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Lufkin police say a Wi-Fi dispute between duplex neighbors came before the killings of a mother and son. Jeremiah McGee is charged with capital murder.
KTRE and The 936 report McGee, 47, was arrested at his home Friday afternoon in the deaths of Maria Davalos, 62, and her son, Ariel Arellano Jr., 32, who were found shot inside their Third Street home on Oct. 23.
By Crime Talk Network Staff Writer ·
A dispute over Wi-Fi is what police say people described. It is not, by itself, a motive police have announced. A capital murder charge is an accusation, not a conviction.
KTRE, by Stephanie Frazier, published Nov. 6, 2026, at 6:14 p.m. CST, reported that Lufkin police arrested Jeremiah McGee, 47, on Friday and charged him with capital murder in the shooting deaths of Maria Davalos, 62, and her son, Ariel Arellano Jr., inside their home. The 936, by Greg Weatherbee, first published Friday at 7:31 p.m. and updated Saturday morning, reported Arellano was 32 and that both were found dead Oct. 23 inside a residence in the 900 block of Third Street. KTRE reported officers responded that day to a 911 call and found the two fatally wounded by gunfire, and that the man who called 911 is the son and brother of the victims.
Lufkin Police Chief Travis Brazil said detectives, with assistance from the Texas Rangers, identified McGee as the main suspect and "continued to work the information until they had enough to gain a warrant for his arrest and a second search warrant of his home," KTRE reported. The 936 quoted Brazil: "This arrest comes after two weeks of solid detective work by our team." Lt. James Cowan said officers arrested McGee around 1 p.m. Friday at his home, searched it again, and found what they believe to be the weapon used in the killings, according to KTRE. The 936 reported authorities have not released additional details about the firearm or any forensic testing.
KTRE reported Cowan said multiple people who were interviewed, including McGee, described disputes between McGee and the two victims over Wi-Fi, and that McGee and the victims lived side by side in a duplex in the 900 block of Third Street. The 936 reported McGee told investigators he had been involved in a dispute with Davalos and Arellano over Wi-Fi service, and that authorities have not said whether the disagreement was the motive. KTRE reported McGee was booked into the Angelina County Jail and that bond had not been set. Both outlets reported the capital murder charge applies because the case involves the deaths of two people in the same criminal episode. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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