HOUSTON – A suspect has been arrested and charged in the death of a man who was found strangled outside of a club on Houston’s south side in 2016, the Houston Police Department said.
Anthony Franklin, 51, has been charged with capital murder in the death of Mark Anthony Thomas, 48.
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Police said on June 14, Thomas was found dead inside his vehicle in the rear parking lot of a club at 3352 Old Spanish Trail at around 9 a.m. Investigators believed foul play was involved.
An autopsy, conducted by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences, ruled Thomas’ death a homicide caused by strangulation.
Authorities said further investigation determined Franklin as a suspect in the case. On Monday, officers with the HPD Crime Reduction Unit arrested Franklin without incident.
Franklin was subsequently charged and booked into the Harris County Jail.