SMITH COUNTY, Texas — A man was arrested after two bodies were found at a house on Jim Hogg Road.
According to the Smith County Sheriff's Office, David Joshua Reed, 40, of Lindale, admitted to intentionally ramming his truck into a trailer home occupied by the two victims, a man and a woman. Reed has been charged with capital murder with a bond of $1,000,000.
It was later determined Reed had previously been in a relationship with the female victim.
The victims have been identified as Shelby Duarte, 23, of Edgewood, and Timothy Nelson, 43, of Lindale.
According to Sgt. Larry Christian, the bodies were located at a residence in the 19000 block of Jim Hogg Road (County Road 431) near Lindale around 1 a.m. on Wednesday.
Upon their arrival, it was found that a pickup truck had run off the roadway and struck a small travel trailer. It was initially believed to be a traffic accident and an investigation was initiated by DPS.
Officials say the pickup was still running, but unoccupied. Through information obtained at the scene, law enforcement found that a man had left the area on foot.
The woman was flown to a Tyler hospital where she later died. Smith County Precinct 5 Justice of the Peace Jon Johnson responded to the scene and pronounced the man dead.
Their bodies were sent to Tyler for autopsy.
