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Suspect in Vass homicide arrested in Texas

A Vass man was arrested in Texas on Saturday in connection with his roommate's death, authorities said.

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VASS, N.C. — A Vass man was arrested in Texas on Saturday in connection with his roommate's death, authorities said.

Moore County deputies went to the home as 455 Rollins Road in Vass after getting a tip from an out-of-state law enforcement agency that a crime had taken place there, and they found Rex Hayes Watson, 57, dead, authorities said.

Investigators identified Watson's roommate, Dallas Lester Walters Jr, 48, as a suspect in his death, and after obtaining a warrant, Walters was arrested in Bexar County, Texas, authorities said.

He was being held without bond in Texas awaiting extradition to North Carolina.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the Moore County Sheriff’s Office Crime Tip Line at 910-947-4444.

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