A Texas teen has been arrested more than three months after she allegedly fatally shot a “caring” Sonic manager during an argument about trying to pay for food with counterfeit money.
Adiah Roberson, 17, was captured in the parking lot of a Dallas apartment complex following a multi-agency operation while she had been on the Texas 10 Most Wanted list as a fugitive since July 16, according to Fox 4 News.
Roberson is accused of killing Daniel Shrewsbury while working the night shift at the San Antonio Sonic on July 7.
Shrewsbury, who was killed days before his 34th birthday, had reportedly gotten into a fight with Roberson and two others after the group tried to buy food with the counterfeit money.
As the trio left the establishment, Shrewsbury tried to take a photo of their license plate, San Antonio police told the newspaper.
Another suspect, Joshua Joseph, 27, — who was arrested in August and hit with murder charges — allegedly told the Sonic manager he would be shot while trying to take the photo, Fox 4 reported.
Moments later, police said Roberson exited the vehicle and opened fire on Shrewsbury before fleeing.
Shrewsbury was pronounced dead at the scene.
A witness who was at the drive-through the night he was shot said they heard three gunshots and saw an employee running from the fast food restaurant, saying one of her co-workers had been shot.
“I was sitting in line on my phone. And I heard what it sounded like first: the first gunshot. But I didn’t really realize that that was it,” said the witness told KENS5 in July.
“And then I heard two more gunshots after that and I thought, ‘Okay, something’s happening here.’ I tried to get out of there, basically I was scared.
Shrewsbury was the eldest of three siblings, and he enjoyed playing video games and spending time with his family while away from work, his loved ones said after his death.
“He was a very good brother, not just to me but to everyone,” said Jojo Shrewsbury, the Sonic employee’s grieving younger brother.
Shrewsbury’s sister, Jazmin Robinson, wrote emotionally Facebook post days after his death that her brother “didn’t deserve to go like this” and denounced the suspects as cowards.
“They took my brother without any hesitation, without caring about his family or loved ones. It’s a sad, sad world we live in, ladies and gentlemen. I never thought I would lose my brother this way,” wrote them.
“I love you forever, big brother, and I always will. They took your body, but they can’t have your soul. My memories of our time together will stay with me forever. I’ll never forget how much of a great hard hard sister you were. working brother.”
Roberson was also wanted for falsification of a government document.
Roberson was booked into the Dallas County Jail on charges of murder and forgery after her arrest Tuesday.
Police believe Robinson was bouncing around the state, flying from San Antonio to Austin before landing in Dallas, Fox 4 reported.
U.S. Marshals said a tip led the task force to track the teen at the Dallas apartment complex.
She is being held on a $520,000 bond and will be transferred to San Antonio to stand trial. It remains to be seen whether she will be tried as a juvenile.
However, suspects under the age of 18 who are certified to stand trial as adults in Texas and convicted of capital murder will “automatically receive a life sentence with the possibility of parole after 40 years,” according to section 12.31 of the law. Texas Penal Code.
