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Son of Dallas Cowboys great charged with murder

The 20-year old son of former Dallas Cowboys offensive tackle Erik Williams is one of two men who has been arrested and charged with two counts of capital murder.

Cassius Shakembe Williams and Rozman Rah-saan Shannon Jr., both from Garland, have been charged in last week’s shooting deaths of Jacob Bradley Hollett and Dalton James Prater in Mesquite.

The Mesquite Police Department received several reports of gunfire in the area of Gus Thomasson Road at Whitson Way June 12, according to Mesquite Police.

Upon arrival, officers located two gunshot victims. Hollett 19, of Mesquite was found with several gunshot wounds in the driver’s seat of a gray Nissan.