A second suspect, Randarriuz Dewberry, has been arrested for a 2024 East Texas shooting that killed 17-year-old Jayden Polk.
JACKSONVILLE, Texas — A second man has been arrested in connection with a 2024 shooting that killed an East Texas teenager.
Randarriuz Dewberry, 20, of Jacksonville, was found on Jan. 22, 2026, during a traffic stop conducted by the Texas Highway Patrol on FM 346 outside of Bullard.
He had been wanted for his role in the Feb. 14, 2024, shooting off County Road 1804 that left Jayden Polk, 17, dead, the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office said.
He is charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon from the shooting along with additional charges of evading arrest or detention and failure to identify. He is also charged with failure to appear charges related to the evading arrest or detention charge and the failure to identify charge.
His bonds are set at $1,085,000 in surety bonds, along with $10,000 cash bonds.
Sheriff Brent Dickson said Dewberry is the second person arrested in connection with Polk’s death.
Isiah Mallord, of Jacksonville, was arrested for murder soon after the shooting. Mallord was also injured at the time of the shooting.
Polk was a junior at Jacksonville High School.