Sheriff: 4 arrested, 1 on the run in deadly Brazoria County home invasion

BRAZORIA COUNTY, Texas. The Brazoria County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a woman they say was involved in a deadly home invasion that happened in late January.

Larry Ortiz Jr., 45, was gunned down early on January 28 at the home he was staying in in the community of Treasure Island near Freeport, according to the sheriff’s office.

Ortiz and his family used to visit the area to celebrate the quinceañera. Officials said Ortiz’s son and his friend left the night before and brought the two women to the house they were staying at.

When the four of them were upstairs, two men and a woman broke into the house with guns, the sheriff’s office said. They said the group ran into Ortiz’s son and friend and demanded money.

According to the sheriff’s office, Ortiz woke up in a commotion and tried to protect his son and friend. It was then that the BCSO reported that he had been mortally wounded.

The sheriff’s office identified the two women who were taken home as Alena Nicole Pena Murillo, 20, and Anzley Tay Castillo, 20. They were seen leaving the scene in a white car, which was later determined to have been used by other suspects.

The two men have been identified as Richard Horn Jr., 29, and Kierston Wilkerson, 21, according to the sheriff’s office. They also identified the third woman as 23-year-old Guadalupe Navarro.

All five suspects have been charged with murder.

Horn was taken into custody in Comal County, Navarro was taken into custody in Guadalupe County, Wilkerson was taken into custody in Fort Bend County, and Castillo was taken into custody in Wharton County. They are all under bail of $2 million each.

Officials said that as of February 25, Murillo had not been arrested. She also has a valid murder warrant for her arrest. Investigators believe she may be in the Richmond or Rosenberg area.

If you have any information about Murillo’s whereabouts, you are strongly encouraged to contact the Brazoria County Sheriff’s Office at 979-864-2392 or the Crime Squad at 800-460-2222.

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