WELD COUNTY, Colo. — An Arkansas man has been charged with murder following the shooting death of a woman in August 2017, the Weld County District Attorney announced Monday.
David Houston-Harvey is accused of shooting Kimberly Cline in the head while the two were traveling southbound on Interstate 25 through Weld County, according to the indictment.
He has been charged with:
- First-degree murder
- Second-degree murder
- Robbery
- First-degree aggravated motor vehicle theft
Houston-Harvey and Cline were headed from Wyoming to Denver in Cline's vehicle when Houston-Harvey shot Cline and then put her body in his suitcase between Aug. 10, 2017, and Aug. 11, 2017, the indictment says.
He then drove to Arkansas, where he disposed of the Cline's body, the mobile phone and a firearm, according to the indictment.
Houston-Harvey then continued to drive around in the victim's vehicle until Aug. 20, 2017, when law enforcement contacted him, the indictment says.
He initially told investigators Cline had pointed a gun at him and when he reacted by grabbing it, it discharged and killed her — but then later told his girlfriend he killed Cline while she was asleep, the indictment says.
An autopsy later found Cline died of a through-and-through gunshot wound to the head.
Houston-Harvey is currently serving a 12-year prison sentence in the Arkansas Department of Corrections for dumping the victim's body, the Weld County DA said.
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