Houston auto parts owner slain, decapitated with machete
Published 9:08 am Saturday, August 20, 2016
<span class="RACopyBody">HOUSTON — A 62-year-old man has been arrested and charged with beating a Houston auto parts store owner with a baseball bat and decapitating him with a machete.</span>
<span class="RACopyBody">Raymond Jackson is jailed and awaiting an initial court appearance.</span>
<span class="RACopyBody">He’s charged with the slaying of 58-year-old Enayatolah Khorsand, whose body a friend found Thursday night inside the shop. Court records show the victim’s head was placed in a plastic bag next to his body.</span>
<span class="RACopyBody">Police say Jackson was seen on a surveillance video. He was arrested Friday at his home not far from the shop.</span>
<span class="RACopyBody">No motive is known for the slaying. Friends say Khorsand had befriended Jackson about four years ago and had given the man odd jobs around his store.</span>