Acting U.S. Attorney John G.E. Marck said that 42-year-old Santos Guerrero admitted he shot a bald eagle at his Porter residence in October 2024.
Vyshawn Johnson was shot to death on Bitter Root Drive in Porter during an argument, authorities say. Now, images have been released of the suspect believed to be tied to the case.
Michael Scott Kuykendall was charged with murder and booked into the Montgomery County Jail.
Investigators said a person of interest was identified and questioned, but they couldn't give much else after the shooting Tuesday.
The sheriff praised deputies for continuing to work a Porter deadly shooting especially while they participated in an even bigger but unrelated case in the background.
Deputies were initially called to the scene on Holly Ridge Road for a suicide, but officials said a preliminary investigation indicated it was actually a homicide.