Silsbee — Two additional suspects have been jailed in Hardin County, Texas, in connection with a 2021 murder linked to a drug deal gone wrong.
Bruce Wayne Newton, Jr., 26, and Kyriq Wyatt, 23, are each held on $1.5 million bonds set by Justice of the Peace Rod Ousley. Charges include murder, aggravated robbery, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and engaging in organized criminal activity.
These arrests follow charges against three other suspects connected to the same case in 2021.
The victim, 19-year-old Jeremiah Kawane Grant, was found fatally shot on July 2, 2021, on West Martin Luther King Drive near Pine Street in Silsbee. Police previously reported that Grant was shot inside a vehicle, pushed out, and left on the road where he later died.
On September 26, 2025, the Silsbee Police Department arrested Wyatt and Newton on warrants related to the June 2021 incident. Both suspects are now in Hardin County Jail awaiting prosecution by the District Attorney’s Office.
According to police, on the early morning of June 2, 2021, officers responded to a shooting at the Buzzy Bee/Valero station and discovered Grant deceased with multiple gunshot wounds. Another man, Jacob Matthew Decuir, was wounded but survived.
After a multi-year investigation led by the SPD Special Assignment Unit, evidence showed Grant, Wyatt, and Newton planned an aggravated robbery targeting individuals involved in a narcotics transaction in Silsbee. Gunfire was exchanged during the encounter, resulting in Grant’s death and Decuir’s injury.
Investigators executed multiple search warrants, reviewed surveillance and body camera footage, and conducted extensive interviews. Warrants were previously issued for other suspects, including Decuir, Bryce Joseph Pfeffer, and Emily Madison Ranolls.
The latest arrests of Wyatt and Newton highlight their alleged roles as co-conspirators in the robbery and violent events.
Police emphasize that this case involved meticulous evidence review and thank the community and law enforcement partners for their patience and cooperation. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.
