Judge denies bond for brothers in apartment murders

Thursday, March 30, 2017
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Two brothers were in court this morning, facing charges in Sunday's deadly shooting at a northeast Harris County apartment complex.

Jeremy Jones, 28, and Harvey Jones, 34, were formally charged in the deaths of two men at the Haverstock Hill Apartments on Aldine Bender.

A judge has ordered both men be held without bond after they were arrested early this morning. Investigators have still not said how or where the Jones brothers were found.

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Officials said Jeremy Jones was taken into custody at 3:08 a.m., while his brother Harvey was arrested at 3:47 a.m.



Jeremy Jones has been charged with capital murder in the deaths of 31-year-old Gary Rusher and 33-year-old Christopher Beatty.
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Meantime, Harvey Jones, 34, is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

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Both men have been on the run since last Sunday, and homicide investigators pleaded for the public's help to find them.

It was not clear whether any tips led police to the Jones brothers.

Investigators said an argument turned very violent last Sunday when a man got out of the car, grabbed a gun from the trunk and fired into the group.

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Jeremy Jones allegedly fired about 18 rounds from a semi-automatic weapon, hitting six people. Two of those victims died, while four others were rushed to the hospital. Three of the victims were identified as siblings Brandy, Isaiah and Wayne Rusher.



Harvey Jones, meantime, is accused of pointing the gun at the victims.
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ORIGINAL REPORT: 2 dead, 4 injured in shooting at NE Harris Co. apartment complex
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Two dead and four injured at NE Harris County apartment


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Brandy Rusher was shot on March 26 in Houston.



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