Deshawn Longmire found guilty for murder of Houston pastor

Man found guilty for murder of beloved Houston pastor

Deshawn Longmire was found guilty for the 2022 shooting death of Ronald Mouton. FOX 26's Jonathan Mejia explains the shooting and what happens next for Longmire.

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas - Deshawn Longmire, the man charged with the murder of a beloved Houston pastor, Ronald Mouton, in June 2022, has been found guilty of first degree murder by a jury.

The court will now move on to the punishment phase for Longmire.

Murder of Rev. Ronald Mouton

The backstory:

On June 24, 2022, Houston police were called to a crash along the southbound lanes of the Gulf Freeway near 6400 Gulf Freeway near Gould Street.

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Witnesses told police that 58-year-old Mouton was driving in a white car when he was shot by a driver in a black sedan, after an apparent road rage incident.

Authorities say Mouton was shot in the chest, crashed, and died. Mouton was a pastor at East Bethel Missionary Baptist Church for 32 years.

Surveillance video from Pusch and Nguyen Injury Lawyers captures what appears to be Pastor Mouton’s car swerving into the roadside, moments before he crashed.

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Then, another camera from a nearby gas station, captured the moments after his car crashed, and appeared to spin to a halt.

Investigators identified Longmire as a suspect. They learned in June 2022, Longmire was driving with the Uber app activated on Gulf Freeway Service Road near Gould Street when he shot out of his vehicle into Mouton's hitting him in the chest, according to a charging document in the case.

Punishment phase in Longmire trial

What they're saying:

"I want to apologize and I know there nothing I can do to change the situation and if I could I would. I made a mistake and I hurt a lot of people," Longmire said on the stand.

"Promise to find some kind of way to let the family know I’m sorry. Make peace with them," he added.

"I can’t imagine. Truly sorry. I feel so bad that this happened. I hate that it happened. I really do," said Chanel Hogan-Jones, Longmire's mother.

Who is Deshawn Longmire?

Longmire worked as an Uber driver from 2018 to 2019.

He was under home confinement while on bond.

Since the murder of Mouton, he has earned his associate's degree and attended Lakewood Church.