Archer County murder suspect dies after being released

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Lee Alfredo Villapondo, a suspect in the April 2020 murder of John Lewis Helms, died last week after he was released from the Archer County Jail Thursday, Sept. 16, on a personal recognizance bond. The 97th District Court Order which lowered the suspects bond to a $500,000 personal recognizance bond stated Villapondo is seriously ill and confined in a hospital on a ventilator and cann...

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