Crime & Safety

Man Arrested in Connection with Double Murder, Missing Teen.

Police issued Amber Alert for missing 16-year old girl after mother and sister are found dead; boyfriend is a person of interest

BAYTOWN, TX -- Police have arrested a man they believe is involved in the abduction of a missing 16-year old girl, and the murders of the missing girl's mother and younger sister.

Jesse Dobbs, 22, was arrested by Baytown Police, and is considered a person of interest in the shooting deaths of Cynthia Morris, 37, and her daughter Breanna Pavilicek, 13, and the disappearance of Kristen Fritch.

The bodies of Morris and her daughter were discovered in their home in the 5400 block of Louise Street at about 11 a.m. Tuesday, after family members who were unable to reach Morris, went to the home and found the front door ajar, and called police.

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Several hours after the bodies were found, police revealed that Fritch and and Morris' cream colored 2008 PT Cruiser were missing, and issued an Amber Alert.

Dobbs was arrested hours later n Texas City.

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Police have not charged him, but have referred to him as a person of interest in this case.

Family members of Dobbs and neighbors in the area said that Dobbs an Fritch were involved in a relationship with one another.

Fritch is 5-feet 1-inches tall, and weighs 135 pounds with hazel eyes and brown hair.

Police did not have a clothing description.

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