Two Murder Suspects From Louisiana Arrested in Pearland

Two Murder Suspects From Louisiana Arrested in PearlandOn Saturday, October 17, at about 12:03 p.m., Brazoria County Sheriff's Office deputies got an alert from a Flock license plate camera in Manvel. The camera flagged a vehicle that the Marksville Police Department in Louisiana had placed on a watch list. Police believed two people inside the vehicle were wanted for a murder that happened in Marksville four days earlier. Deputies quickly headed to the area to search for the car.Shortly before 1:00 p.m., a deputy spotted the vehicle heading north on Cullen Boulevard in Pearland. The deputy turned on the patrol car's emergency lights and called for backup from other local officers. The driver eventually pulled into a store parking lot off Cullen Boulevard. There, sheriff's deputies and DPS troopers carried out a high risk traffic stop, a careful type of stop used when officers believe the people inside may be dangerous.Two men were inside the vehicle and were detained. Police identified the driver as 27 year old Dawayne Richard and the passenger as 29 year old Tylan Turpeau. Both men were wanted in Louisiana in connection with the death of a 51 year old Black man. While searching the car, deputies found a handgun whose serial number matched the weapon used in the murder. Richard and Turpeau were arrested and booked into the Brazoria County Detention Center.