LONGVIEW, Texas — A Longview man is behind bars after being arrested for murder on Wednesday.
According to Gregg County judicial records, James Barron, 30, was booked into the Gregg County Jail with a bond of $250,000. The date of the offense is listed as June 20, 2020, according to records.
On that day around 10:30 a.m., the Longview Police Department responded to a welfare check in the 1200 block of 8th Street at about 10:30 a.m. Inside, officers found Llewellyn Williams, 58, dead. Officials ruled Williams' death a homicide.
Barron has a lengthy rap sheet dating back to 2008.
Details concerning the crime are unavailable at this time, but CBS19 will update this article as more information is released.
