AUSTIN, Texas — A man wanted in connection with an April homicide in northwest Austin was arrested Thursday after barricading himself inside an apartment in Manor, U.S. Marshals officials said.
Jaylon Plummer, 23, of Manor, was taken into custody at approximately 2:15 p.m. Thursday at an apartment complex in the 10500 block of Wildhorse Ranch Trail, according to the U.S. Marshals Lone Star Fugitive Task Force. Task force members developed investigative leads that brought them to the location, where Plummer barricaded himself inside an apartment before surrendering without incident after being surrounded by law enforcement.
Plummer was wanted in connection with the April 3 killing of a man found with multiple injuries in the 10900 block of Brazoria Lane.
Police said at the time that the victim, a 35-year-old man, was pronounced dead at the scene and that no life-saving measures were attempted given the nature of his injuries.
Officials credited the arrest to collaborative investigative work between APD’s Tactical Intelligence Unit and the U.S. Marshals-sponsored task force, which includes agencies such as the Georgetown, Lakeway, Round Rock and San Marcos police departments, the Hays, Travis and Williamson County sheriff’s offices, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice’s Office of Inspector General and the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Plummer’s arrest came the same day the task force apprehended Sierra Rodriguez, 26, of Austin, who was wanted in a separate June 24 homicide and was taken into custody without incident that morning.
Both suspects were transported to the Austin Police Department following their arrests.