Suspected Killer Back in Henderson County
Posted/updated on: July 25, 2012 at 2:28 am
COFFEE CITY — A suspected killer and kidnapper has been returned to Henderson County. Jackie Martez Guthrie, 22, was returned yesterday afternoon following his Friday night arrest in Galveston. He is accused of the Thursday night death of a 2012 John Tyler High school graduate and the abduction of another woman in Coffee City.
The shooting took place around 10:30 Thursday night 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 Friday night in Galveston. Funeral services for Chantel were held Monday at First Baptist Church of Henderson, with interment at Shiloh Cemetery.
