Schertz police officers said they needed to travel more than 100 miles south to arrest a suspect accused of murdering a woman in 2023.

According to a news release, a Guadalupe County grand jury indicted Aaron James Declouette, 62, on two charges on Oct. 2: murder (first-degree felony) and tampering with or fabricating physical evidence (third-degree felony).

After a warrant for Declouette’s arrest was issued, Schertz police officers said they were able to track the suspect down Monday in Corpus Christi — with the help of the Corpus Christi Police Department’s gang unit — without incident.

Police originally identified Declouette as a person of interest in connection with the death of Lisa Sipes. In a 2024 news release, authorities said Sipes, 42, was found dead inside her apartment in Ma

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