Man Charged In Prairie View A&M Student’s Murder

WALLER, TX -- Investigators with the Waller County Sheriff’s Office have identified the man arrested in the murder of a Prairie View A&M student.

Ayinde Williams, 19, was arrested Friday night after Tristan Houston's body was found in a wooded area in Hockley along Clear Creek Road. (Sign up for Patch’s daily newsletter for your neighborhood.)

Investigators said Williams and Houston were both students at Prairie View A&M and that both knew one another through school.

Houston was reported missing by his family on Wednesday.

On Friday,investigators received a tip about the location of Houston’s body, and arrested Williams the same day.

Investigators have been interviewing others who may have knowledge of the crime.

Williams is being held in the Waller County Jail.

His bond is set at $150,000.

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