Devanne Jones

by Tracy McCue, Sumner Newscow — Shortly after 7 a.m. Sunday, Sumner County Sheriff deputies apprehended an Arlington man suspected of shooting and killing his estranged wife in Arlington, Texas.

Devanne Jones, 36, of Arlington is currently in Sumner County jail awaiting extradition back to his home where he is expected to be charged with murder.

Jones surrendered in Kansas hours after Arlington police say he shot Latoya Alexander, a 35-year-old mother, on Sunday morning at their home according to an arrest warrant affidavit obtained by the Arlington Star-Telegram.

Jones then drove more than 340 miles north before stopping at the G4 Plaza convenience store, east of South Haven, on the U.S. 166 exit. Sumner County Sheriff Darren Chambers said he called 911 after having what appeared to be a change of heart. The dispatcher told Arlington detectives that she stayed on the line with Jones and the store clerk until deputies arrived to arrest him. 

According to the Star-Telegram, Jones told Kansas authorities that he had a pistol with him in his car. He was arrested without incident.

The shooting occurred shortly after 1 a.m. Sunday in Arlington when police received word of a shooting. When they arrived, officers found a 2012 Chevolet Impala with its headlights on and the engine running in the driveway at the home on Jupiter Drive. Multiple bullet holes could be seen in the driver’s side front window and the front and rear door handles were missing, according to the affidavit.

Officers broke out several windows to get inside the car and found a woman who appeared to be dead from multiple gunshot wounds.

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