Sex Offender Had Ties Homicide Victim

Gregg County authorities say, the sex-offender captured last week in Upshur County, had ties to the woman found dead in a wooded area. KLTV reports that the arrest affidavit for Joseph Wayne Burnette showed that he had shared a residence with 28-year-old Felicia Pearson. Her body was found on July 24, during a search by police off of Birdsong street in Longview. Burnette remains behind bars under $500,000 bond.