Crowley Man Sentenced to 85 Years for Stabbing 63-Year-Old Woman to Death at Arlington Apartment Complex
ARLINGTON, Texas — A 24-year-old Crowley man who stabbed a 63-year-old woman to death at an Arlington apartment complex while out on bond for an armed robbery has pleaded guilty to murder and been sentenced to 85 years in prison.
Jacob Arriaga-Guerrero, 24, of Crowley, received the prison sentence for the March 31, 2025, killing of Erma Adeyemo-Azeez, 63, affectionately known as "Mama Erma."
The deadly attack occurred just days after Arriaga-Guerrero was released from custody following an arrest involving an armed robbery, a stolen pickup truck and a police pursuit.
Victim Found Stabbed in Arlington Apartment Breezeway
On March 31, 2025, Arlington police responded to an apartment complex in the 2600 block of Whisper Meadow Lane, where Adeyemo-Azeez had been repeatedly stabbed.
Officers found her unresponsive in a breezeway. She was transported to a hospital, where she later died from her injuries.
A 37-year-old man who witnessed part of the attack told investigators he heard a woman screaming for help and retrieved a firearm before going to investigate.
When he approached, he saw an unknown man attacking the woman with a sharp object.
The witness pointed his firearm at the attacker and warned that he would shoot. He eventually fired a shot into the ground, prompting the suspect to flee on foot.
Detectives began searching for the attacker, using witness descriptions and evidence gathered at the scene.
Suspect Had Been Released on Bond After Crowley Walmart Robbery
The investigation revealed that Arriaga-Guerrero had been arrested just eight days before the murder.
On March 23, 2025, he stole a pickup truck, robbed a woman at gunpoint at the Crowley Walmart and led Crowley police officers on a vehicle pursuit into Johnson County.
He was arrested on charges that included aggravated robbery, evading arrest with a vehicle and unlawful possession of a weapon.
Despite those charges, Arriaga-Guerrero was released on bond before the March 31 killing.
As a condition of his release, he was required to wear an electronic ankle monitor.
Investigators later determined that he had tampered with and removed the monitoring device.
Ankle Monitor Evidence Links Suspect to Murder
During the homicide investigation, Arlington detectives learned that the Tarrant County Community Supervision and Corrections Department had received an ankle monitor tampering alert involving Arriaga-Guerrero.
Detectives compared his description with accounts provided by multiple witnesses at the apartment complex.
The descriptions matched.
Investigators also obtained GPS information from Tarrant County that placed Arriaga-Guerrero at the apartment complex at the time of the stabbing.
The evidence helped detectives identify him as the suspect in Adeyemo-Azeez's killing.
Suspect Arrested After Stolen SUV Strikes Woman Walking Dog
The following morning, April 1, 2025, Arlington police received another emergency call involving a hit-and-run crash.
At approximately 6:54 a.m., a caller reported that an SUV driver struck a pedestrian walking her dog near Walnut Hill Circle and Burney Road.
The SUV also collided with another vehicle before the driver fled.
The pedestrian and the driver of the other vehicle escaped serious injuries and did not require hospital transportation.
The dog suffered a leg injury.
Detectives assigned to the Arlington Police Department's Real Time Crime Center helped officers locate the SUV, which had been reported stolen, in the 2500 block of Burney Road.
Officers responded and arrested the driver, identified as Arriaga-Guerrero.
He was initially booked into the Arlington City Jail.
On April 2, 2025, he was transferred to the Tarrant County Jail, where he remained in custody while awaiting the resolution of his murder case.
Arriaga-Guerrero subsequently pleaded guilty to murdering Adeyemo-Azeez and was sentenced by the court to 85 years in prison.
