TEXARKANA, Texas - A Bowie County grand jury has indicted two men accused of killing a third during a drug-related robbery.
Brandon "Bb" Lasuan Parkman, 18, and Kristopher "Flip" Fate Wilson, 25, allegedly killed Chase Porier in late December so they could steal THC cartridges, known on the street as "carts," which Porier was allegedly selling.
Both men are currently being held in the Bowie County jail with bails set at $1 million.
A grand jury indicted both last week on capital murder and first-degree murder charges Capital murder is punishable by life without parole or death by lethal injection. First-degree murder is punishable by five to 99 years or life in prison.
A jury may be tasked with deciding which crime, if any, the men should be convicted of committing.
According to a probable cause affidavit, a witness to the shooting Dec. 27, 2020, told deputies that two men entered the home in the 100 block of Forest Circle to conduct a drug transaction with Porier.
After Porier was shot in the neck, the two assailants allegedly took the witness' and Porier's cell phones as well as the THC cartridges Porier was selling.
The witness was able to provide some information to investigators that allowed them to develop Wilson as a suspect. When investigators went to Wilson's home in Atlanta, Texas, they noticed a car matching the description of one seen at the crime scene.
Wilson allegedly admitted to going to Porier's residence that night armed with a handgun. THC cartridges matching the description of those taken from Porier's residence were allegedly found in Wilson's home.
Parkman was developed as a suspect after Wilson's arrest. Both cases are currently pending before 102nd District Judge Jeff Addison.