DALLAS (AP) - Dallas police say DNA from a cigarette butt has led to a suspect in the May fatal shooting of a game room security guard during a robbery.
Dallas County jail records show 31-year-old Rico Lara was being held Friday on a capital murder count.
Police on Thursday announced the charge in the May 14 slaying of Donald Kovar. Police located a cigarette butt near a gaming machine where Lara and another man allegedly were sitting. Police are seeking the second suspect.
Lara also faces two counts of causing injury to a child. The Dallas Morning News (https://bit.ly/1smzMDE ) reports Lara has been jailed since May 20 after he allegedly beat two relatives for breaking his phone. He’s held on $550,000 bond.
An attorney for Lara declined comment Friday.
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Information from: The Dallas Morning News, https://www.dallasnews.com
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