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The Cherokee County district attorney agreed with Billy Phillips’ attorney to re-test DNA on evidence, including clothing from the victims.

While visiting Gerla’s residence multiple times, Pawlowski noticed several firearms, including a handgun Clinton wanted to sell for $500, according to the affidavit.

The men entered not guilty pleas to their charges on Dec. 9. A follow-up hearing was set for March 11.

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By The Associated Press, AP NEW SUMMERFIELD, Texas (AP) — Three men charged in the fatal shooting of four people at a home in East Texas this week met up with one of the victims under the pretense of buying a gun from him but planned to steal it, authorities allege. Jesse Pawlowski, 20, Billy Phillips, 37, and Dylan Welch, 21, have been charged with capital murder in killings near New Summerfield, a small community about 125 miles (200 kilometers) southeast of Dallas. A Texas ...

Cherokee County Sheriff Brent Dickson has said Clinton and Gerla were in a relationship, as were Hickey and Bain. Pawlowski told investigators that he met Clinton and Gerla on the dating app Grindr and entered into a sexual relationship with them, the Ranger, Nicholas Castle, said in affidavits. Pawlowski said he had visited Gerla’s home several times and knew that the couple had multiple firearms, including a handgun Clinton wanted to sell for $500, he wrote. Cherokee County Sheriffs Office ...

Texas News Ranger: Three charged in four Texas killings planned to steal gun Three men charged in the fatal shooting of four people at a home in East Texas this week met up with one of the victims under the pretense of buying a gun from him but planned to steal it, authorities allege. by Associated Press Jul. 22 2021 @ 8:32pm This combo of undated photos provided by the Cherokee County, Texas, Sheriffs Office shows, from left, Dylan Welch, Jesse Pawlowski and Billy Phillips. The three men, char...

4 killed during robbery at East Texas home, 3 arrested Associated Press Crime scene tape. (Generic) (Pexels) NEW SUMMERFIELD, Texas – Three men were arrested on capital murder charges in the fatal shootings of four people at a home in East Texas, authorities said Wednesday. Jesse Pawlowski, 20, Billy Phillips, 37, and Dylan Welch 21, were arrested Tuesday in the killings near New Summerfield, a small community about 125 miles (200 kilometers) southeast of Dallas. They were expected to be arr...

The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Department has announced the Tuesday night arrest of three people who are suspects in a quadruple homicide earlier in the morning. Additionally, officials have released the names of those who were shot and killed. Deputies responded to a report of a body being on a driveway of a large home in the New Summerfield Community, about 13 miles north of Rusk and about 100 miles northwest of Jasper. Deputies say they found three more bodies behind the home. According ...