Bonds Set at over $1 Million in Teen’s Death

MARSHALL — The ex-boyfriend of an East Texas woman is behind bars on over $1 million bond after he was arrested in connection with her disappearance and murder. On Tuesday at approximately 10:20 p.m., the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office and District Attorney Coke Solomon’s office recovered the body of Alicia Benefield after suspect Rodris Webster led investigators to that location, according to authorities. KETK reports the location where Benefield’s body was found is near the intersection of Farm to Market Road 31 and Elysian Fields Road in Marshall.

Officials say the site is still under investigation as an active crime scene and Benefield’s body has been sent, by order of Judge Nancy George, to the North Louisiana Crime Lab for a forensic autopsy. Bonds for Webster have been set by Judge Mike Smith at $1,000,000 on a charge of murder and $15,000 on a charge of felon in possession of a weapon. Webster was arraigned at 8:30 Wednesday morning. He is being held in the Harrison County Jail.