10/19/2026
Brazoria County Sheriff's Deputies Arrest Two Suspects Wanted for Murder
On Saturday, October 17, 2026 at around 12:03pm, Deputies with the Brazoria County Sheriff's Office received an alert from Flock ALPR for a vehicle traveling in the City of Manvel that was added to a hotlist by Marksville Police Department out of Louisiana. The vehicle was believed to be occupied by two suspects wanted for a murder committed in Marksville, Louisiana four days prior. Upon receiving the Flock alert, Brazoria County Sheriff's Deputies responded to the immediate area to locate the vehicle.
Shortly before 1:00pm, a BCSO Deputy located the vehicle travelling northbound on Cullen Blvd in Pearland. The Deputy activated emergency lights and coordinated with local law enforcement to get additional units in the area. The driver of the vehicle eventually turned into a retail parking lot off Cullen Blvd where Brazoria County Sheriff's Office Deputies and DPS troopers conducted a high risk traffic stop.
Two individuals occupied the vehicle and were detained. The driver, 27 year-old Dawayne Richard, and the passenger, 29 year-old Tylan Turpeau, were both identified as the suspects found to be wanted out of Marksville, Louisiana for the Homicide of a 51-year-old black male.
While clearing the vehicle, Sheriff's Deputies located a handgun with a serial number matching that of the murder weapon.
Richard and Turpeau were subsequently taken into custody by Brazoria County Sheriff's Office Deputies and booked into the Brazoria County Detention Center.
