On August 2, 2017 the body of 22-year-old Dustin Hammons was found in an open field near the intersection of Creek Road and Bud Bennet Road in Starks, Louisiana. The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office determined Hammons was the victim of a homicide, and investigators reported a connection to the methamphetamine trade.

Detectives traced Hammons’ last movements to Baytown and Houston, Texas, where witnesses said he left with 45-year-old Boyd Lurch Hagood and 22-year-old Ashlyn Brown in a car driven by Hagood. Testimony says Hammons had been working as a drug runner for Hagood, was accused of stealing Hagood’s car, was assaulted by Jason Lee Lopez (known as Kasper), tried to flee on foot but was caught, pleaded for his life in the vehicle, and was later taken to the field and shot. Witness testimony at trial described Hammons still crying out after the first shots, prompting more gunfire.

Hagood and Brown were arrested in Texas on aggravated assault charges and faced second-degree murder warrants in Calcasieu Parish; bond amounts were set at $2.5 million for Hagood and $1.5 million for Brown. Jason Lee Lopez was convicted of manslaughter and racketeering and received consecutive sentences totaling 60 years at hard labor without probation, parole, or suspension.

Does anyone have further information about Hammons’ movements in Texas in the days before August 2, 2017?