MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas — Editor's note: The video above, from Alfred Lockett's memorial, was published in 2017.
The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) has confirmed the arrest of a suspect in connection with the road rage shooting death of a University of Texas employee in 2017.
In 2017, Alfred Lockett, 48, was shot by then 18-year-old Juan De Dios Carbajal-Jaimes after their vehicles collided at the intersection of Parmer Lane and Dessau Road. At the time, the Austin Police Department (APD) stated that Carbajal-Jaimes was in the country illegally and the investigation was being led by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force.
On Feb. 2, 2023, the MCSO confirmed that Carbajal-Jaimes, now 23, was arrested on Feb. 1, and has been charged with murder, a first-degree felony. Carbajal-Jaimes' bond has been set at $1 million. APD will have to pick him up within the next 10 days and transfer him back to Austin.
Although the warrant for Carbajal-Jaimes' arrest was out of the City of Austin, the U.S. Marshals Office arrested Carbajal-Jaimes due to the circumstances of his citizenship status.
Lockett was honored one month after his death with a flag raising ceremony at UT, where he had worked.