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A Houston man with a long record of violent arrests is back behind bars, accused of murder, reigniting debate over Harris County’s controversial bail practices and the release of repeat offenders.

Police say Gabriel Isaiah Menefee, 23, shot and killed Jaylon Ward, 25, during an argument inside a hotel room on Nov. 2. Menefee was arrested four days later and charged with murder in the 263rd Criminal District Court.

When officers arrived around 3:15 a.m., they found Ward suffering from at least one gunshot wound. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene. Investigators identified Menefee as the suspect and took him into custody on Nov. 6. Another suspect, Kaleb Bates, 17, was also arrested and charged with auto theft in a

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