Two wanted in Marksville homicide booked on murder charges in Texas

Dawayne Richard, 27, and Tylan Turpeau, 29, were booked Oct. 17, 2026, in Brazoria County, Texas, on second-degree murder charges, according to booking records.

Both men were wanted in connection with the killing of a 51-year-old man in Marksville, according to ABC13 Houston’s reporting citing the Brazoria County Sheriff’s Office.

According to ABC13, deputies received an alert around noon from a Flock automated license-plate reader in Manvel. Marksville Police had flagged the vehicle in connection with the killing of a 51-year-old man.

A deputy located the vehicle shortly before 1 p.m. on Cullen Boulevard in Pearland. Deputies and Texas Department of Public Safety troopers conducted a traffic stop in a parking lot and took both men into custody.

The arrests concern allegations. Both men are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.