Arlington police have arrested a suspect in connection with a murder from December 2021.
39-year-old Jason Reyes was arrested on one count of Capital Murder in connection with the shooting. Reyes was taken into custody on October 30, 2025, by members of the U.S. Marshals North Texas Fugitive Task Force in Fort Worth.
December 2021 shooting
Alphonso Lewis Jr., 34, was found shot and killed inside his southwest Arlington apartment on December 10, 2021. At the time, officers responded to the 6300 block of Rivertrail Circle to investigate a shooting in the area. Officers found Lewis with a gunshot wound to the head, and he was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Arlington police say that evidence at the apartment suggested “Lewis and his killer were engaging in high-risk drug activity at the time of the shooting.”
A plea for public help
Surveillance cameras captured a masked man near the apartment around the time detectives believe the shooting occurred. In January 2022, the Arlington Police Department shared an image of the person of interest with the public to help identify him…