A man has been detained in Arizona for questioning in connection with an East Texas woman’s death, according to the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office.
ANDERSON COUNTY, Texas — An ex-boyfriend of an East Texas woman who was found dead Friday has been detained as a person of interest in Arizona.
Bruce Kenton Jeffers, 65, was detained Saturday following a traffic stop by an Arizona Department of Public Safety trooper stopped and detained him on Interstate 10 near Benson, Arizona, according to the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office.
He was wanted for questioning regarding the death of Joni Williams, 54, who was found dead in the Tennessee Colony area of Anderson County on Friday. She had an apparent gunshot wound. An autopsy was ordered, the sheriff’s office said.
Prior to Jeffers’ detainment, the ACSO said investigators were seeking him because he was the victim’s ex-boyfriend and was wanted for questioning.
The sheriff’s office will be extraditing Jeffers back to Anderson County. His warrant was for a violation of bond conditions on an unrelated offense and it was issued Friday.
Anyone who has more information about the investigation is asked to contact the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office.