A former satellite TV installation technician has been arrested and charged with capital murder in the slaying of an Arkansas woman whose home he visited for a job.
Dilan Estes, 26, of Monticello, was taken into custody in connection to the 2020 death of Crissy Lee Jacks, 44, according to Arkansas State Police on Tuesday.
He had his first appearance before District Judge Bruce Anderson on Monday.
Jacks, a mom of three and grandmother of two, was discovered stabbed to death in her trailer home on July 13, 2020 after friends became concerned when they couldn't get in contact with her. Police believe that Estes worked in Jacks' home in Banks, Arkansas the day she was murdered.
Law enforcement arrived at Jacks' home after friends alerted Bradley County Sheriff's Office of their concern when they were unable to get in contact with the young grandmother.
Dilan Estes, 26, has been arrested and charged in the 2020 murder of Crissy Lee Jacks, 44
The grandmother was found stabbed to death in her trailer home on July 13, 2020
Estes has been charged with capital murder nearly a year after Jacks' death
Jacks is remembered as a smart and 'very active girl who enjoyed so many things in life'
Estes is being held at the Dallas County Jail Facility without bond. Police have not identified a clear motive for the killing.
The day of Estes' arrest her mother, Mona Gregory, expressed her gratitude to the Arkansas State Police posting on Facebook, 'I have no word to express my feeling at the moment. Quite frankly I am an emotional wreck and honestly don't know how I'm suppose
