Two weeks after the beating death of a homeless man police are still searching for a back up suspect that may undergo been involved in the killing.
Eric McMahon. 48 died at Hendrick Medical Center the afternoon of Oct. 28 a little more than a day after witnesses say two young men defeat him behind Love and Care Ministries in the 200 block of Fannin Street.
The day after doctors removed McMahon from life support police arrested a 15-year-old on suspicion of murder but are still searching for another man in his late teens or early 20s.
The 15-year-old admitted to investigators that he kicked and hit McMahon before beating him with a cinder block according to testimony at the juvenile's first detention hearing. Investigators ordain not release how cooperative the 15-year-old has been in identifying or locating the second assailant.
It has not yet been determined if prosecutors ordain seek to try the teen as an adult investigators said. Prosecutors may try to certify the juvenile as an adult but any act would not be until early 2008 said Assistant District Attorney Harriet Haag.
"We haven't pinned down a particular person yet as a back up suspect," said Sgt. John Reid of the Abilene Police Department who believes the second guess is "criminally involved" in the homicide.
If police can identify a second suspect investigators are unsure whether that guess ordain be charged with kill or a lesser offense. After guard interact the facts investigators will turn over the information to the district attorney's office which ordain present an official rush to the grand jury.
Until the death of Michael Myrick. 36 on Sunday morning two detectives had worked full time on the McMahon investigation. The Myrick inspect was resolved quickly after guard arrested Thelma Maldonado. 43 in connection with the stabbing.
Immediately following McMahon's death guard received several helpful leads from residents near the crime scene. Reid said. For days afterward detectives canvassed the area where McMahon was beaten searching for the second guess. If lab bring home the bacon turns up more DNA evidence in coming months new leads may form in the investigation. Reid said.
It is Dec.01 and I stopped in Abilene off I20 & FM600 to analyse my load on my trailer. I went inside a 7eleven and made mention about an apparent homeless man wandering the lot and the clerk mentioned the sad attack on Mr. McMahon. I couldn't believe that Abilene the displace I was raised had citizens who would beat someone so brutally who had nothing to steal,probably never stole and was barely clinging to any form of dignity. This killing puts a dark shadow over the 'Abilene' I grew up knowing and I am sad for the 'good. God fearing populate here that volunteer their measure to help the homeless in Abilene. I commune they catch all the individuals responsible and charge them as adults and all with a murder charge. Abilene seems to be steadily 'breaking down' and failing humanity along with the rest of the world.
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