A Temple man was indicted on a murder charge by a Bell County grand jury Wednesday.
Demetrius Lamiere Rush, 27, is charged in the shooting death of Elvin DaShaun Worthey. He turned himself in at the Temple Police Department in January, spokesman Cody Weems said.
Rush remained in custody at the Bell County Jail on Wednesday. His bond â initially set at more than $1 million â was reduced to $210,000, online jail records show.
Rush also faces two misdemeanor charges. He is also charged with marijuana possession under 2 ounces, a Class B misdemeanor, and criminal mischief, a Class A misdemeanor. Bonds for both misdemeanors total $10,000.
A 27-year-old man accused of gunning down another man in Temple last months has turned himself in to police.
The Temple Police Department announced Thursday that Demetrius Lamiere Rush had been taken into custody on suspicion of having fatally shot 31-year-old Elvin DaShaun Worthey.
Rush reportedly turned himself in at the Temple Police Department around 6:50 PM Wednesday. Bell County Jail records indicate Rush was booked later that night at 7:25 PM. He s been charged with first degree murder, criminal mischief, and marijuana possession.
Rush remained in the Bell County Jail Thursday afternoon with bonds totaling $1,010,000.
Back on Saturday, December 26, police responded to a shots fired called from the 900 block of North Second Street. When they arrived, officers found Worthey dead at the scene.
Temple Police detectives are investigating the cityâs first homicide of 2021.
The incident occurred at about 7:45 p.m. Saturday evening in the 600 block of East Young Avenue, police said.
Officers found 38-year-old Roderick Keith Harris wounded in the shooting. He was transported to Baylor Scott & White Medical Center-Temple, where he died from his injuries later that evening, spokesman Cody Weems said.
âNo suspects have been identified at this time,â Weems said in a news release. âThe circumstances of this incident are under investigation.â
In 2020, seven homicides were recorded in Temple.
Elvin DaShaun Worthey â the last homicide victim of 2020 in Temple â was fatally shot at about 1:38 a.m. Dec. 26 in the 900 block of North Second Street, police said. Temple officers found Worthey dead at the scene.
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