NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KTRE) - A man is in custody in connection with the shooting of a teenager in a nightclub parking lot, Lufkin police say.

The man wanted in connection with the shooting of a juvenile on October 18 outside Rodeo Disko was arrested Wednesday afternoon by Nacogdoches County Sheriff’s deputies on unrelated charges.

Lufkin Police detectives expect to file charges on Luis Gerardo Morales, 39, for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon on Thursday.

Lufkin detectives responded around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday to an area in Nacogdoches County where they saw a pickup matching the description of the suspect’s vehicle in the shooting.

The Nacogdoches County Sheriff’s Office was notified and responded. While waiting for a search warrant for the vehicle, deputies were notified that M

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