Crime & Safety
Man Arrested for Murder of Houston Woman Found Dead in Ditch
The Houston Police Department has arrested a man connection with the murder of a woman whose body was found dumped in a ditch.
HOUSTON, TX — Leroy Stoots, 43, was arrested and charged in connection with the murder of Kumba Maritau "Marie" Sesay.
Sesay, 31, was found dumped in a ditch in the 5300 block of Southwind St. and Jutland Road, across from Jones Future Academy, in south Houston. The body was found at 9:30 a.m. on July 3.
HPD investigators are being real tight-lipped about this case. LEO hasn't said how they found Stoots, how Stoots knew the vic or even how Sesay died.
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That's mighty odd, 61 Riesner is usually very chatty after they catch an alleged bad guy.
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