ALPINE, Texas — Alpine Police are investigating after a murder took place on March 20.
According to a press release, officers were called to the 400 block of E. Harriett in response to a deceased person.
Upon arrival, police found a man in his 60s dead inside the house with wound that did not appear to be self-inflicted.
The victim was later identified as Jeffrey Williams, 64.
Officers determined Travis Rutherford, 37, of Alpine as the suspect in the case. Rutherford has been arrested and charged with murder, with a bond set at $100,000.
According to Rutherford's arrest affidavit, he told his neighbor that he "may have killed his roommate."
After he was taken into custody, Rutherford admitted to police that he had shot Williams with arrows from a bow and later hit him with the bow. In a second interview, Rutherford also admitted to hitting his neighbor with a metal baseball bat.
The case is still underway and no further information is available at this time.
