Convicted killer suspected in Arlington triple homicide arrested in Mississippi: police
A capital murder suspect wanted in the killings of three people at an Arlington apartment complex was arrested near Greenville, Mississippi, officials said.
Larry Reed, 29, was taken into custody around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday. He was hiding in an attic, according to Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal Richard Upchurch, and after several hours law enforcement officers persuaded him to exit the house.
No weapons were fired and no one was injured, Upchurch said. Reed is in the Washington County Jail awaiting extradition to Tarrant County.
Arlington police confirmed the arrest in a social media post and thanked the U.S. Marshals Service and the Washington County Sheriff’s Office for their help in apprehending Reed. The Greenville Police Department and the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics also aided in Reed’s capture, Upchurch said.
Reed was known to reside in Arlington and has ties to Mississippi, according to a news release from the U.S. Marshals Service.
Arlington police spokesperson Sgt. Courtney White said detectives received a tip from a caller that pointed them in the direction of Reed, and further investigation connected him to the Jan. 25 shooting. According to an arrest warrant affidavit, the tipster told police that Reed, also known as “Crip,” shot one of the victims, 31-year-old Dreyon Glenn, in the leg over a disagreement and then continued to shoot everyone else in that apartment. Further details of that witness’ statement were redacted from the warrant released by police.
The motive for the killings is still under investigation but detectives believe that Reed knew Glenn, White said. He was the first victim to be shot, according to the arrest warrant affidavit.
Reed was previously convicted of murder and had only recently been released from prison. In 2014, he pleaded guilty to the June 2012 murder of 18-year-old Obeth Hernandez in a shooting outside a house party in the 1600 block of Geraldine Lane in Arlington, according to Tarrant County court records.
Investigators learned that two young men, including an 18-year-old, got into a fight at the 2012 party. Their friends got involved, and the altercation spilled into the front yard. The 18-year-old handed his gun to Reed, who fired multiple shots, according to police records.
Hernandez was fatally shot in the chest. A 21-year-old was wounded but survived. Reed and the 18-year-old were arrested and charged with murder, police records show. Reed, who was 17 at the time of the shooting, waived his right to a jury trial and was sentenced to 11 years in prison. He was released in December 2023.
Arlington police officers responded to the recent triple homicide at the Chatham Green Village apartment complex in the 3500 block of Chatham Green Lane the night of Jan. 25. They first found a 29-year-old man who had been shot outside an apartment. That victim, identified as Shannen Oshay Jones by the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Officers entered the apartment to conduct an emergency sweep and found a 29-year-old woman also dead at the scene. The medical examiner identified her as Monique Elaine Smith, and said she died from a gunshot wound to the neck.
Glenn was also found inside the apartment. He was shot multiple times, according to the medical examiner. He was taken to a hospital, where he died from his injuries.
“A triple homicide is not something that regularly occurs here in Arlington, and solving this case was our top priority,” White said at a Tuesday afternoon press conference.
Evidence found at the scene led investigators to believe the crime was related to “high-risk drug activity,” according to White.
Smith’s two young children were at the apartment during the shooting. They weren’t injured, and officers released them to family members, police said.
Witnesses reported seeing a man acting suspiciously and running away from the scene. After police received the tip about Reed, those witnesses picked his photo when asked to identify the person they saw from a group of six photographs, the affidavit states.
This story was originally published February 6, 2024 at 12:41 PM.
