Police Arrest Richardson Murder Suspect In Fort Worth
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RICHARDSON (CBSDFW.COM) - Police in Richardson believe the search for a killer is over.
Investigators say they received information a possible suspect in the murder of Michael Castagne on Tuesday was at an apartment in Fort Worth. Once at the complex on the eastside of Fort Worth, officers took Daeveion Mangum into custody. He has been charged with Murder.
On Wednesday police sent out a call for help finding Castagne's missing car, a 2013 red Kia Sportage. At that time, police felt that if they found the car they would find Castagne's killer.
After the arrest of Mangum Thursday, Richardson Police Detective Adam Perry explained they actually received the tip in reverse. "The leads with the detectives were actually to the suspect and then we found the victim's car in the [apartment] complex."
It was Tuesday when a report of the smell of smoke sent firefighters to an industrial park in the 500 block of East Arapaho Road. Once there first-responders found Castagne's body in his office.
Sources say there were no signs of forced entry at the office space leased to a company called The Brotherhood, LLC. The fire appeared to be intentionally set, possibly to try and cover-up Castagne's murder and destroy evidence.
As it stands, police will only say that the 60-year-old businessman died from blunt force trauma. Those who knew him say Castagne was an intensely private person who spent his career in the restaurant industry and helped launch a popular Addison wine bar.
Castagne's murder is the first one in Richardson this year.
After his arrest in Fort Worth, Daeveion Mangum, 19, was transferred to the Richardson Jail. His bond has not been set.
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