BENSON, Ariz. – Detectives with the Arizona Department of Public Safety’s (AZDPS) Special Operations District (SOD) assisted in locating and arresting a homicide suspect traveling through southern Arizona on Saturday, May 30, 2026.

Earlier that afternoon, AZDPS detectives were notified of an attempt to locate issued out of Palestine, Texas, for a homicide suspect believed to be traveling westbound on Interstate 10 in a white GMC pickup truck. Through coordinated efforts with Highway Patrol state troopers, the suspect vehicle was located on I-10 near Benson.

With support from the Benson Police Department, troopers and detectives conducted a traffic stop near milepost 307. The suspect, Bruce Kenton Jeffers, 65, was taken into custody without incident.

Jeffers was wanted by the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office in connection with a homicide that occurred on Friday, May 29, 2026. He was arrested on a full-extradition warrant for violating bond conditions and was found to be in possession of a firearm at the time of his arrest.

Jeffers was booked into the Cochise County Jail on a $300,000 bond and is awaiting extradition to Texas.

This arrest reflects the vigilance and teamwork of detectives from SOD, Southern Narcotics, and Southern General Investigations, as well as Highway Patrol troopers, whose efforts led to the safe apprehension of a dangerous suspect.

On Thursday, May 21, 2026, detectives with the Arizona Department of Public Safety’s (AZDPS) Southern Narcotics District intercepted a cache of firearms and ammunition believed to be bound for Mexico.

Shortly after midnight, a detective stopped the driver of a Hyundai sedan on eastbound Interstate 10 in Marana for civil traffic violations. During the stop, the driver denied possessing weapons; however, detectives observed multiple firearms cases in plain view inside the car.

A subsequent search of the vehicle revealed ten firearms, including:

• M240 machine gun
• M249 machine gun
• AK-47
• Barrett .50-caliber semi-automatic rifle
• (6) Colt 38 Super semi-automatic handguns

Detectives also located 5,000 rounds of ammunition and miscellaneous gun parts.

The driver was determined to be a prohibited possessor and was arrested on the scene. Investigators believe the weapons and ammunition were being transported to Mexico.

This seizure is part of AZDPS’s ongoing efforts to disrupt illegal weapons, drug, and human-trafficking operations while protecting Arizona communities from the threats posed by transnational criminal organizations.