Joshua Ray Juarez, a 17-year old boy, was arrested for the murders of 83 year-old Deborah Maloney and 53 year-old Lucy Maloney in Kingwood. The women were stabbed over a dispute regarding Juarez' pet dog.
News article:
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=local&id=4855621 - Has information about the case as well as the suspect's mug shot.
Here are the suspect's Myspace pages:
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http://www.myspace.com/htownbjosh52 (Is now set to private)
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http://myspace.com/bigjosh52
The maximum prison sentence possible for the boy is life in prison. Prior to the 2005 Roper v. Wade decision, 17-year olds who commit crimes in Texas were eligible for the death penalty. Now, one must have committed his crime as an 18-year old or older in order to receive the death penalty. (See
http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/04pdf/03-633.pdf )
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