Facebook Marketplace sale ends in deadly ambush in Texas

A man is facing a capital murder charge after a Facebook Marketplace transaction in Seagoville ended in a deadly shooting.

RJ Nathan Bonner, 20, is accused of participating in the killing of William Dean, who had traveled to Seagoville to sell jewelry to someone using a fake buyer profile named “Jerry John.” Investigators later linked the profile to a teenager from Balch Springs.

Police say Dean, who was selling gemstone-encrusted men’s watches, sent photos and videos of the merchandise through Facebook Marketplace and agreed to meet in the Seago Farms neighborhood of Seagoville on Dec. 2, 2024…

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