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North Texas man shocked after truck theft linked to suspect charged with Arlington grandmother’s murder
Just before midnight Monday Arlington police were called to an apartment complex on Whisper Meadow Lane.
They found 63-year-old Erma Azeez unresponsive in a breezeway and rushed her to a hospital, where she died.
A witness reported seeing a man attacking her with a sharp object. Police say 23-year-old Jacob Guerrero matched the description and his ankle monitor had sent off a tampering alert, which placed him at the scene at the time of the attack.
Police arrested him the next day after a hit-and-run accident they believe he is responsible for. They said he was driving a stolen SUV, hit a pedestrian walking a dog, and then hit another car before driving off.
“My wife and I just couldn’t understand why he got out so soon,” Brian McDaniel said.
Saturday, March 22, around 11:30 p.m., McDaniel’s home surveillance system captured this man walking onto his property.
“Then he didn’t leave until 2:11 the next morning on Sunday,” he said.
McDaniel said at that time he had no idea that his truck had been stolen with his gun inside.
Police say around 5 a.m., an employee at the nearby Crowley Walmart off East FM 11-87 reported a man chased her through the parking lot with a gun, before demanding her cell phone and taking off in the truck.
Police said the man was Guerrero, and he led them on a chase that ended with him crashing near a Starbucks. They said he then started running, dropping a gun, but they were able to detain him.
“I was woken up at 6 a.m. on Sunday morning by the police department,” McDaniel said. “I was really shocked, you know.”
Guerrero now faces multiple charges for this incident including aggravated robbery. He was required to wear an ankle monitor.
McDaniel questions the decision to put an ankle monitor on him.
“If they wanted to commit a crime they can do it still, right?” he said. “They know his location but that’s it. I mean, he obviously doesn’t really care about the law or anything. It’s crazy. It’s wild. I don’t know what else to say. I’m just glad he’s back in jail.”
Guerrero has been charged with murder as well as other charges relating to Azeez’s attack. Police said he was able to cut his ankle monitor off after Monday’s murder.
The Texas Longhorns entered the 2025 season with more expectations than any team has had to deal with in recent memory.
Many among the media were ready to crown the team and quarterback Arch Manning before they even played one game. Of course, those unrealistic expectations were never met, even though the team finished with a 10-3 record and a Citrus Bowl win over the Michigan Wolverines.
2026 is heading in the same direction for the Longhorns. Many believe head coach Steve Sarkisian has the most talented team in the country. But in order to fix the issues from this past season, the Longhorns needed to fix one issue that has cost them in the past.
Changing The Narrative
One of the biggest issues the Longhorns had last season was the play of the offensive line. It was apparent in the first game of the season against the Ohio State Buckeyes that Manning didn’t have the pocket time needed to make big plays.
This offseason, Coach Sarkisian went out and found two massive transfer portal additions that should completely change the narrative on this offensive line.
It starts with potential starting right tackle Melvin Siani. Siani has spent time with the Temple Owls and last season with the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.
The Longhorns are set at left tackle with Trevor Goosby, who could play himself into being a top 10 pick in the 2027 NFL Draft. If the team can get competent play from Siani, the offense will be able to open up the playbook, and the world may finally see Manning at his college peak.
The Longhorns also went out and found a potential fix at left guard for the 2026 season. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers transfer Laurence Seymore could be another strong patch for the holes in the offensive line.
After spending the first two seasons of his college career with the Miami Hurricanes, Seymore made stops with the Akron Zips and the Hilltoppers.
Of course, the one concern with Seymore is wondering if he can compete at the SEC level coming from the C-USA.
This season for the Longhorns starts and stops with the play of Manning. Coach Sarkisian and the rest of this coaching staff understood that protecting their quarterback was the most important goal when building the 2026 roster.
The Longhorns are going to be leaning on veteran talent to protect their quarterback, and it may very well be the best decision they made this offseason.
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