DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – For hours before her murder, Kyaira Williams tried persuading her husband to get help.
Late Monday, Feb. 21, she texted her mother she and Brannon Williams were on the way to the hospital, according to newly released court police records.
The couple from Waco had been visiting Kyaira’s mother, Karen Williams, when Karen later told police Brannon began “acting out of character.”
According to an affidavit filed by Dallas police, he was sitting in the parking lot inside of gray Chevrolet Tahoe waving a Glock handgun, which prompted the apartment complex management to request he leave.
Karen later told Dallas Sheriff’s deputies Brannon’s an Army veteran who suffers from PTSD.
Later that day, Kyaira and Brannon drove to a shopping center. After parking, they spent the next two hours on the phone with the Crisis Intervention Hotline trying to convince Brannon to check into a psychiatric hospital, which Brannon apparently agreed to. Kyaira and Brannon began driving to the VA Hospital at about 7:30 p.m.
But by 8:42 p.m., Karen still had not heard back from her daughter, so she sent a text asking if she was okay. Karen got a text back from Kyaira’s phone telling her they were on the way to the hospital.
Then, at about 9:29 p.m., Brannon called the Hutchins Police Department and told them his wife ran off with his gun and that he would never hurt her. Hutchins Police were able to trace Brannon’s phone and pin his location to the area of I-20 at I-45.
Half an hour later, Dallas 911 received a call from Brannon’s cell phone from 8210 South Lancaster Road. The call sheet stated, “Unknown situation, male caller requesting help. Male caller states he was at Chevron, but does not know where.”
Brannon apparently called back and mentioned his wife to dispatchers, but did not say what happened to Kyaira. Before hanging up, Brannon said “I’m gone bro, I’m leaving. Why did you do that bro?” and did not answer any other questions. When officers arrived, a witness told them that Brannon drove off in a dark-colored SUV.
At about 10:01 p.m., Brannon flagged down two Dallas Police officers conducting a traffic stop at westbound I-20 near Houston School Road. He stuck both of his hands out of the window of his gray Chevy Tahoe to show he was unarmed and told the officers he was looking for his wife.
Brannon started to get nervous and stated, “His hands are out of the window, don’t shoot, he has a shotgun in the back that’s fully loaded.” He was asked to step out of the vehicle for the officers’ safety and appeared to be in a manic state. Brannon was detained and placed in the deputies’ vehicle, where he told deputies he served in the army and suffered from PTSD.
Brannon said Kyaira was running from him because she was afraid he would hurt her. He told deputies that he briefly chased her, but did not answer when asked what happened next. Brannon was then taken to the Parkland Psychiatric Emergency Center due to deputies’ concerns about his mental state.
The next morning, a Dallas Police officer was dispatched to Karen Williams’ apartment in response to a request made by the Dallas Sheriff’s Department, who were concerned about Kyaira due to Brannon’s admission to the psychiatric hospital. The officer then reported Kyaira as a missing person, and an investigation into her fate began.
Police then used phone records to trace Brannon and Kyaira’s phones, which were pinned in the area of I-20 and I-45. Officers searched the area and found Kyaira’s body under a bridge with several gunshot wounds on Wednesday, Feb. 23. Cartridge casings which matched casings found in Brannon’s vehicle were found near her body.
Brannon was arrested and charged with 1st degree murder in connection with Kyaira’s death. Police said they consider this incident to be family violence.
from CBS Dallas / Fort Worth https://ift.tt/dQkjfqN
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