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August 6, 2014, Elgin police found Chester Morris III dead inside an apartment bathtub near 3rd Street and H Street. Initially, the apartment resident Mike Ball told Elgin police he and Morris had been drinking earlier that morning. Police later learned the victim had been partying with Ball, Cynthia Carlisle, and Donovan Dixon. That night, Ball supplied heroine for the group in his residence.
After Ball helped Morris inject heroine, Morris became unconscious. Once passed out, Carlisle used markers and shaving cream to decorate Morris’s body. Later during the night, the group attempted Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) on Morris. Later, during a second attempt to revive Morris, Dixon injected him with methamphetamine. Ball, Dixon, and Carlisle never called 911 because they had drugs in the apartment and Dixon had warrants for his arrest.
Ball and Carlisle then went on a drug run to Lawton to buy more meth while Dixon stayed with the victim. While in Lawton, Ball and Carlisle received a call from Dixon saying Morris had died. Upon returning to the apartment, the three tried to clean the victim's body. Dixon and Carlisle then left.
Ball waited until mid-morning to seek help.
Elgin police requested OSBI assistance with the case August 13, 2014.
Ball was arrested and booked into the Comanche County jail for second degree manslaughter and distribution of a controlled dangerous substance. Carlisle was arrested as a material witness. Donovan Dixon is wanted for second degree manslaughter and distribution of a controlled dangerous substance. Officials believe he may be in Texas.
A mug shot of Donovan Dixon is attached to this release.