Donalvon Odell Rhyne, a 52-year-old male, was tragically shot and killed on February 20, 2014, in Houston, Texas. Rhyne, who had been a cab driver for United Taxi Cab, was found slumped behind the wheel of his cab in the parking area of an apartment complex near the 7300 block of Brompton. His body was discovered the following morning by a passerby who noticed the cab parked in the same spot as the previous night.
The investigation revealed that Rhyne was shot during a robbery attempt.
After dropping off his last fare, two suspects approached him and attempted to rob him. A struggle ensued, and Rhyne was shot. Surveillance footage showed a five-to-seven-minute argument between Rhyne and the suspects before the fatal shot was fired. The suspects, identified as Jock Quinn Wilson and Jermaine Palmer, were both charged with capital murder.
Jock Quinn Wilson, a 28-year-old male from Hempstead, was taken into custody by the Gulf Coast Violent Offenders Task Force and appeared in court shortly after. Jermaine Palmer, a 23-year-old male from Sealy, was arrested and extradited back to Harris County to face charges. Both suspects were implicated in the crime, with each blaming the other for pulling the trigger.
The case drew significant attention, and a reward for information leading to the arrest of the suspects was doubled to $10,000 by United or Yellow Cab and Crime Stoppers. The swift arrests of Wilson and Palmer were attributed to the increased reward and the diligent work of law enforcement.
In summary, Donalvon Odell Rhyne, a 52-year-old African American male, was killed during a robbery attempt by two suspects, Jock Quinn Wilson and Jermaine Palmer, who were both charged with capital murder. The investigation concluded that Rhyne was shot after a struggle with the suspects, and both Wilson and Palmer were taken into custody and charged with his murder.
