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Murder suspects caught

By Bill Moss, Published: January 7, 2016

A couple wanted in the Dec. 3 murder of a 28-year-old Fletcher man were apprehended ion Old Fort and jailed in Hendersonville on Wednesday. Detectives with the Hendersonville Police Department and law officers with the U.S. Marshal's Service, the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office, the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office and the Marion Police Department found the suspects Old Fort around 5:30 p.m. Charged with Deque DeAngelo Taylor's murder are Shawn C. Hollifield, 23, and Savannah Rose Walker, 21.

In addition to the arrest of Hollifield and Walker, authorities arrested Shawn Lyda Hall, 24, and Crystal Hernandez, age 31, and charged them with accessory after the fact.

All four individuals were transported to the Henderson County Detention facility and were processed and held. Hollifield and Walker have been held without bond and had a first appearance in court today. Hall and Hernandez were held under a $10,500 and a $10,000 secured bond respectively. Both Hall and Hernandez also had a first court appearance today.

Detectives with the Hendersonville Police department continue to follow up on investigative leads. The public is asked to contact the Hendersonville Police Department at (828)-697-3025 or Henderson County Crime Stoppers at (828)-697-STOP.

The Hendersonville Lightning reported that detectives recovered a seat belt buckle with a part number that matched a red 2015 Jeep Compass rented earlier that day by Hollifield and that detectives soon learned from Taylor's cousin that Hollifield and Walker were with Taylor in the Jeep. The detectives obtained video surveillance from an Exxon station at 5411 Asheville Highway next to Taylor’s residence, showing he got in the Jeep with the couple at 2:30 p.m.

Kristina Harper, told police that she and Taylor hatched a plan to steal from Walker. He was to take $50 from her and tell her he would buy pills. Taylor gave the money to Harper, who drove away. “Taylor was to pretend that he got ripped off and the money was gone, while later he would meet Harper and split the $50 with her,” Det. Bruce Darrah wrote in an application for a search warrant.