On March 28, 2017, 69-year-old John Porter was fatally shot during a home invasion at his residence on Cool Spring Drive in Fort Worth, Texas. His wife, Diane Porter, also 69, was injured in the same incident but survived. The assailant stole the couple’s vehicle; that car was later found near the home of James Earnest Floyd Jr. in Terrell, Texas.

Police identified James Earnest Floyd Jr., 50, as a person of interest soon after the robbery and shooting. The arrest warrant says Floyd had been in the neighborhood that day visiting a man he had met online and with whom he was having a sexual relationship. Floyd was arrested in Dallas on an unrelated kidnapping charge and a parole violation; an arrest warrant was later issued for him in Porter’s killing.

Jury selection for Floyd’s capital murder trial began in March 2020 but the trial was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. In August 2020 a mistrial was declared when only 10 jurors were available. Prosecutors announced plans to retry the case and sought the death penalty. Floyd remains in custody awaiting retrial, and Diane Porter continues to recover from her injuries.

Did anyone in the Fort Worth or Terrell area see the stolen vehicle on or after March 28, 2017?