3rd arrest in slaying of mother of 5

Main suspect arrested in Cayce

Posted 8/6/19

A 3rd person has been charged in connection to the killing of a Monroe , NC mother of 5.

Lucero Sosa Capote was killed during a break-in at her home on Tower Court around 4:40 am July …

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3rd arrest in slaying of mother of 5

Main suspect arrested in Cayce

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A 3rd person has been charged in connection to the killing of a Monroe , NC mother of 5.

Lucero Sosa Capote was killed during a break-in at her home on Tower Court around 4:40 am July 12, according to reports. Capote was shot and killed while trying to protect her children. 2 of her children were injured.

2 men identified as suspects in the case, 25-year-old Byron Watkins and 19-year-old Antwan David Sturdivant, were arrested and charged.

Tuesday, a 3rd suspect, identified as 30-year-old Kristen Chambers, was arrested in the case. Chambers was charged with conspiracy to commit second-degree burglary and accessory after the fact to 1st-degree murder.

Officials say Watkins and Sturdivant are the 2 who broke into Capote’s home.

Watkins, who deputies say was considered “armed and extremely dangerous,” was arrested in Lexington County following a standoff with officers.

Both Watkins and Sturdivant face first-degree murder, among other charges. Authorities searched for the men for days while warrants were out for their arrest.

Lucero’s family said her kids feel safer knowing both the men are behind bars.

“It was a relief of peace knowing they are in custody and not able to harm anyone else," said Lucero’s sister, Miriam Capote. "The kids are able to sleep with more peace knowing they’re not out there and coming to where they are now.”

Family has set up a GoFundMe to raise money for the kid’s future education costs.

Lucero’s sister said the family is still grieving and trying to move just 1 day at a time. She had this message for the suspects.

“All I can say is I hope God can have mercy on them. He took a mother of 5 children. There’s really nothing to say,” said Capote.

Chambers turned herself in to the Union County Jail. She was placed under a $500,000 bond.

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