21-year-old Suspect Accused Of Killing His Grandmother During An Argument Over His Allowance, Cops Say

A 21-year-old Texas man is accused of sidesplitting his grandma aft he sewage into a “heated argument” complete his allowance money, constabulary said.

Rontrell Jackson, 21, was arrested connected Friday and charged pinch 1 count of murder, according to an Arlington Police Department news release.

Police opportunity Jackson changeable and killed his 68-year-old grandma and past moved her assemblage to an outdoor patio successful an effort to conceal nan crime. Jackson’s grandmother, whose sanction has not yet been released, was pronounced dormant astatine nan scene.

The sidesplitting stemmed from a conflict complete Jackson’s allowance money, constabulary said. It’s unclear really overmuch money Jackson was receiving.

Officers pinch nan Arlington Police Department responded astir 4:40 p.m. Friday to an flat analyzable successful nan 1800 artifact of Carriage House Circle aft a family personnel reported uncovering nan female unresponsive, and covered by a blanket, connected nan patio extracurricular her apartment.

Jackson was taken into custody and questioned by police. He admitted to sidesplitting his grandma and dragging her assemblage outside. Authorities said a firearm believed to beryllium nan execution limb was recovered wrong nan apartment.

Neighbors Jerry and Keiarra Dennis, who unrecorded successful nan flat beneath nan woman, told WFAA that they are struggling to comprehend nan unit truthful adjacent to their home.

“For personification to person mislaid their life complete an allowance, complete a disagreement, that’s nan portion wherever it’s difficult to process,” Keiarra Dennis told WFAA.

“All I tin do successful this infinitesimal and want to do successful this infinitesimal is conscionable believe for their family,” she added.

Dennis said she was location nan time of nan killing, but said she did not perceive immoderate disturbance. She did, however, announcement an different number of flies connected her patio.

But she and her hubby were shocked erstwhile they learned what happened.

“For this to beryllium this adjacent to you,” Jerry Dennis said, it’s very difficult to process, moreover successful words.”

Jackson is being held astatine nan Tarrant County Jail connected a $750,000 bond, according to jailhouse records.