Authorities investigate the death of a 7-year-old boy found in a washing machine at a home in Spring on Thursday, July 28, 2022.Jemaine Thomas, 42, on Tuesday was arrested and charged with capital murder in the death of Troy Koehler, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said. His wife, Tiffany Thomas, 35, was arrested and charged with injury to a child by omission.
"I'm going to end up kill him," Jemaine Thomas' text message said."You going to come home and he going to be hang from the f--- tree outside."that. I'm for not doing sh** for birthday."up. Why I come out the restroom from taking my shower and his funky a** in the living room watching TV." A deputy instructed Jemaine Thomas to place Troy on the floor, while other deputies performed CPR on the boy. Jemaine and Tiffany Thomas were removed from the home by law enforcement.Body found near Brays Bayou believed to be missing Oklahoma father in Houston for child's surgery
A door frame and cardboard box lid within the kitchen had blood transfer stains, but DNA analysis results are pending, court documents state.Tiffany Thomas told authorities she made sure Troy had dinner July 27 before leaving for work in a Lyft. She also said the doors were locked when she left the home. But around 1 a.m. on July 28, she received a text from Jemaine Thomas saying that Troy was gone and the door was open when he got home.
Once Jemaine Thomas woke up at 4 a.m., he continued to search for Troy until Tiffany Thomas arrived at the home at 5 a.m.During an interview on July 28, Jemaine Thomas told law enforcement he struck Troy with an open hand on the buttocks five times on July 24. During the"disciplining," Jemaine Thomas hit Troy in the back by accident due to the boy jumping around. He said he stopped the discipline after hitting his son in the back.
Geezus.