What started as a neighborhood drug run on a Fort Worth street in mid-November ended in gunfire and an alleged murder contract worth as little as $500, according to newly filed court records. Prosecutors say a routine re-up of narcotics spiraled into a paid hit, and two people are now charged in a killing that has neighbors wondering how fast a street dispute can turn lethal.
Jail records show 30-year-old Patrick Aaron Taylor and 22-year-old Alexis Warren were arrested on Dec. 11, 2025, and face murder charges, according to news reports. Investigators developed an arrest warrant affidavit after reviewing witness statements and other evidence, according to Yahoo News.
Affidavit Lays Out Alleged $500 Hit
An arrest warrant affidavit reviewed by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram states that the victim, 23-year-old Preston Holmes, went to the 3800 block of Lauretta Drive on Nov. 14, 2025, to replenish a drug supply. According to the document, an argument broke out, and Holmes was shot outside the home.
The affidavit alleges that Taylor, whom witnesses knew by the nickname “Memphis,” was promised $500 to kill Holmes. Witnesses told investigators they saw Taylor fire at least eight rounds from a black Glock handgun, and officers later recovered eight 9 mm shell casings at the scene, according to the filing…