Man charged with murder in connection to Zavalla death
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ZAVALLA, Texas (KETK) – The Angelina County Sheriff’s Office said a man was arrested in Arkansas on Friday in connection to the death of a man from Zavalla.
According to the sheriff’s office, Lawrence Jason Wise was found dead in a shed near a residence at Hutch Hopson Road and Hopsonville Road ten miles southeast of Zavalla on Tuesday. Preliminary medical examiner findings reportedly revealed a possible gunshot wound.
Early Friday morning, officials said that the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office in Arkansas arrested Jeremy Wayne Gladden, 40 of Zavalla, as a suspect for unauthorized use of a vehicle.
Officials said that the vehicle, a white Chevrolet S-10, belonged to Wise and was taken from the crime scene. Deputies wanted to question Gladden, but he reportedly left town.
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Johnson County officers were contacted because Gladden reportedly had family in Arkansas. Their sheriff’s office reportedly located the Chevrolet at a relative of Gladden’s residence near Coal Hill, Arkansas.
Gladden was later spotted and arrested after a brief foot chase. Angelina County deputies arrived in Clarksville on Friday afternoon to interview Gladden who reportedly made statements about the incident.
The sheriff’s office said their investigation is ongoing.
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