On this date Nacogdoches Police conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in the 5400 block of North St arresting Madison Meazell Simmons 17 years of age from Nacogdoches, Tx. Madison was wanted on a charge of Murder in the first degree stemming from a Homicide Investigation into the shooting death of Melvin Ray Rogers Jr in the 2000 block of Pruitt Hill Circle in Nacogdoches, Tx on December 21, 2020.
Officers had responded to the area after hearing gunshots and found Mr. Rogers inside his residence, shot multiple times. Mr. Rogers was pronounced deceased at the scene.
This is an ongoing investigation. Anyone with information about this case is asked to contact the Nacogdoches Police Department at 936-559-2607.
