The man accused of killing a pregnant Houston woman in a case that has drawn widespread attention and criticism has been arrested out of state, authorities confirmed Monday.<\/p>\n
Authorities confirmed to KPRC 2\u2019s Bryce Newberry<\/a> that Kevin Faux, 24, was arrested without incident at an apartment in Gretna, Louisiana\u2014an area just southeast of uptown New Orleans. <\/p>\n The arrest was conducted by the US Marshals Service New Orleans Task Force. There was another person inside the unit when Faux was taken into custody.<\/p>\n Faux had been wanted on a capital murder charge in the death of 23-year-old Ashanti Allen, who was eight months pregnant when she was reported missing on April 10.<\/p>\n MORE ON THE SEARCH: Search expands for missing pregnant Houston woman Ashanti Allen<\/a><\/p>\n Her body was found on April 16.<\/p>\n Faux\u2019s arrest marks a significant development in a case that has drawn scrutiny over Faux\u2019s criminal history and prior release from jail.<\/p>\n The suspect is expected to be extradited back to Texas, where he will face capital murder charges. <\/p>\n Authorities have not yet released details on the timeline for his transfer, but online records say he remains in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. He has a hold preventing him from bonding out.<\/p>\n Court records confirmed that prosecutors have filed a motion to deny Faux bail under a 2025 voter-approved Proposition 3 measure<\/a> to deny bail under certain violent offenses. <\/p>\n MORE ON PROP 3: No bail for you: Texas law allows judges to deny bail<\/a><\/p>\n The investigation remains ongoing.<\/p>\n Disappearance and discovery<\/p>\n According to the Houston Police Department, Allen was last seen on April 8 and was reported missing by her mother on April 10.<\/p>\n Her mother told investigators she received a text message from Allen\u2019s phone at 3:50 a.m. that morning stating, \u201cI\u2019m leaving I\u2019m not coming back,\u201d but said the message was out of character and raised immediate concern.<\/p>\n When she went to check on her daughter, Allen\u2019s vehicle was missing, and her purse had been emptied, with her wallet, ID, and credit cards gone.<\/p>\n Six days later, on April 16, Allen\u2019s body was found in southwest Houston near Chimney Rock. <\/p>\n Investigators later determined she had been strangled with a cord that was found wrapped around her neck and tied into two knots.<\/p>\n Surveillance video and timeline<\/p>\n Court documents outline a detailed timeline of events based on surveillance footage, phone data, and witness statements.<\/p>\n Video from Allen\u2019s apartment complex reportedly captured Allen and Faux walking to her car at around 2:20 a.m. on April 10. License plate readers captured the vehicle minutes later on the South Loop West service road.<\/p>\n A witness told investigators she met Faux on the night of April 9, and he left at around midnight, saying she was returning to his mother\u2019s house. <\/p>\n She said he later called her on FaceTime at around 3:17 a.m. <\/p>\n She described him as sweating and frantic in a wooded area, where he allegedly told her he had \u201ckilled a motherf—–r\u201d and showed her what appeared to be a lifeless body on the ground.<\/p>\n Text messages recovered by investigators show Faux later saying he \u201chad to fight for [his] life\u201d and \u201cImma felon then I killed a [expletive].\u201d <\/p>\n The messages stopped at 3:46 a.m., just minutes before Allen\u2019s mother received the \u201cI\u2019m leaving\u201d text from her daughter\u2019s phone.<\/p>\n Evidence tied to suspect<\/p>\n Allen\u2019s brother later tracked her phone to a home connected to Faux\u2019s mother. <\/p>\n While Allen\u2019s brother was present, Faux\u2019s mother called Faux and put the phone on speaker, and he allegedly denied seeing Allen and claimed he had not been in contact with her.<\/p>\n Detectives later recovered Allen\u2019s vehicle parked near that home and tracked her phone to a nearby park. On April 15, a city employee found her phone at Edgewood Park.<\/p>\n Doorbell camera footage from the residence showed Faux arriving and leaving his mother\u2019s residence multiple times on April 10. Allen\u2019s vehicle was seen parked at the home, and later footage showed Faux returning with a backpack and large container.<\/p>\n Investigators said Allen\u2019s phone location data aligns with Faux\u2019s movements captured on surveillance video.<\/p>\n Additional video from a nearby business reportedly showed a man wearing clothing consistent with Faux dragging what appeared to be a body to the location where Allen was later found.<\/p>\n Out-of-state movements<\/p>\n According to court records, Faux reached out to a woman in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, on April 10, saying he had purchased a bus ticket to come visit her. He had previously connected with the woman online, but they had never met in person.<\/p>\n The woman told investigators he arrived at around 5 a.m. on April 12 and mentioned being involved in a missing persons investigation in Houston.<\/p>\n Authorities say Faux denied involvement when questioned and told her not to look up the case online. <\/p>\n She still decided to look up the case online and was concerned by the news reports. She became more suspicious after she noticed Faux using Allen\u2019s debit card, records showed.<\/p>\n A short time later, an anonymous tipster alerted investigators that Faux had been seen recently leaving a residence in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. He was ultimately arrested shortly afterward.<\/p>\n Faux\u2019s history of violence and early release<\/p>\n Court records show Faux had multiple prior assault-related cases, including:<\/p>\n A 2019 aggravated assault with a deadly weapon <\/p>\n A 2021 misdemeanor assault involving another woman <\/p>\n Two assault charges involving Allen in 2025 <\/p>\n In Sept. 2025, Faux was jailed in connection with assaults against Allen and later sentenced in February to 280 days behind bars. <\/p>\n However, records indicate he received a \u201ctwo-for-one\u201d credit\u2014commonly used to manage jail populations\u2014which cut his sentence in half.<\/p>\n