According to the Baytown Police Department, Cierra Alexis Sutton, 30, fatally shot Steven Coleman and cut up his body with a machete on August 16, 2017, in their apartment in Baytown, Texas, then put the remains in various Dumpsters. Detectives said Sutton killed Coleman while he was sleeping after the couple got into an argument earlier that evening.
Several friends told investigators Sutton confessed to the murder and said her 10-year-old daughter was inside the apartment at the time.
On Aug. 18, Sutton reported Coleman as missing to the Baytown Police station.
Weeks later, Sutton fled the state and brought her daughter to a friend's home in Metairie. Sutton was found Thursday (Sept. 14) in a Louisiana apartment complex and was taken into custody.
According to the Baytown Police Department, Cierra Alexis Sutton, 30, fatally shot Steven Coleman and cut up his body with a machete on August 16, 2017, in their apartment in Baytown, Texas, then put the remains in various Dumpsters. Detectives said Sutton killed Coleman while he was sleeping after the couple got into an argument earlier that evening.
Several friends told investigators Sutton confessed to the murder and said her 10-year-old daughter was inside the apartment at the time.
On Aug. 18, Sutton reported Coleman as missing to the Baytown Police station.
Weeks later, Sutton fled the state and brought her daughter to a friend's home in Metairie. Sutton was found Thursday (Sept. 14) in a Louisiana apartment complex and was taken into custody.
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