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Killeen police arrest suspect involved in December 2022 murder case

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Posted at 11:25 AM, Dec 24, 2022
and last updated 2023-06-22 21:36:44-04

UPDATE

The Killeen Police Department has arrested 29-year-old murder suspect, Demetrius Isaiah Patterson.

After an indictment was returned on Patterson, an arrest warrant was issued, and Patterson was found "already incarcerated in Rockdale County, Georgia on an unrelated aggravated assault charge from Killeen," according to authorities.

Patterson was extradited to Bell County and arraigned by Justice of the Peace Keith Reed on the murder with a $500,000 bond.

The victim in this case, Clint Demetri Jones, was the 22nd murder victim in Killeen in 2022.

Detectives are still investigating this murder and there is no additional information available at this time.

ORIGINAL STORY

Killeen police detectives are now investigating the city's 22nd murder of 2022.

Justice of the Peace Cliff Coleman pronounced 35-year-old Clint Demetri Jones dead shortly before 2:45 a.m. after police had responded to reports of a shooting in the 3300 block of Hereford Lane.

No arrests have been made "at this time," Killeen police said in a news release.

Anyone with information about the murder should contact Crime Stoppers at (254) 526-TIPS (8477) or go online at http://www.bellcountycrimestoppers.com. A cash reward of up to $1,000 will be given if a tip leads to an arrest.

25 News will provide additional details when they become available.