Officials: Man Admits Killing Katy Teen

HOUSTON - The Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office says a 19-year-old Houston man has confessed to killing a Cinco Ranch High School senior he met in an online chat room. Spencer Vogt, also 19, was last seen on Friday near his home in Katy.

Harris County Medical Examiner's Office officials say a body found wrapped in a blue tarp Wednesday night has been positively identified as Vogt. Deputies found his body in a ditch on Fuqua near Cullen and the Sam Houston Parkway in southeast Houston. They were acting on a tip from Lee Carl Banks III.

On Monday police in Cairo, Georgia pulled over Banks and discovered he was carrying a handgun and driving a Mitsubishi Eclipse registered to Vogt's family. Brady says good police work led to officers getting a confession from Banks and learning where the body was dumped.

Chief Deputy Craig Brady says Banks allegedly killed Vogt in his family's southeast Houston apartment. Thursday afternoon, investigators executed a search warrant at the home. They say the two met in an online chat room for gay men.

"My understanding is they had only known each other for a short time, less than a week, but they had prior meetings."

Activist Quannel X said Banks told his mother what happened was an accident and that he panicked.

Vogt, who was hearing impaired, was scheduled to graduate from Cinco Ranch High School in May. Brady says he had a scholarship to go to college. For a week friends on his MySpace page have been begging him to come home. Now their focus has turned toward grieving and wondering why he was killed.

"All we know at this point is he was shot multiple times and the motivation is not clear at this point," said Brady.

The Harris County Medical Examiner's Office will use dental records to make a positive identification. Banks is being held in Georgia on charges including unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and unlawful possession of a weapon. Murder charges are expected to be filed soon in Harris County.