Murder charge dropped in fatal stabbing of Houston boy, 11

HOUSTON (AP) — Prosecutors have dropped a murder charge against a homeless man accused of fatally stabbing an 11-year-old Houston boy as the child walked home from school last year.

The Harris County District Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday DNA tests prosecutors received this week were inconclusive and there wasn’t enough evidence to try 28-year-old Andre Timothy Jackson Jr. for murder.

First Assistant District Attorney Tom Berg said Jackson is still a suspect in the May 17, 2016, slaying of Josue (hoh-SWAY’) Flores but that authorities are essentially starting over with their investigation.

Jerome Godinich, Jackson’s attorney, said he was not surprised by the decision from prosecutors as he believed his client was not responsible for the boy’s killing.

Jackson, who’s been jailed since his arrest, was expected to be freed later Tuesday.