AUSTIN, Texas — A woman has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with the death of a man found inside a Southeast Austin home last week, police said.
Sierra Rodriguez was arrested Thursday by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force and charged with first-degree murder, according to police. The investigation determined that Michael Shelton was stabbed multiple times by Rodriguez.
Shelton was found dead June 24 inside a home in the 5100 block of Lambs Lane, near Pleasant Valley Road and East William Cannon Drive. A friend who had not heard from him in about a week called 911 for a welfare check and entered the home during the call, discovering the body.
Officers who responded found Shelton with obvious trauma to his body. He was pronounced dead at 11:29 a.m.
The case was investigated as Austin’s 31st homicide of 2026.