Beauregard Parish murder suspect captured

Newton County Sheriff Robert Burby said early Thursday morning that a Beauregard Parish murder suspect had been captured. Burby was concerned about the case because the suspect, Hank Windham, was reportedly fleeing from law enforcement in far southwest Beauregard Parish, just across the Sabine River from the south end of Newton County. No details about the murder have been released, other than the fact that it occurred in the early afternoon on Wednesday in the area of George Windham Road, about 12 miles north-northeast of Deweyville. Later in the afternoon, Windham was reportedly on the ground and fleeing from officers near Starks, which is just across the Sabine River from Deweyville. KJAS News will update this story when new information becomes available from the Beauregard Parish Sheriff's Department.