An 18-year-old man has been charged with felony murder for allegedly killing a 75-year-old pastor who was also the mother of a Houston police sergeant.
according to christian post, Trenton Bevell hit Gloria Collins at a red light on Martin Luther King Boulevard near Van Fleet Street around 10:15 a.m. on Sept. 7. Bevell was driving a stolen Dodge Charger at the time and was chased by police, who eventually lost sight of him.
Collins was found about two miles from his home in the MacGregor Park area and was pronounced dead at the scene. houston chronicle I will report it. On Thursday, Houston Police Chief Troy Finner identified Collins as the mother of HPD Sgt. The other two people were taken to the hospital with minor injuries from the collision.
A member of Mr Collins’ family said: Kou that she served as a faith leader in the Church of the Living God; Jerry Burley, who has known Collins for 30 years and served as her pastor for 15 years, said Collins was “incredibly talented. Whatever she wanted to do, she did it.” ” he said.
“She had so many people who loved her. I don’t know when her service will be, but I can guarantee that wherever it is, it will be full,” he added. She was exactly that kind of woman.
Bevel is hospitalized in critical condition and has been charged with felony murder, with bail set at $500,000. The day before the fatal crash, the suspect and another man carjacked a Charger from Kathleen Hill in the Hobby Airport area.
“Two young men wearing camouflage clothing and ski masks robbed me at gunpoint,” Hill recalled.
Collins’ homecoming service was held last Thursday at Fifth Ward Baptist Church in Houston.
“We were excited about our upcoming meeting at the temple when we received a heart-breaking phone call. I still can’t believe it, but God is a God who makes no mistakes and is a woman who loves her Heavenly Father.” Cecilia Blaine Darden on Facebook. “He called her daughter home, and God, God, someday we will rejoice again, Dr. Gloria Collins.” A few years ago, we celebrated the Super Bowl at Sea and had a great time. spent.”
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Milton Quintanilla is a freelance writer and content creator. He is a contributor to Christian Headlines and host of the For Your Soul Podcast, a podcast dedicated to sound doctrine and Biblical truth. He holds a Master of Divinity degree from Alliance Theological Seminary.
