Raymond Carter, 55, was fatally shot on November 19, 2014, at the Crazy 8 Ball Saloon on North W.W. White Road in San Antonio after an argument over a pool game. Carter collapsed outside the saloon and Nelson fled the scene.

Police arrested Nelson the next morning at his East Side home about 4 miles from the bar, after witnesses provided information linking him to the shooting. Nelson’s criminal history noted a 2002 deferred adjudication for unlawfully carrying a weapon and a 2004 conviction for driving while intoxicated with an open container. Prosecutors said Nelson faced the possibility of life imprisonment if convicted of Carter’s murder.