Welcome to Arrest Stories. A twenty-eight-year-old man was arrested in connection with a suspicious death investigation in Azle, Texas while wearing a sweatshirt with a disturbing message about putting someone in a trunk. Here's what may have happened.
On January eleventh, two thousand twenty-six, Margaret Pennington was found deceased inside an Azle residence on the one hundred block of Lakewood Drive. Pennington was declared dead just before seven p.m. at her home. The death was immediately classified as suspicious by investigators and was being treated as a homicide for the purposes of the investigation. Azle is located twenty miles northwest of Fort Worth.
Following the discovery, law enforcement identified Kruz Dean Wanser as a person of interest in the case. Police announced a one thousand dollar reward for any information leading to Wanser's capture as a joint manhunt began involving multiple agencies.
The arrest was conducted as a multi-agency effort involving the Texas Department of Public Safety, Parker County Special Crimes Unit, and United States Marshals Service. When Wanser was taken into custody on January fifteenth, two thousand twenty-six, he was wearing a purple hooded sweatshirt that read "I will put you in a trunk and help people look for you. Stop playing with me."
Officials stated that Pennington was located deceased inside an Azle residence on Sunday, January eleventh, two thousand twenty-six. The cause of death is still pending according to authorities. Wanser was sought in connection to the suspicious death investigation.
Wanser faces charges including possession of a controlled substance and parole violation. His bond was set at seven hundred seventy thousand dollars. The twenty-eight-year-old has a visible tattoo under his right eye as shown in his mugshot.
Authorities confirmed this case remains an active criminal investigation and stated there is no indication of a broader threat to the community.
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