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Two men accused of fatally shooting a man in Old East Dallas on Thursday morning — setting off a vehicle chase and crash that temporarily left thousands without power — had been pursuing him to serve a warrant, according to an arrest-warrant affidavit obtained by The Dallas Morning News.
One of the men, identified as Rodney Brown, 34, is a licensed private investigator who had been working as a “bounty hunter” alongside his partner, Jorge Moncivais, 23, an officer wrote in the affidavit.
Brown and Moncivais were arrested and booked into the Dallas County jail, where they remained Friday afternoon on $500,000 bonds, according to jail records. They both face murder charges. It was not immediately clear whether they had attorneys.
Brown and Moncivais were working to locate Drew Knowles to execute a warrant for his arrest. They first visited his home but found he was not there. They then used automated license plate readers to determine Knowles’ vehicle — a BMW sedan — was in the 2700 block of Florence Street, the affidavit says.
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Dallas Police respond to the scene following a shooting Thursday morning that ended in a crash near an Old East Dallas apartment complex at the intersection of Cantegral and Live Oak in Dallas on Thursday, June 26, 2025. One person is dead and two others are in custody. (Juan Figueroa / Staff Photographer)Related:Man sentenced to 60 years after pleading guilty to shooting TCU student in 2023
Brown told police that once they found Knowles, Brown identified himself and informed Knowles that he was a wanted person, the affidavit says. Brown and Moncivais then decided to “box” in Knowles by steering their two vehicles in front of and behind the BMW.
Knowles backed up the BMW and tried to flee before Brown and Moncivais both fired at and into the sedan, the affidavit says. Knowles tried to drive away but crashed into a utility pole near the intersection of Live Oak and Cantegral streets.
Knowles was shot in the arm and the back. Surveillance footage reviewed by police shows Brown and Moncivais were shooting while “not being in danger of being run over,” the affidavit says.
“A review of [Knowles’ vehicle] shows that all the rounds fired into his vehicle came from an angle indicating the vehicle was not a threat to the suspects,” the officer wrote in the affidavit.
Dallas Fire-Rescue personnel responded and pronounced Knowles, 33, dead at the scene.
It was not immediately clear why Brown and Moncivais were allegedly pursuing Knowles. The affidavit does not state what warrant they were trying to execute.
Officer Jonathan Maner, a Dallas police spokesperson, said in a statement that the department could not confirm whether there was an active warrant for Knowles’ arrest, saying that was part of their ongoing investigation.
Brown was wearing a vest labeled “warrant services,” while Moncivais had “no outer clothing” identifying him as a bounty hunter, the affidavit says.
Dallas Police respond to the scene following a shooting Thursday morning that ended in a crash near an Old East Dallas apartment complex at the intersection of Cantegral and Live Oak in Dallas on Thursday, June 26, 2025. One person is dead and two others are in custody. (Juan Figueroa / Staff Photographer)Related:Man faces murder charge, confessed to killing missing roommate, Fort Worth police say
Brown is employed by Code 3 Investigations and Security in Irving, the affidavit says. Attempts to reach a company representative for comment Friday afternoon were not immediately successful.
Brown previously worked as an armed security officer for United States Protective Services, the firm’s vice president, Marlan Whyte, said in an interview.
State records indicate the firm no longer employed Brown as of March 2022. Whyte declined to discuss the separation, saying he would not comment on personnel matters.
Brown’s license to work as an armed security officer expired in late May, according to the state records. His license to work as a private investigator — a requirement to serve warrants — and his license to work as an unarmed security officer remained active, the records show.
Police are asking anyone with information to contact Sr. Cpl. Kofi Sapon, a detective, at 214-671-3602 or kofi.sapon-amoah@dallaspolice.gov. The case number is 090688-2025.
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Two men accused of fatally shooting a man in Old East Dallas on Thursday morning — setting off a vehicle chase and crash that temporarily left thousands without power — had been pursuing him to serve a warrant, according to an arrest-warrant affidavit obtained by The Dallas Morning News.
One of the men, identified as Rodney Brown, 34, is a licensed private investigator who had been working as a “bounty hunter” alongside his partner, Jorge Moncivais, 23, an officer wrote in the affidavit.
Brown and Moncivais were arrested and booked into the Dallas County jail, where they remained Friday afternoon on $500,000 bonds, according to jail records. They both face murder charges. It was not immediately clear whether they had attorneys.
Brown and Moncivais were working to locate Drew Knowles to execute a warrant for his arrest. They first visited his home but found he was not there. They then used automated license plate readers to determine Knowles’ vehicle — a BMW sedan — was in the 2700 block of Florence Street, the affidavit says.
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Dallas Police respond to the scene following a shooting Thursday morning that ended in a crash near an Old East Dallas apartment complex at the intersection of Cantegral and Live Oak in Dallas on Thursday, June 26, 2025. One person is dead and two others are in custody. (Juan Figueroa / Staff Photographer)Related:Man sentenced to 60 years after pleading guilty to shooting TCU student in 2023
Brown told police that once they found Knowles, Brown identified himself and informed Knowles that he was a wanted person, the affidavit says. Brown and Moncivais then decided to “box” in Knowles by steering their two vehicles in front of and behind the BMW.
Knowles backed up the BMW and tried to flee before Brown and Moncivais both fired at and into the sedan, the affidavit says. Knowles tried to drive away but crashed into a utility pole near the intersection of Live Oak and Cantegral streets.
Knowles was shot in the arm and the back. Surveillance footage reviewed by police shows Brown and Moncivais were shooting while “not being in danger of being run over,” the affidavit says.
“A review of [Knowles’ vehicle] shows that all the rounds fired into his vehicle came from an angle indicating the vehicle was not a threat to the suspects,” the officer wrote in the affidavit.
Dallas Fire-Rescue personnel responded and pronounced Knowles, 33, dead at the scene.
It was not immediately clear why Brown and Moncivais were allegedly pursuing Knowles. The affidavit does not state what warrant they were trying to execute.
Officer Jonathan Maner, a Dallas police spokesperson, said in a statement that the department could not confirm whether there was an active warrant for Knowles’ arrest, saying that was part of their ongoing investigation.
Brown was wearing a vest labeled “warrant services,” while Moncivais had “no outer clothing” identifying him as a bounty hunter, the affidavit says.
Dallas Police respond to the scene following a shooting Thursday morning that ended in a crash near an Old East Dallas apartment complex at the intersection of Cantegral and Live Oak in Dallas on Thursday, June 26, 2025. One person is dead and two others are in custody. (Juan Figueroa / Staff Photographer)Related:Man faces murder charge, confessed to killing missing roommate, Fort Worth police say
Brown is employed by Code 3 Investigations and Security in Irving, the affidavit says. Attempts to reach a company representative for comment Friday afternoon were not immediately successful.
Brown previously worked as an armed security officer for United States Protective Services, the firm’s vice president, Marlan Whyte, said in an interview.
State records indicate the firm no longer employed Brown as of March 2022. Whyte declined to discuss the separation, saying he would not comment on personnel matters.
Brown’s license to work as an armed security officer expired in late May, according to the state records. His license to work as a private investigator — a requirement to serve warrants — and his license to work as an unarmed security officer remained active, the records show.
Police are asking anyone with information to contact Sr. Cpl. Kofi Sapon, a detective, at 214-671-3602 or kofi.sapon-amoah@dallaspolice.gov. The case number is 090688-2025.
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