DESOTO, Texas — The DeSoto Police Department has announced the arrest of 25-year-old Lewis Ray Harper Jr., of Lancaster, Texas, wanted in connection with a 2020 murder in Dallas.
Harper was captured on February 27, 2025, following a detailed investigation by DeSoto Police Detectives, the department announced today.
Detectives utilized advanced facial recognition software to identify Harper from images captured by police body-worn cameras during a recent foot pursuit, according to a press release from the DeSoto Police Department. After several days of tracking, detectives located Harper at a motel in Lancaster and took him into custody without incident during a traffic stop at the border of DeSoto and Lancaster…