22-year-old man charged in fatal SW Houston METRO bus shooting last week arrested, HPD says

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The man accused of fatally shooting a man on board a METRO bus last week made his first court appearance after being arrested Friday, according to the Houston Police Department.

Carltonio Jackson, 22, is charged with murder after police said he shot and killed 35-year-old Phillip Ogiemwonyi in southwest Houston near W. Bellfort and Kirby on May 23.

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Witnesses and police said the two reportedly argued before the suspect pulled out a weapon and shot the victim before fleeing the scene.

"It's alleged you got off the bus and fled the scene on foot. Surveillance photos led to you being identified as the shooter," according to prosecutors.

According to charging documents, HPD received an anonymous tip after surveillance photos of Jackson were released to the public one day after the shooting.

Investigators said Jackson was identified in a photo lineup after HPD said he was a complainant in an earlier theft case and provided a Texas ID to police.

HPD sent out a post on the platform X, formerly known as Twitter, that Jackson had been arrested by HPD SWAT officers and was taken into custody.

During Jackson's court appearance Saturday documents reveal it's his first time there.

"Has one child on the way, lives with his mother, according to our records, doesn't have any criminal history or criminal record, he's been employed the past five years as a level three security guard," according to his court-appointed attorney.

His bond was set at $200,000.