Man Gets Life Term for 2012 Double Murder

LONGVIEW � An East Texas man has received a life sentence stemming from a 2012 double murder. KETK reports jury selection had begun in Longview January 20 for the trial of Joshua O’Steven Reese. He was accused of killing La Toya Nicole Reese, 28, and 11-year-old Mya Rosetta Nichol Sebron. Judicial records show Reese later pleaded guilty to two counts of capital murder and will spend the rest of his life in prison.

A court order filed July 13, 2013, revealed Reese’s alibi for the night his ex-wife and stepdaughter were shot and killed inside their Pine Tree duplex. Reese reportedly told investigators on October 10, 2012, he was being followed by two men who he believed killed his ex-wife and stepdaughter. La Toya Reese died from a gunshot wound to the head and her daughter suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the head and torso, according to an autopsy report. Investigators said there was no evidence of forced entry. Joshua Reese was arrested two days after the bodies were discovered on charges of burglary of a habitation.