6, 2020.
Wilson was found in a parking lot in the 5900 block of Bedford Drive suffering from a gunshot wound. He was rushed to the hospital where he later died.
The Beaumont Police Department Special Assignment Unit and the US Marshals Service arrested Morgan for a murder warrant in the 2200 block of W. Virginia in Beaumont on January 27, 2022.
"Just tell that man mama, I'm so sorry for what happened. I didn't shoot the person. I didn't shoot him at all. I have a mother too, so I understand. It's been with me for a while," Morgan said while in police custody.
He was taken to the Beaumont Police station where he was interviewed by detectives. Morgan is now behind bars in the Jefferson County Jail on a $1 million bond, jail records show.
Throughout the investigation, officers believed more than one suspect was involved in the shooting. Detectives said they are expecting more arrests in connection with the murder.
"We definitely expect some additional arrests to be made," said Beaumont Police officer Haley Morrow. "So this isn't the last that you'll hear about this case. And so we're just hoping that people will do the right thing and come forward if they're involved."
There are possibly four people connected with the murder, according to a probable cause affidavit.
Morgan confessed to a witness that he and three others attempted to rob Wilson of money and marijuana they believed was in Wilson’s possession, the probable cause affidavit says.
A witness told police that Morgan drove the suspects to Bedford Drive where they attempted to rob Wilson. The witness told police that Morgan said two people were shooting at Wilson.
An autopsy revealed that Wilson’s cause of death was “a penetrating gunshot of the torso.”
The witness told police Morgan said he drove the car away from the scene after the shooting with others inside, according to court documents.
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