3-09-2013 Springtown Woman Arrested for Murder

PRESS RELEASE

ParkerCounty Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Springtown woman for murder.

Sheriff Larry Fowler said deputies were dispatched to the call around 10:30 p.m., Friday, March 8, 2013, in the 3500 block of West Highway 199 in Springtown.

The suspect, identified as Roni Catherine Lisenbe, 33, dialed 9-1-1, telling dispatchers she shot her boyfriend, a 38-year-old white male.

Deputies arrived on scene and found Lisenbe sitting on the front porch and the victim was discovered on the bedroom floor of their residence.

Lisenbe was immediately taken into custody without further incident.

The suspect told Sheriff’s investigators a domestic dispute led to a physical altercation when Lisenbe retrieved a Glock 23 handgun and shot the victim in the abdomen.

He was transported to HarrisNorthwestHospital in Azle, where medical staff pronounced him deceased.

The case is currently under investigation.

Lisenbe was booked into the Parker County Jail, where she remains incarcerated. As of Saturday afternoon, her bond had not been set.

The victim’s identity is not being released at this time.