April 19, 2024

10.14.15 A Case of Murder and The Update


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At 11:41 this morning, officers responded to Rosemont Apartments located in the 6000 block of Garth Road for a welfare concern. Upon arrival they discovered the 54 year old male occupant had been killed inside his residence. Baytown Police detectives are seeking 28 year old Raymond Joseph Riley as a person of interest in this homicide and have reason to believe he may be in possession of the victim’s red 2007 Mercedes C230. We encourage your readers to share any information they have about this crime with Baytown Crimestoppers. Your viewers can call, text or fill out an online form – all anonymously. They will be given a unique code number. If the information helps get a suspect arrested and charged, they can use the same code number to collect up to $2,000 and $5,000 in a case involving murder. Call Baytown Crimestoppers at 281-427-TIPS (8477) / or text keyword “Baytown” plus the tip to 274637 (CRIMES) / or fill out an online Baytown Crimestoppers form.

Update:
The victim’s Mercedes was recovered earlier this evening in the Wal-Mart parking lot of located in the 2300 block of S Wayside in Houston. The Mercedes appeared to have been intentionally set on fire and was extinguished by Houston firefighters. At approximately midnight, Baytown Special Operations detectives located Raymond Riley at the Houston Inn Suites motel located in the 2200 block of S Wayside Drive in Houston. Raymond refused to cooperate with detectives or exit his hotel room. Houston Police SWAT was summoned to the motel and arrested Raymond without incident after a three hour standoff. Raymond was transported to the Baytown municipal jail where he was booked on a pocket warrant for Murder. We encourage your readers to share any information they have about this Murder and/or Arson with Baytown Crimestoppers. Your viewers can call, text or fill out an online form – all anonymously. They will be given a unique code number. If the information helps get a suspect arrested and charged, they can use the same code number to collect up to $2,000 and $5,000 in a case involving murder. Call Baytown Crimestoppers at 281-427-TIPS (8477) / or text keyword “Baytown” plus the tip to 274637 (CRIMES) / or fill out an online Baytown Crimestoppers form.