On Sunday, February 7, 2021, at approximately 12:20 a.m, officers with the Brownwood Police Department were dispatched to a residence in the 1100 block of San Benito regarding a report of a possible domestic disturbance.
Upon arrival, Sergeant Art Shannon spoke with the homeowner in the front yard. The homeowner explained that he was woken up by the sound of loud banging coming from his son’s room. The victim entered the hallway and immediately smelled smoke inside the house. He also observed thick smoke floating in the hallway. The victim yelled for his son; wanting to know what was on fire and the son replied, “You, I’m burning you!” Upon hearing this, the victim exited the residence and phoned 911. The son was identified as 51 -year-old Joe Richard Cadena Jr.