According to court records, a jury trial did not occur on Monday, Jan. 5, and the suspect, 17-year-old Tara King, was sentenced after pleading guilty.
Tara was convicted of capital murder after her grandmother, 61-year-old Tammy King, was found dead inside her home.
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On Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, a welfare check was conducted on Tammy's home in the 4700 block of 15th Street after a neighbor said she hadn't talked with Tammy since the previous Tuesday. Once deputies arrived, Tammy was found shot, according to the sheriff's office.
Later, Tara and her 18-year-old boyfriend, Uriah Urick, were reported missing. Court records said Tammy's boyfriend also told investigators that Tammy and Tara had argued about Tara skipping school.
Officials said the home was ransacked, and several guns were missing from the home.
A "high-alert" search was conducted for the couple, who eventually changed their hair and tried to solicit help from a known drug dealer. Authorities said the couple also went as far as to offer money to several others to help them drive across state lines.
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Tara and Uriah were found in Laredo, Texas, five days later, and both were charged with capital murder.
In November, Uriah was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison; two months later, Tara was sentenced to the same.