JUVENILE TO BE TRIED AS ADULT IN FATAL WASHINGTON CO. SHOOTING

  

A juvenile arrested in connection to a fatal shooting in Washington County last March will be tried as an adult.

On Tuesday, Tru’Von Sweed of Navasota, who is now 17, was certified by Washington County Court at Law to be tried as an adult on the charges of murder, conspiracy to commit murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, conspiracy to commit assault with a deadly weapon, and deadly conduct.

Sweed was arrested last April for his alleged involvement in a shooting in Old Washington on March 15, 2020, which resulted in the death of 20-year-old Derrick Anthony Davis, Jr. of Hempstead.  Two others were wounded in the shooting.

At the end of Tuesday’s hearing, Sweed was taken into custody.  According to the Washington County Attorney's Office, bond was set at $80,000, made up of $25,000 each for the murder and conspiracy to commit murder charges, and $10,000 each for the remaining charges.

The case was investigated by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office with assistance from the Texas Rangers, and will now be handled by the Washington County District Attorney’s Office.

This is the second juvenile that has been certified to face charges as an adult in Washington County since 2016.  J.B. Wright III was previously presented for certification on the charge of murder for the death of Trey Kurtz in October 2014.  As an adult, Wright pleaded guilty to Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon and was sentenced to 16 years in prison.