Tyler man sentenced to prison for deadly stabbing
Posted/updated on: September 12, 2025 at 5:08 am
SMITH COUNTY — A 25-year-old Tyler man was sentenced to 34 years in prison on Tuesday for the 2024 fatal stabbing of Noe Luna. According to our news partner KETK, Letierus Drew, 25, of Tyler, was arrested for murder on Jan. 21, 2024 after Smith County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a reported stabbing at a home in the 400 block of County Road 34.
Deputies learned that 43-year-old Noe Luna of Tyler had been stabbed and taken to a local hospital before they arrived at the scene. Luna died at the hospital a few hours later.
Authorities said that Drew was identified as a suspect in the stabbing after witnesses at the scene said he had forced his way inside the home and got into a physical fight with Luna.
“Drew allegedly pulled out a knife and stabbed Luna in the chest,” officials said in a press release. “Luna immediately fell to the floor and was unresponsive to family members.”
Drew’s arrest warrant described that he was staying at the home but had been locked out after his girlfriend left and he was told he couldn’t enter the home without her.
