A dark chapter in an Austin neighborhood's history is moving toward closure as authorities have slapped cuffs on a man in connection to the spring slaying of a local teen, law enforcement officials announced. Nicholas Treysean Price, 32, was arrested Wednesday for the homicide of 19-year-old Davante Reece, who met a grisly end on May 9, according to KXAN.
The break in the case reportedly came via anonymous snitches who tipped the scales of justice through the Crime Stoppers program. In an intricate dance of technology and testimony, police pieced together cellphone data and social media breadcrumbs that placed Price at the crime scene, per the court documents. It was a stark contradiction to Price's own claims; he had previously insisted he wasn't even in the vicinity when Reece was gunned down—the same Reece found on Breeze Way by a woman claiming to be his girlfriend after a hail of bullets was reported to 911, reported by FOX 7 Austin.
The net had been closing ever since that night in May, when residents of Manor Road near Rogge Lane were startled by the sound of shots ripping through the quiet, late-night air. Despite no immediate sign of a victim then, Reece's body was discovered mere blocks away after his loved one's frantic call, according to police. Price, who now remains in Travis County jail, faces a serious rap with a murder charge and is tethered to a $500,000 bond, per the latest jailhouse, as per KXAN.
