Suspected Murder/Kidnapper Arrested
Posted/updated on: July 24, 2012 at 2:43 am
COFFEE CITY — A suspected killer and kidnapper is expected to be returned to Henderson County this week for arraignment. Jackie Martez Guthrie, 22, was arrested Friday in Galveston and held without bond in the Galveston County Jail. He is seen here in his booking photo from Galveston.
It all started Thursday night with the death of a 2012 John Tyler High school graduate and the abduction of another woman in Coffee City. According to KETK, the shooting took place at approximately 10:35 in Briarwood Bay. Officials say Guthrie fatally shot Tyler resident Chantel Barret, 18, in the back. Police said he then forced his girlfriend, Tiffany Hurd, who is said to be 7 months pregnant with his child, into Chantel’s vehicle. A citizen’s tip led to his arrest in Galveston. Funeral services for Chantel were held Monday at First Baptist Church of Henderson, with interment at Shiloh Cemetery.
