Dean Jerome Wood has been charged in the death of 92-year-old Flora Ryan.
Police report that officers were sent to assist Houston Fire Department personnel when Wood caused a disturbance at the scene of a sick call in the 1300 block of Redford. Ryan had been found unresponsive in a bathtub, and was later declared dead at Memorial Hermann Southeast.
Wood was booked on outstanding warrants, and police say he was determined to have sexually assaulted Ryan.
Anyone with information about this case can call Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.
This article appears in Aug 19-25, 2010.
