Q1B389 A AFFIDAVIT FOR ARREST Gad STATE OF TEXAS, COUNTY OF BELL bi COMES NOW the undersigned Affiant, a peace officer under the laws of the State of TexaPafter having been duly sworn on oath, deposes and says that I have good reason to believe and do believe that TALITHA MARIE ANNE COLLINS committed the offense of MURDER as charged in the complaint to hich this Affidavit is attached and that my belief in the foregoing is based on the following information. |IFREO HARRIS, AM A CERTIFIED PEACE OFFICER FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS CURRENTLY EMPLOYED WITH THE KILLEEN POLICE DEPARTMENT, BELL COUNTY, TEXAS. PURSUANT TO MY DUTIES, \'VE BEEN ASSIGNED TO AN INVESTIGATION INTO A REPORT OF MURDER IN WHICH THE SUSPECT IS. TALITHA MARIE ANNE COLLINS. PURSUANT TO THIS INVESTIGATION | HAVE REVIEWED ALL OFFENSE REPORTS AND WITNESS STATEMENTS MADE IN CONNECTION WITH THIS INVESTIGATION | WOULD ADVISE THAT ON December 3°, 2018, around 9:00 PM, Killeen Police Department officers were dispatched to a shooting that took place near Root Street, Killeen, Bell County, Texas. Eyewitnesses stated that the victim, later identified as, Marquis Demps, had been seated in a black vehicle, and two or three black males entered the area and shot into the car the victim was seated in. When officers arrived on scene, Demps was already deceased, and officers viewed multiple gunshot wounds to Demps’ body. Eyewitnesses described seeing a male with a small afro in a windbreaker or hoodie and another male wearing a grayish t-shirt. Officer retrieved video from the area that showed what took place. A silver-looking vehicle is parked in the area, and then the black Nissan that contained the victim drove up shortly after. The driver of the silver-looking vehicle gets out of the car and enters the front passenger door of the victim's vehicle. Two individuals can then be seen walking into the area, who both approach either side of the victim’s vehicle and appear to shoot into the vehicle, The passenger then leaves the vehicle, appearing to be helped out of the car by the shooter who was next to the passenger side of the vehicle. All three individuals then enter the silver-looking vehicle and then drive off together. A backpack with multiple large bags of marihuana were found in the victim's vehicle. One of the eyewitnesses was able to identify the license plate number of the suspect vehicle and ‘8 WY 01 308102 provide it to law enforcement. After the shooting, Killen Police Department officers put out the information that they obtained to the public in hopes of getting a lead. An anonymous tipster called into KPD and told officers that a vehicle matching that the suspects drove to and from the crime scene in was parked near an apartment ‘complex. Detectives arrived and saw people trying to throw firearms out of one of the apartments, and all of the occupants of that apartment were arrested at that time. One of the occupants was identified as Talitha Collins (DOB: 5/12/1987). Detectives spoke with Collins, after Collins waived her Miranda rights, and Collins admitted to speaking with the victim earlier that day and agreeing to meet with him. Collins stated that she dropped off her fiancé, later identified as “Justice Brue- Miller” (008:11/17/1997), and a friend, later identified as “Derek Spragins” aka "Gudda” (D0B:6/13/1990), in the area. Collins stated that she got into the car with victim, with the intention of distracting the victim while her Brue-Miller and Spragins robbed the victim. Collins stated that she then saw both Brue-Miller and Spragins approach the victim's car, and Spragins shot through the driver's side window. Collins“stated that Brue-Miller also shot into the vehicle. Photos were obtained of both Brue-Miller and ‘Spragins, and the physical identification of the eyewitnesses matched the photos. WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, YOUR AFFIANT REQUESTS THAT A WARRANT ISSUE FOR ‘THE ARREST OF THE SUSPECT IDENTIFIED ABOVE FOR THE FE}ONY OFFENSE DESCRIBED ABOVE AFFIANT ‘SWORN TO AND SUBSCRIBED before me by the above named Affiant, as credible person, this the day of DECEMBER, 2018. JUSTICE OF THE PEAC! PRECINCT NO. I BELL COUNTY, TEXAS