A 52-year-old man with a recent arrest and a history of arson was arrested Saturday after a two-day manhunt and police chase in Smith County.

Stanton Pearce is the third and final person to be charged in Thursday's slaying of Luis Martinez, whose body was found lying face-down in a burn pile near the Antioch Cemetery, WFXG-TV reported.

Smith County deputies arrested Laurie Perry, 56, and Rebecca Bond, 37, overnight.

But Pearce fled leading police on a chase before crashing his truck and fleeing on foot into the woods, WFXG reported .

The community was on edge as helicopters searched overhead and deputies established a perimeter. Residents had to show proof of residency to enter their homes, and officials escorted school buses as a precaution.

Resident Catherine Gouldthorpe said she noticed a vehicle she didn't recognize pull into her driveway Friday. She and others called 911, which led to a second pursuit, KLTV reported.

"I knew it was suspicious, and I knew it probably had something to do with the fugitive," she told the station.

Pearce, who has a prior arson conviction out of Houston from 1987, was arrested Saturday on a murder charge and booked into the Smith County Jail in Tyler. Bail has been set at $500,000.

Perry and Bond are being held in the jail on a $250,000 bail.

A motive for the slaying has not been released.

Pearce, Perry and another man, James Littlejohn, were arrested over the Labor Day weekend during a Henderson County drug bust.

Pearce and Littlejohn were charged with possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon. Perry was charged with manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance, officials said.

Bond has a lengthy history of arrests in Smith County, including possession of a controlled substance, theft, driving while intoxicated and assault family violence, according to court records.

Smith County is about 98 miles southeast of Dallas.