Second Murder Suspect Arrested In Cypress Man's Killing

HOUSTON, TX -- Homicide investigators have made a second arrest in the capital murder of a Marine Corp Vet during a home invasion in the Cypress Creek Lakes subdivision on Nov. 29.

Investigators arrested 19-year-old Dwayne Ernest Wharton without incident at a home in the 13800 block of Ella in north Harris County.

Wharton and Bobby J Turner are accused of forcing their way into the home of Leandro Morales Jr. and demanding money from the 47-year-old.

Morales was shot and killed after he allegedly struggled briefly with Wharton. Both men then fled from the home after the shooting.

Moraless wife told police she and her husband heard a noise that he went to investigate. She said she then heard a gunshot, and found her husband dead when she went to investigate.

The arrests were a collaborative effort between the Harris County Sheriff's Office Homicide Unit, Crime Scene Unit, Gulf Coast Violent Offenders Task Force and Violent Crimes Unit Investigators.

Homicide Investigators said that information obtained after Turner's arrest, revealed electronic data and physical evidence linking Wharton to the capital murder.

Wharton allegedly implicated himself and Turner to investigators while being interviewed about this incident.

The black Ford Fusion that was the center of the search for the murder suspects was also located and removed for processing.

Both men are being held in the Harris County Sheriff’s Office Detention Facility without bond.

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