Houston man murdered truck driver after he cashed $70 check

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Houston man murdered truck driver after he cashed $70 check
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A Houston man was sentenced to prison for killing a truck driver in 2022 during an armed robbery after the driver cashed a check earlier that day.

Ethan Caleb Thomas from Houston was sentenced to prison for the 2022 killing of a truck driver during an armed robbery, says Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg.Thomas, 22, pleaded guilty to murder for the death of 50-year-old Jose Canales on Feb. 11, 2022, a parking lot sweeping truck driver, and was sentenced to life in prison. Canales was shot while picking up debris in a parking lot in the 19500 block of Tomball Parkway.

Harris County Sheriff’s Office deputies, upon investigation, identified Thomas through surveillance footage and cellphone records, tracing his movements from a nearby check-cashing store to the scene of the crime. According to officials, Thomas followed Canales from the store where he had just cashed a $70 check.

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