Two Men Arrested for 2019 Murder of Howe Man

| October 17, 2022 | Reply

By Mary Jane Farmer with help from a press release from Grayson County District Attorney’s Office.

Hussein Mahmoud Azab

Hussein Mahmoud Azab

Grayson County District Attorney Brett Smith held a press conference early Monday morning to announce that two Denton County men are in the Grayson County Jail for their roles in the 2019 murder of Howe’s Cory Lee Wain Petty, age 19 at the time of his passing.

According to previous media reports from KTEN, KXII, and the Herald Democrat, police got a call about a burglary in progress early that Tuesday, Aug. 27, but when they arrived they found Mr. Petty  lying inside his home in the 700 block of North Collins Freeway. He had been assaulted, media reported, saying he had been badly beaten. No suspects were located.

An ambulance transported Mr. Petty to a nearby hospital. He reportedly passed away the following Saturday.

The investigation has continued during the passing years. Howe Police, with the assistance of the Texas Rangers, brought it to a conclusion and obtained sealed indictments against both suspects.

Kenny Nana Nietcho

This past weekend, they, with the help of The Colony PD, arrested 23-year-old Hussein Mahmoud Azab, in The Colony, and Kenny Nana Nietcho, 26, in Frisco. These arrests came less than 48 hours after law enforcement obtained the sealed indictments, Smith said.

Azab was indicted and jailed on three charges: Murder, Conspiracy to Commit Aggravated Robbery, and Conspiracy to Commit Burglary of a Habitation. His bail is set at a total of $2,500,000, payable in surety bonds. He remains in Grayson County Jail.

Nietcho was indicted for Conspiracy to Commit Aggravated Robbery and Conspiracy to Commit Burglary of a Habitation. Since his incarceration, two other warrants, issued in Collin County, have also been served on this suspect. Those are for Evading Arrest of Detention with a Previous Conviction and Failure to Identify as a Fugitive from Justice by refusing to give (proper) identity. Bail on the two Grayson County charges total $1,500,000 and at the time of this writing, no bail had been set on the two Collin County charges. He, also, remains incarcerated. UPDATE: Bail has been set for the two Collin County charges at a total of $6,000.

Mr. Petty’s obituary defines him as a son, a grandson, a great-grandson, a brother, and a father. Neighbors reportedly said he was a very caring and loving man.

Smith stated, “These arrests and indictments are the culmination of a three-year investigation. We commend the hard work of the Howe Police Department and the Texas Rangers for helping to secure the indictments and for promptly arresting these suspects.”

 

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