India, Nov. 10 -- Jason Leon Watford, a man with ties to East Texas, was arrested over the murder on a cruise ship which returned to Galveston on Monday. The 48-year-old is in the Galveston County Jail.

The new of Watford's arrest was confirmed by CBS News, which noted that he's the man arrested in the MSC Seascape homicide investigation. As per the report, the cruise returned to port on Monday after a suspected homicide onboard.

The FBI told KHOU, "since this is an ongoing investigation, no additional details will be provided." The ship has since left Galveston again.

Smith County Jail and judicial records show one Jason Leon Watford, also aged 48, was arrested in September 2024 for assault which caused bodily injury to a family membe...