Texas suspect held on $1.5M bond, caught 2 weeks after young mom’s shooting death, authorities say

A suspect accused of fatally shooting a young mother while she held her 1-year-old son was being held on a bond of more than $1.5 million Thursday after being taken into custody nearly two weeks after the crime, according to Houston police.

Gaston, described as being Steele’s estranged boyfriend and the father of the child, had previously been freed on bond seven times following prior arrests, including for violent crimes, authorities have said. The shooting occurred on the boy’s first birthday, KPRC-TV of Houston reported. At the time, Gaston was wearing an ankle monitor following his latest release from prison, but removed the device and fled on the day of the shooting, the station reported. After initially being tossed out of court Thursday for being disruptive, Gaston saw a judge set his bond at $1 million on the murder charge, $500,000 on the aggravated assault charge and $1,000 and $2,000 on misdemeanor charges related to the case, according to KPRC.