Feb. 26 (UPI) -- A Texas man was arrested after the owner of a pawn shop was killed during an attempted robbery, police said Sunday.
JaTevon Marquise Johnson, 18, was taken into police custody in Dallas at around 6 p.m. on Saturday by the Lewisville Police Department without incident, a spokesperson for the Dallas suburb of Lewisville said in a news release.
He has been charged with capital murder and is being held at the Lewisville jail. His bond was set at $1 million.
Johnson is believed to be one of three people who attempted an armed robbery at the Lewisville Pawn Shop, about 25 miles north of Dallas, around 9:30 a.m. on Feb. 14, officials said.
The Lewisville Police Department said in a statement that three Black males, all dressed in Black hoodies and blue jeans, had jumped out of a Ford Escape and rushed into the store to confront the owner.
The store owner was shot in the chest and was taken to a local hospital, where he died from his injuries.
The victim was identified by WFAA as 54-year-old Daniel White.
Johnson has been charged with murder and his bond has been set at $1 million, jail records reviewed by UPI show.
Officials said that the investigation remains ongoing as authorities search for additional suspects.