HUMBLE, Texas — A Texas man is in jail, accused of running over and killing his girlfriend with a U-Haul truck just minutes after the two were seen arguing, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.
Bobby Joe McCullah Jr., 35, is charged with one count of murder in the death of 35-year-old Amber Mauceli.
Woman Found in the Road
Around 5:15 a.m. Friday, Harris County deputies were called to Ravendale Road, near Old Humble Road and Homestead Road in Humble, a small town in the northeast Houston area. Callers reported that a woman had been hit by a U-Haul truck.
Deputies found Mauceli lying unresponsive in the roadway with injuries consistent with being hit by a vehicle. Paramedics pronounced her dead at the scene.
Witnesses told investigators they heard McCullah and Mauceli arguing just minutes before the 911 call.
Surveillance Video and Witnesses
According to a court order, surveillance video showed the couple arguing at 4:54 a.m. At 5:11 a.m., Mauceli was hit by the U-Haul and run over. The truck then left the scene, witnesses said.
Friends of the couple told investigators the pair owned a Dodge Charger and a U-Haul truck, and that no one but McCullah and Mauceli drove them.
Later, a group of students told a deputy that the U-Haul had hit Mauceli. The deputy found the truck and asked McCullah if he had hit anyone. He said no, according to the court order.
Arrest and Charges
McCullah was found and arrested the same day. The criminal complaint accuses him of killing Mauceli by striking her with “a deadly weapon, namely, a motor vehicle.”
The sheriff’s office said the case is being investigated as an intimate partner homicide.
McCullah is being held in the Harris County Jail while he waits for a bond decision.
The charge against McCullah is an accusation. He is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.