Murder on the highway

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Precinct 5 County Constable Gary Morris secures and places Jose Luis Ramos in the back of his patrol car. Ramos was arrested at the scene of Friday’s deadly altercation on U.S. 180 East. David May/Index
A bat and ball cap lie in the eastbound lanes of U.S. Highway 180 East on Friday afternoon. A witness said Damon Desdunes exited his vehicle with the bat, but dropped it when he saw Jose Luis Ramos with a knife. Desdunes was fatally stabbed, police said. David May/Index
A woman who was in Damon Desdunes’ vehicle at the time of Friday afternoon’s fatal confrontation between Desdunes and Jose Luis Ramos weeps inside a Mineral Wells police vehicle. A witness at the scene as well as two people close to Ramos said she is Ramos’ ex-wife. Police did not provide information on the exact nature of the confrontation that left Desdunes with a fatal stab wound to his chest. Ramos was arrested at the scene and later charged with murder. David May/Index

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September 9, 2012

Murder on the highway

Roadway fight leaves man dead, one in custody

Anonymous Mineral Wells Index The Mineral Wells Index Sun Sep 09, 2012, 10:01 AM CDT

By CHRIS AGEE | cagee@mineralwellsindex.com

A disagreement between two men Friday resulted in one being fatally stabbed in the chest, left lying in the middle of a busy highway road, and the other charged with his death.

City and county authorities responded about 2:40 p.m. to a reported stabbing in the 4300 block of U.S. Highway 180 East Friday afternoon. They found the victim lying in the eastbound lanes of the roadway and the suspect still at the scene.

According to Pct. 5 Palo Pinto County Constable Gary Morris, the victim, Damon Desdunes, 27, died shortly after being transported to Palo Pinto General Hospital.

Morris took Jose Luis Ramos, 40, into custody at the scene. Ramos was taken to the Mineral Wells Police Department, questioned and later charged with murder, according to a Mineral Wells police spokesperson. His bond information was not available as of Saturday.

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