Fourth suspect being sought in Cleveland murder case

A fourth suspect has been identified in the shooting death of Steven Santillan, who was shot to death during a home invasion on Morgan Cemetery Road on Jan. 25.

The new suspect is Anthony Lawrence Green, who has an active warrant for Capital Murder. His whereabouts at this time are unknown.

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office warns that Green is considered as armed and dangerous, and is encouraging anyone who knows of his whereabouts to call 911 immediately.

Green is accused of being one of four men responsible for Santillan’s murder. The others charged with Capital Murder are Andre Franklin, 26, Derrick Williams, 27, and Jose Gutierrez, 23, all of Houston.

The four men are accused of entering the victim’s home at around 3:20 a.m. and shooting him several times before fleeing. The shooting was reported by 911 by the victim’s wife. Splendora police officers were nearby and reportedly observed a vehicle driving at a high rate of speed. They were seen pulling into a nearby gas station.

Officers attempted to make contact with the males, but two of them drove away from the gas station, leaving the third suspect behind. Officers pursued the vehicle a short distance before it crashed at US 59 and Fostoria Road, where the two suspects were placed in custody after a brief foot chase. All three were arrested.

Authorities are not saying how they came to believe that Green was involved in the shooting.

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office Homicide and Violent Crimes Division, Crime Scene Investigators, Gang Investigations Unit, Montgomery County SWAT, Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office, US Marshals Violent Offender Task Force, and Real Time Crime Center have worked tirelessly over the past week to identify Green.

If you have information that may lead to his whereabouts, please contact the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office at 936-760-5800, option 3, or Multi-County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-392-STOP [7867] and refer to case 24A023157.