The occupant was killed along with one of the suspects.
The second suspect, who drove away without being struck by the gunfire, was convicted of murder Wednesday (May 13) by a Brazos County district court jury.
Then 30 year old Samuel Rodriguez of Houston was sentenced to 50 years in prison and fined $2,000 dollars.
The trial, which according to court records began on May 4, followed six postponements dating back to March of 2023.
News release from the Brazos County district attorney’s office:
A Brazos County Jury sentenced Samuel Rodriguez to 50 years in prison for Murder on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. The same jury convicted Rodriguez of Mur-der the previous day after about two hours and a half hours of deliberations at the conclusion of five days of testimony from nearly twenty witnesses.
On February 19, 2021, the defendant traveled with another man to College Station from their home in Houston with planned intentions to rob the victim, a Junction Apartment resident. While holding the victim, Maurice Stanley, at gunpoint and demanding property, a shootout took place, mortally wounding the co-conspirator and leaving the victim with three gunshot wounds to the back and one in the head on his bathroom floor. The defendant and his co-conspirator fled the scene and left the area in Rodriguez’s vehicle, during which time the co-conspirator died as a result of his injuries. Rodriguez then left his body across the street from a hospital in Navasota before returning home to Houston.
Detectives with the College Station Police Department worked with neighboring law enforcement and witnesses who were able to give detailed descriptions of the defend-ant’s acts, including that he wore a black ski mask and held the victim at gunpoint at his closet. Firearms evidence collected at the scene was key to establishing that three guns were fired during the robbery.
On February 23, 2021, officers executed a search warrant at Rodriguez’s Houston home, where they found a ski mask and the box for the defendant’s 9mm Ruger believed to have been used in the murder. They also collected Rodriguez’s phone, which contained evidence linking him to the crime. Rodriguez was taken into custody on that day.
Statement from Brazos County assistant district attorneys Kevin Capps and Tiffany Larsen: “The defendant’s plan to make quick cash left two people dead and others forever traumatized. The jury sent a clear message with their verdict—when you bring this type of violence to Brazos County, the consequences will be severe.”