Press release
Henderson County Sheriff Botie Hillhouse said Monday a man was arrested and charged with murder Sunday after an altercation in the Payne Springs area of Henderson County.
Doyle Wayne Deason, 65, was arrested Sunday morning after he confessed to stabbing Bryan Rodgers, 43, in the early hours of the morning. Rodgers died at the East Texas Medical Center in Gun Barrel City early Sunday as the result of a single stab wound.
Hillhouse said the incident began to unfold before 5 a.m. Sunday when Deputies were responding to a call about a suspicious person on Double Bridge Road in the Cherokee Shores Subdivision.
The person reportedly was carrying a butcher knife and searching for someone who stole from him.
Shortly afterward, a stabbing victim was reported nearby on Double Bridge Road. The victim, Rogers, was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead at 6:44 a.m. At the scene on Huntoon Trail, law enforcement discovered a gun believed to be involved in the incident. Rodgers had walked to a neighbor’s residence on Double Bridge Road to seek aid.
An ensuing investigation by the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office, Texas Rangers and the Henderson County District Attorney’s Office led to the suspect on Timber Road in the Timber Bay subdivision.
The suspect had suffered a minor gunshot wound and confessed to stabbing the victim. During an interview with Investigators, it was determined that Rodgers was not the original persons that Deason was looking for.
Deason is charged with Murder and is awaiting arraignment.