{"id":431017,"date":"2026-09-09T21:32:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T21:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/431017\/"},"modified":"2026-09-09T21:32:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T21:32:12","slug":"ella-lee-lane-leasing-office-murders-suspect-shot-man-woman-during-lease-dispute-in-west-houston-court-hearing-reveals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/431017\/","title":{"rendered":"Ella Lee Lane leasing office murders: Suspect shot man, woman during lease dispute in west Houston, court hearing reveals"},"content":{"rendered":"

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A court hearing on Wednesday revealed more about what happened before two apartment complex employees were killed inside a leasing office in west Houston.<\/p>\n

Police said the incident happened Sept. 3; officers were called after the victims were found in the apartment management office at the Park at Woodlake apartments in the 9500 block of Ella Lee Lane.<\/p>\n

Since then, 53-year-old Derrick Duane Jackson was arrested and charged with capital murder in the case<\/a>, records show.<\/p>\n

During Jackson’s court appearance on Wednesday, it was revealed that on the day of the murders, Jackson went into the leasing office over a disagreement on a 14-month lease.<\/p>\n

Jackson reportedly told authorities he got into an argument with Felix Antonio Jimenez Macz. Jackson said he became upset when Jimenez Macz started using “Spanglish.”<\/p>\n

At some point during the argument, Rosa Linda Ybarra reportedly said, “You signed the lease, didn’t you,” according to the court hearing.<\/p>\n

Jackson allegedly said Ybarra’s statement caused him to “snap,” pulled out a gun, and shot her in the face. Jimenez Macz tried running away, but Jackson reportedly shot him once.<\/p>\n

Noticing Jimenez Macz was still alive, records state that Jackson proceeded to shoot him a second time and then took a knife out and stabbed him repeatedly.<\/p>\n

Following the murders, Jackson left the leasing office and went to a hotel. Authorities said Jackson was arrested Friday evening; a pistol and pocketknife were also recovered in the hotel room.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, Jackson’s bond was set at $1 million.
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