Anita Jean Randle, a 54-year-old woman from College Station, Texas, tragically lost her life on December 16, 2018. Anita was working as a store clerk at a Valero gas station on Rock Prairie Road when she was shot and killed during a robbery. The suspect, Rufus Lockett, demanded money at gunpoint, and after Anita complied, he shot her in the chest. Anita succumbed to her injuries shortly after the incident.
Rufus Lockett, a 29-year-old man from Houston, was later arrested and charged with
capital murder in connection with Anita's death. Investigators discovered that Lockett had also committed another robbery just three days earlier at an Apple Stop convenience store in Bryan, where he shot another clerk but the victim survived. Lockett was indicted by a Brazos County Grand Jury on March 8, 2019, and on January 28, 2022, he was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
The Bryan and College Station Police Departments worked together to identify Lockett as the perpetrator, and he admitted to the crimes during the investigation. Anita's death had a profound impact on her family and the community, and her loved ones continue to remember her fondly.
Anita Jean Randle was remembered as a loving and generous person who enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. She was a single mother for the first few years of her son's life and later found love with her husband, Daron Randle. Anita's legacy lives on through her children, grandchildren, and the memories she left behind.
