Murder charges in 2017 shooting

SMITH COUNTY – Three men have recently been indicted by a grand jury for murder following a Smith County shooting in 2017, which eventually led to the victim’s death. According to our news partner KETK, Joel Camacho, Carlos Ochoa, and Tarrance Reggie were recently charged with murder in connection with the 2017 shooting after the victim, Michael Ross II, died in February 2024.

The shooting occurred on Sept. 17, 2017, and Ross was shot in the side of his head after he was set up and robbed by the three men, according the Smith County Sheriff’s Office said.
Following an investigation in 2017, Camacho, Ochoa and Reggie were arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon

All three men pleaded guilty to their aggravated assault charges in 2018 and were sentenced to 20 years in state prison. If convicted of the murder charge, they could face up to a life sentence.