Texas man accused of killing ex-girlfriend captured by Arizona troopers
65-year-old Bruce Kenton Jeffers
COCHISE COUNTY, Ariz. - A wanted Texas man who is accused of killing his ex-girlfriend was found driving through Arizona and was arrested on May 30 by Dept. of Public Safety troopers.
What we know:
"AZDPS detectives were notified of an attempt to locate issued out of Palestine, Texas, for a homicide suspect believed to be traveling westbound on Interstate 10 in a white GMC pickup truck. Through coordinated efforts with Highway Patrol state troopers, the suspect vehicle was located on I-10 near Benson," the agency said in a June 3 news release.
Benson Police, troopers and detectives stopped the suspect, Bruce Kenton Jeffers, 65, and arrested him.
He was wanted by the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office in connection to a May 29 homicide. "He was arrested on a full-extradition warrant for violating bond conditions and was found to be in possession of a firearm at the time of his arrest," DPS said.
Jeffers was booked into the Cochise County Jail with a $300,000 bond. He'll be extradited to Texas.
Dig deeper:
The Anderson County Sheriff's Office said on Facebook that the homicide victim is Jeffers' ex-girlfriend, 54-year-old Joni Williams. She was found with a gunshot wound.
If you have any information about this homicide, you're asked to call the Anderson County Sheriff's Office in Texas at 903-729-6068.