Man went to poker club after killing dad, stepmom: Cops
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Left: Benjamin Frakes (Harris County Constable Precinct 4). Right: Harris County officers detaining Frakes (Harris County Constable Precinct 4).

Authorities in Texas have apprehended a suspect accused of fatally shooting his father and stepmother. The man was found inside a poker club near Houston.

Deputies from Harris County Constable Precinct 4 received information on Tuesday indicating that Benjamin Frakes was at the Dog House Poker Club. The 39-year-old was wanted for allegedly committing the murders of his father, Franklin Frakes, 72, and his stepmother, Florentina Frakes, 56, in their Spring, Texas residence. According to deputies, both victims sustained multiple gunshot wounds, and a handgun was discovered at the site.

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Benjamin Frakes was charged with two counts of capital murder. After his arrest on Tuesday, law enforcement searched his vehicle and said they found a “sizable” amount of cocaine, Xanax, Oxycodone, “and other unknown substances.” The vehicle search, which K-9 units participated in, also uncovered two guns, Harris County authorities noted.

The bodies of Franklin and Florentina Frakes were found on Friday evening after a neighbor went to check on the couple. The same neighbor told investigators that they heard gunshots the previous night, according to local outlet KTRK.

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