An 18-year-old man who is facing charges related to a shooting that injured two people in Wharton this
summer turned himself into Bay City police this week on a murder accusation. Jerome “JJ” Clayton Sanford Jr.
of Houston is accused of shooting to death Devante Keishawn “KeKe” Baugh of Bay City shortly after 11
a.m. on Oct. 11th. Sanford surrendered at the Matagorda County Jail Monday evening and was booked on
a single count of murder. Anyone with information about the murder should contact the Bay City Police Department.