Lydell Grant was declared innocent in the 2012 stabbing death of a man outside a Montrose bar due to a new DNA analysis but is now charged for allegedly shooting a man to death in a road rage incident.
Two years after being declared innocent of a stabbing he was convicted and served seven years for, a46-year-old Lydell Elliott Grant is charged with Murder in the death of Edwin Arevalo. Around midnight on Friday, police say Grant allegedly shot Arevalo to death in the intersection of the 12500 block of Hiram Clarke Road and Brentwood Park after a crash.Houston police report that a man, now suspected to be Grant, was driving a Lexus with a woman in the car and Arevalo was in a Toyota.
Lieutenant Izaguirre says surveillance video showed Grant and the woman pulling out of the gas station nearby the scene right before the shooting and officers were able to get the car's license plate number.Houston man exonerated in connection to 2012 murder In 2012, Grant was convicted for stabbing 28-year-old Aaron Scheerhoorn to death outside a Montrose bar in 2010 due toHowever, after serving nine years in prison, he was exonerated of the charge and declared innocent in May 2021 after a DNA analysisThe Innocence Project of Texas took on Grant's case and found that at his original trial, the prosecutor’s DNA expert mistakenly and inaccurately testified that Grant could not be excluded as the contributor of the DNA found under the stabbing...
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Lydell Grant arrested following fatal Houston road rage incidentLydell Elliott Grant, 46, was booked into jail, charged with murder in the death of Edwin Arevalo, 33.
Read more »
Man exonerated for 2010 murder now accused of deadly road rage shooting in SW HoustonIn 2019, Lydell Grant was found innocent after serving eight years in prison for a deadly stabbing at a Montrose bar in 2010. Now, he's accused of killing a man in a road rage shooting.
Read more »
Abortion pill on hold: Activists protest in Montrose following federal judge’s decisionAn anti-abortion organization has planned a protest in front of a Montrose-area Walgreens on Saturday following a federal judge’s decision to put a hold on the federal approval of mifepristone overnight Friday.
Read more »
Texan declared innocent in slaying now arrested in anotherPolice say a Houston man declared innocent in 2021 after being convicted in a fatal stabbing and serving seven years in prison has been charged with murder. Houston police say 46-year-old Lydell Grant is accused of killing 33-year-old Edwin Arevalo following a minor traffic collision Thursday night. Police said Grant got out of his vehicle, shot Arvelo and then fled. Police said Grant was the taken into custody Friday after a warrant was issued for his arrest. He remained jailed Sunday on $1 million bond. His attorney could not immediately be reached on Sunday.
Read more »
Ohio launches new adoption grant programThe program, which was signed by the Governor in January and went into effect today, could see up to $20,000 in one-time payments given out.
Read more »
Texas Tech coach Grant McCasland begins to fill out staff with ex-North Texas assistantsAchoki Moikobu and Matt Braeuer helped lead North Texas to an NIT championship win over UAB last season.
Read more »