Couple accused of murdering Garland man were living with him in his condo, neighbors say
Dead body found wrapped up in Garland condo
Homicide investigators are working to find out how the person was killed, who’s responsible and why.
GARLAND, Texas - Garland police arrested two murder suspects after chasing them in a stolen car that belonged to the victim.
Neighbors say the suspects were living with the victim before his lifeless body was found in a condo wrapped in sheets and rugs.
Home surveillance footage appears to show Haley Barber and Leo Moore, both 20, going in and out of a 53-year-old Johnny Mac Ross Jr.’s condo during the possible timeframe in which police say they stabbed that man to death.
The victim’s body was discovered early Monday morning wrapped up in several layers of material inside his condo on Chaha Road, near Lake Ray Hubbard.
"It was several days. It does not appear that the stabbing occurred that morning," said Garland Police Lt. Pedro Barineau. "We’re working with the medical examiner to determine how long that person had been deceased."
Police say a smell was coming from the condo this past weekend, and neighbors say it became progressively worse.
Dillan Meadows and other neighbors say Barber and Moore were living with the victim for the past few weeks. He says he heard unusually loud noises coming from the apartment.
"Last week, we heard them a couple of times getting into it," he said.
Meadows says he’s only had positive exchanges in the six months he’s known Ross.
"We used to go fishing all the time out back," he said. "He used to come down, sit out there and fish with us. He used to bring us food, sit there on the grill. He was a really cool dude."
"However, others in the community tell FOX 4 there was high-risk activity associated with the condo.
"There’s still a lot more information that our detectives are trying to uncover," Barineau said.
Barber and Moore allegedly stole Ross’s 2001 Mercedes and led police on a chase before being arrested near LBJ Freeway Monday afternoon. But police do not necessarily believe the stolen vehicle was a motive behind the murder.
Barber and Moore are being held at the Garland Detention Center without bond.