Grandson Charged with Murder of 106-Year-Old

Cecilia Agnes Ferguson, a 106-year-old woman, was found dead in her Amarillo, Texas home on November 26, 2024, prompting police to treat the case as suspicious. Her grandson, 35-year-old Michael Alexander Ferguson, who lived with her, was initially charged with injury to the elderly but had his charge upgraded to murder on December 23 following further investigation. Michael has a criminal history, including a two-year jail sentence for assaulting family members in 2013. The investigation into Cecilia's death is ongoing, and police have not disclosed details regarding the circumstances of her death or the connection between her and her grandson. Meanwhile, in Barnwell, S.C., Tyren Dickson has been arrested for murder and attempted murder stemming from a shooting incident in October 2023, amidst rising violent crime in the area that has seen over 150 fatalities in the past year.