Henderson Slaying Suspect Released from Jail

HENDERSON — The man charged with killing another person at the American Legion post in Henderson has been released from jail. KETK reports that Joe Travis Watley (pictured), 60, who is charged with murder, was released from the Rusk County Jail Tuesday on $150,000 bond. Shortly after 12:15 Sunday morning, in the 600 block of Sand Street, Watley allegedly shot Roy Lee Moore, 53, of Henderson, multiple times in his upper body. The victim later died at a Kilgore hospital from his wounds. Witnesses on scene told police that the victim and the shooter had both been attending a function at the American Legion Hall.