Stolen Jewels Lead Police To Murder Scene

DALLAS, TX — Police Tuesday arrested a man suspected of stealing jewelry, but a name found written in a jewelry box led to them to a murder scene.

According to a statement from Dallas police, officers from Plano were surveilling a man in Dallas' 4500 block of Pear Ridge when they saw him throw some things into a dumpster.

Police arrested the man, 45-year-old Billy Kipkorir Chemirmir, on an outstanding warrant and found he was carrying jewelry.

Police looked into the dumpster and found a box bearing a woman's name. The name, Lu Thi Harris, was tied to an address in the 6600 block of Warm Breeze Lane in Dallas.

Officers went to the address to check on the woman, but when they arrived they found the 81-year-old dead from homicidal violence.

Chemirmir, who had already been arrested, was interviewed by police and charged with Capital Murder.

He remains in Dallas County jail on a $1,000,000 bail amount.

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