Teen indicted for capital murder in summer slaying of young mother

Jasmine Williams shot to death during robbery on July 14

SAN ANTONIO – The last of three men accused in the robbery and slaying of 19-year-old Jasmine Williams has been indicted on capital murder charges in the teenage mother’s death.

An indictment naming Johntavion Sounders, 18, was returned by a grand jury Friday morning.

Williams, the mother of 2 toddlers, was shot to death in her West Side home in the 8600 block of Limpkin Court just after noon on July 14.

Police said a cell phone, two pairs of sneakers, a credit card and a piggy bank containing coins were taken from Williams’ home.

“She didn’t deserve to die like that, nobody does, and I want justice,” Laurie Schneider, Williams’ mother, said that day.

Sounders is in jail, and his bond is set at $500,000.

Two other men, Kyle Philips, 18, and Dorian Murphree, 22, are also jailed and facing charges in Williams’ murder.


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Sal Salazar is a photojournalist at KSAT 12. Before coming to KSAT in 1998, he worked at the Fox affiliate in San Antonio. Sal started off his career back in 1995 for the ABC Affiliate in Lubbock and has covered many high-profile news events since. In his free time, he enjoys spending time at home, gaming and loves traveling with his wife.

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