$40,000 cash, masks link Houston men to Royse City robbery
A Flock camera tracked a car from Anderson County to Crockett, where officers found $40,000 hidden in clothing and tied three Houston men to a Royse City robbery.
Three Houston men sat in the Hunt County Jail on $75,000 bonds after Crockett officers stopped a speeding car tied to a Royse City robbery and found about $40,000 in cash hidden in one suspect’s clothing. Investigators also recovered a black mask, black gloves, and additional masks, gloves and dark clothing that matched a Royse City Police Department description.
The vehicle first came into view on a Flock AI camera in Anderson County as it moved through East Texas toward Houston County by way of Elkhart. A Houston County deputy then watched the car turn off US Highway 297 North onto Loop 304 and continue toward FM 229 before a Crockett police officer stopped it near Loop 304 and State Highway 7 West for speeding.
One occupant was initially arrested on an outstanding Harris County assault warrant, and the search that followed produced the cash and clothing linked to the Royse City case. The three suspects were identified as Edward Davion Cannon, 23, James Hoyd White and Aaron Oscar Carter, 28, all of Houston. After the discovery, all three were charged with engaging in organized criminal activity.
The arrest pulled together agencies from across the region, including the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office, Houston County Communications, Houston County Sheriff’s Deputies, Crockett Police Department officers, Texas Parks and Wildlife State Game Wardens and Royse City Police Department detectives. Crockett police described the stop as a clear example of interagency cooperation and the value of technology, proactive policing and communication between law-enforcement agencies.
For Royse City, the case underscores how quickly a suspect vehicle can be tracked once an alert goes out and how fast cash, masks and clothing can connect a stop in one county to a robbery in another. The Royse City Police Department also publicly reports crime statistics through the FBI Uniform Crime Report system, and the city has faced other serious robbery-related violence in recent memory, including a November 2024 armed robbery involving an Uber driver.
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