Second suspect arrest in killing of store clerk Zachary Benavidez

D'Anthony Carter charged with capital murder

SAN ANTONIO – Another suspect has been arrested in the shooting death of a convenience store clerk.

Law enforcement took 18 year-old D'Anthony Carter into custody and he's now in the Bexar County jail charged with capital murder.

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An arrest affidavit says teachers at Stevens High School recognized Carter in a photo released to media by San Antonio police after Diamond Food Mart clerk Zachary Benavidez was shot and killed during a robbery June 7.

Teachers identified Carter from the photos, and police been searching for him since.

They also arrested 18 year-old Olanda Taylor June 11 and also charged him with capital murder in Benavidez' death.

The arrest affidavit says Taylor identified Carter as the other person who robbed the store and shot Benavidez.

According to the affidavit, Taylor told police he shot and killed Benavidez and that Carter shot a customer.

Bond for Carter is set at $750,000 for capital murder, and another $50,000 for an earlier aggravated robbery at a phone store.