The woman accused of fatally shooting Black cowboy Demetrius Allen, 27, in September was arrested by the U.S. Marshal in Houston, the Salt Lake City Police Department confirmed Friday (Jan. 6).

LaShawn Denise Bagley, 22, was charged with one count of domestic violence murder and nine counts of felony discharge of a firearm. Bagley was previously arrested in Salt Lake City, Utah for allegedly shooting Allen, her on-again-off-again boyfriend.

According to the police, Allen, known as “Ouncie Mitchell” on the professional bull riding circuit, was found with a gunshot wound outside Bagley’s Salt Lake City apartment complex on Sep. 12, 2022. He was taken to a hospital where he died.

Allen, who was from Fresno, Texas, went to Utah to attend the state fair and was staying with Bagley. The two got into a fight at a bar, and Allen went to Bagley's apartment to collect his equipment, where he was shot, police said in an earlier statement.

Bagley apparently called 911 during the alleged shooting. According to the police, the 911 operator asked Bagley about the loud noises heard on the telephone call. “I’m shooting,” Bagley told the operator, adding that she was out of bullets, the police said, citing court documents.

Investigators believe jealousy was the likely motive for the shooting. The police said Bagley was angry with Allen because he was romantically interested in her friend.

Bagley was booked into jail.

“The impulsiveness of the defendant’s actions and her willingness to fire a handgun at unarmed persons whom she knew and was friends with at the time, demonstrates that she is a danger to the community,” the police said in a request to deny Bagley's bond.

But she was released from custody and skipped bail. Consequently, investigators obtained a court-authorized arrest warrant to bring her back to justice.

Allen has competed in the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo, named for the legendary African American cowboy inducted into the National Rodeo Hall of Fame in 1972. He was also a familiar face on the PBR Velocity Tour, Sean Gleason, the commissioner of Professional Bull Riders, said in a statement.

“Ouncie got his name because he was born small,” Gleason said. “He grew up to compete with a huge heart.”