Suspect Arrested for Murder of 69-year-old Man in South Side

Charges have been officially filed against a suspect arrested in connection with the fatal assault of Joseph Jones, 69, whose lifeless body was discovered at 3575 Yellowstone Boulevard around noon on December 21, 2022.

The suspect, identified as Steven Nickerson, 42, is now facing a murder charge in the 177th State District Court. Nickerson, who was already in the Harris County Jail on unrelated charges, was implicated in the death of Joseph Jones.

Houston Police Department Homicide Division Detectives C. Flora and J. Flores provided details about the case, stating that Mr. Jones was found unresponsive inside a commercial building at the aforementioned address. The victim had sustained severe injuries consistent with a beating. Upon arrival, Houston Fire Department paramedics pronounced him deceased.

According to the building owner, Mr. Jones had been residing at the location. When the owner was unable to contact him, he visited the premises and discovered Jones’s lifeless body.

A preliminary investigation suggested that the incident occurred at approximately 10 a.m. on December 21, 2022. Detectives also believe that the suspect(s) stole Jones’s vehicle, a silver Dodge pickup truck, during the incident.

Subsequent investigations led law enforcement authorities to identify Steven Nickerson as the primary suspect in the case. Consequently, on September 19, 2023, he was formally charged in connection with Joseph Jones’s tragic death.