BRYAN DRIVE-BY SHOOTING SUSPECTS INDICTED FOR MURDER, AGGRAVATED ASSAULT

  

Three Bryan men have been indicted by a Brazos County Grand Jury for their role in a fatal drive-by shooting in June.

24-year-old Ayrian Brown, 24-year-old Demetrius Thomas, and 18-year-old DeShawn Franklin were all indicted this week, after authorities say they shot and killed Derrick O’Bryant Smith on Clark Street in Bryan on June 3^rd.

Brown and Thomas were indicted for Murder and Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Felon, with Thomas being indicted on an additional charge of Evading Arrest.  Franklin was indicted on three counts of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon.

Thomas was arrested July 29^th after Brenham police informed Bryan authorities that he had posted on social media he was eating at a Houston restaurant and driving to Bryan afterwards.  Officers arrested Thomas after he passed them on Highway 6.

Brown was arrested on June 11^th in Austin, while Franklin was taken into custody June 23^rd in College Station.