A 21-year-old Texas man is accused of killing his grandmother after he got into a “heated argument” over his allowance money, police said.
Rontrell Jackson, 21, was arrested on Friday and charged with one count of murder, according to an Arlington Police Department news release.
Police say Jackson shot and killed his 68-year-old grandmother and then moved her body to an outdoor patio in an attempt to conceal the crime. Jackson’s grandmother, whose name has not yet been released, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The killing stemmed from a dispute over Jackson’s allowance money, police said. It’s unclear how much money Jackson was receiving.
Officers with the Arlington Police Department responded around 4:40 p.m. Friday to an apartment complex in the 1800 block of Carriage House Circle after a family member reported finding the woman unresponsive, and covered by a blanket, on the patio outside her apartment.
Jackson was taken into custody and questioned by police. He admitted to killing his grandmother and dragging her body outside. Authorities said a firearm believed to be the murder weapon was recovered inside the apartment.
Neighbors Jerry and Keiarra Dennis, who live in the apartment below the woman, told WFAA that they are struggling to comprehend the violence so close to their home.
“For someone to have lost their life over an allowance, over a disagreement, that’s the part where it’s hard to process,” Keiarra Dennis told WFAA.
“All I can do in this moment and want to do in this moment is just pray for their family,” she added.
Dennis said she was home the day of the killing, but said she did not hear any disturbance. She did, however, notice an unusual number of flies on her patio.
But she and her husband were shocked when they learned what happened.
“For this to be this close to you,” Jerry Dennis said, it’s very hard to process, even in words.”
Jackson is being held at the Tarrant County Jail on a $750,000 bond, according to jail records.
