AUSTIN, Texas — Police arrested a man accused of killing a 66-year-old near a Northeast Austin bus stop earlier this week.
Officers responded at 5:17 a.m. Tuesday to the 1000 block of Norwood Park Boulevard. A bus driver reported a man lying on the ground bleeding. Police found Jeffrey Grable with visible injuries and pronounced him dead at 5:34 a.m. Detectives said Grable had laid down near the bus stop several hours before someone assaulted him and ran away.
Investigators processed the scene and canvassed the area, talking to businesses and reviewing security footage from a nearby Walmart and gas station.
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On Wednesday, officers from the Austin Police Department Tactical Intelligence Unit identified the suspect as 33-year-old Jesse C. Monroe II. Police said officers found Monroe in the 1000 block of West Rundberg Lane and arrested him with help from the APD Edward 300 patrol shift.
Monroe was taken to the Travis County Jail and charged with murder, a first-degree felony.
This case marks Austin’s 45th homicide of the year.
Anyone with information, photos, or videos related to the case can contact police at 512-974-TIPS. Tips may also be submitted anonymously through Capital Area Crime Stoppers at austincrimestoppers.org or by calling 512-472-8477.