10-24-2015, 04:53 PM
ARREST MADE
There's been a big break in the murder case of 18-year-old Zoe Hastings. U.S. Marshals arrested Antonio Lamar Cochran early Saturday morning after detectives matched DNA found at the crime scene with a criminal database.
Cochran, 34, was apprehended at an apartment in Northeast Dallas. He was charged with capital murder. Bond was set at $1 million.
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"He's obviously a sexual predator that's been taken off the streets, hopefully not to do this ever again," said Dallas police spokesman Maj. Max Geron (pictured above).
Police said Cochran has a criminal felony record in Texarkana and Bowie County of offenses including theft and drug possession.
Turns out, Zoe had stopped at Walgreens to return a Red Box movie on her way to church. A witness reported seeing a man matching Cochran's description getting into Hastings' minivan in the parking lot of the drugstore on the day she disappeared.
"The family of Zoe Hastings is extremely grateful to the Dallas Police Department for their swift action in making this arrest," said family spokeswoman Shonn Brown. "Zoe's family would like to also thank those in the community. Because of the way that you came together, the police were able to act quickly and swiftly in arresting this suspect."
No word as to whether Zoe knew her alleged killer. I will post the alleged killer's mugshot when it's available.
Ref: http://www.wfaa.com/story/news/local/dal.../74537714/
There's been a big break in the murder case of 18-year-old Zoe Hastings. U.S. Marshals arrested Antonio Lamar Cochran early Saturday morning after detectives matched DNA found at the crime scene with a criminal database.
Cochran, 34, was apprehended at an apartment in Northeast Dallas. He was charged with capital murder. Bond was set at $1 million.
"He's obviously a sexual predator that's been taken off the streets, hopefully not to do this ever again," said Dallas police spokesman Maj. Max Geron (pictured above).
Police said Cochran has a criminal felony record in Texarkana and Bowie County of offenses including theft and drug possession.
Turns out, Zoe had stopped at Walgreens to return a Red Box movie on her way to church. A witness reported seeing a man matching Cochran's description getting into Hastings' minivan in the parking lot of the drugstore on the day she disappeared.
"The family of Zoe Hastings is extremely grateful to the Dallas Police Department for their swift action in making this arrest," said family spokeswoman Shonn Brown. "Zoe's family would like to also thank those in the community. Because of the way that you came together, the police were able to act quickly and swiftly in arresting this suspect."
No word as to whether Zoe knew her alleged killer. I will post the alleged killer's mugshot when it's available.
Ref: http://www.wfaa.com/story/news/local/dal.../74537714/