Hearing set in double murder case
By Brad Kellar
Herald-Banner
A hearing is set this week for a San Marcos man, who has pleaded not guilty to killing a mother and daughter in Hunt County almost two years ago.
Another individual pleaded guilty last month to her role, which was connected to the same case.
Tyrone Jamaal Williams, 32, is facing two counts of capital murder in connection with the June 17, 2016 slayings of Nichole Elizabeth Gonzales, 27, and her mother, Vicki Ann Gonzales, 51 at a residence just outside of Commerce.
Williams is being represented by an appointed defense counsel specializing in death penalty cases.
A pretrial hearing in the case is scheduled Monday in the 196th District Court. A trial date has not been set.
Williams is being held in the Hunt County Detention Center in lieu of a total of $1.18 million bond and is being represented by an attorney with the West Texas Regional Public Defender for Capital Cases program.
Mabel Jean Gonzales, 42, of Austin was indicted in June 2017 on one count of tampering with or fabricating physical evidence with the intent to impair.
During an April 27 hearing in the 196th District Court, Gonzales pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of attempting to tamper with or fabricating evidence. Judge Andrew Bench set a sentencing date for August 15 and agreed to a lower bond in the case.
The attempting to tamper charge carries a maximum punishment upon conviction of from two to 10 years in prison and an optional fine of up to $10,000.
In a criminal complaint filed as part of court records, the Hunt County Sheriff’s Office revealed Gonzales was Williams’ girlfriend. The complaint indicated that after she visited Williams in the jail, Gonzales drove to a location near the murder scene and removed items from the site.
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