Man Wanted For Killing Mother Of 5 Captured in Cayce

Posted 7/26/19

A fugitive murder suspect was captured in Cayce early Friday morning.

Byron Blair Watkins, 25, is accused of killing Lucero Sosa Capote in front of her 5 young children during a Monroe, NC home …

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Man Wanted For Killing Mother Of 5 Captured in Cayce

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A fugitive murder suspect was captured in Cayce early Friday morning.

Byron Blair Watkins, 25, is accused of killing Lucero Sosa Capote in front of her 5 young children during a Monroe, NC home invasion earlier this month.

2 of the children received minor injuries while Capote fought off the intruders.

US Marshals Operation Intercept Fugitive Task Force (OPIN) arrested Watkins at a residence off of Congaree Road in Cayce. Watkins was charged with Homicide by the Monroe Police Department in connection to a deadly home invasion at 1603 Tower Court on July 12. 

He is charged with 1st degree murder, 1st degree burglary, robbery with a dangerous weapon, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, discharge a firearm in an occupied dwelling, and assault on a child under 12, according to a press release.

Members of the OPIN surrounded the residence in Cayce after being advised Watkins had fled to N.C.

Police and marshals called out for Watkins to surrender. Watkins complied with demands and was taken into custody without incident in the backyard of the residence. 

Watkins was booked into the Lexington County jail. 

Police said a 2nd suspect, 19-year-old Antwan David Sturdivant, turned himself in to Monroe police Wednesday night.

A gofundme page has been set up online to help the Capote family.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/she-died-protecting-her-kids?fbclid=IwAR3eEAs_l2LPxMQu6hc9K8vKq6WizrJDbJ2nJ1Nl-ZN-ka_HjboMFNYqkd4

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