Affidavit: San Marcos man killed roommate after backing out of an apparent assisted suicide plot

Esaia Morris, 21, is charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of his roommate, 20-year-old Francisco Sierra. Esaia Morris, 21, is charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of his roommate, 20-year-old Francisco Sierra. Image 1 of / 32 Caption Close Affidavit: San Marcos man killed roommate after backing out of an apparent assisted suicide plot 1 / 32 Back to Gallery

A 21-year-old man in San Marcos faces a murder charge after confessing to shooting and killing his roommate after agreeing to, and then backing out of being suffocated by his roommate in an apparent suicide agreement, according to court documents.

Esaia Kemuel Morris confessed to shooting and killing 20-year-old Francisco Sierra on Friday. He is currently being held in custody on a $1 million bond, according to a news release from the City of San Marcos.

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Morris had called police at about 8 a.m. Friday to notify police that he had found Sierra dead at his residence in the 1800 block of Aquarena Springs Drive. Investigators found Sierra’s body in a bedroom with a gunshot wound to the head, according to the news release.

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Sierra’s roommates, including Morris, were interviewed by police, during which Morris confessed to killing Sierra, according to a news release.

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The affidavit states Morris told police he was discussing suicide with Sierra and that Morris agreed to let Sierra suffocate him with a pillow. Morris said he repeatedly pushed the pillow away as Sierra tried to suffocate him.

Morris told the detective that he grabbed a handgun as he was struggling with Sierra and shot Sierra one time in the head, according to the arrest affidavit.

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The affidavit states Morris said he then went to bed, and then went to work at Epic Plumbing, where he allegedly tossed the murder weapon in a nearby pond.

Following the interview Morris led police to his workplace where divers later found the gun, a news release stated.

If convicted, Morris faces five to 99 years in prison.

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