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Third shooting suspect arrested
EMILY WELLBORN @EmWellborn
A third suspect has been arrested 17 days after the Oct. 1 shooting on Massachusetts Street that injured two and killed three. After being extradited from Kansas City, Missouri, by U.S. marshals on Wednesday afternoon, Anthony Laron Roberts Jr., 20, has been charged in Douglas County District Court with one count of first-degree murder, two counts of second-degree murder and one count of attempted second-degree murder, according to a Lawrence Police Department press release.
“We wish to thank the U.S. Marshal Service for their assistance in apprehending Mr. Roberts. This remains an ongoing investigation.” LPD press release
“Upon extradition to Douglas County, Mr. Roberts will be booked on an arrest warrant from Douglas County District Court,” the press release said. “It is not known at this time when Mr. Roberts will be extradited.” Roberts and the other two men, who were arrested late Monday night, are from Topeka. Ahmad Malik Rayton, 22, is charged with attempted second-degree murder and criminal possession of a firearm by a felon, and Dominique Jaquez McMillon, 19, is charged with aggravated assault and battery. Rayton could face up to 247 months in jail for the murder charge and 23 months in jail for the firearm possession charge, a judge said Tuesday. During a press conference Tuesday afternoon, the Lawrence Police Department and the Douglas County District Attorney’s Office said they had investigated over 200 leads and multiple eyewitness accounts. The same LPD press release said, “We wish to thank the U.S. Marshal Service for their assistance in apprehending Mr. Roberts. This remains an ongoing investigation.”
Jaden Nussbaum/KANSAN Chief Assistant District Attorney David Melton spoke about arrests made so far in relation to the Oct. 1 shooting at a joint press conference held on Tuesday.
LPD: Arrests not end of investigation Following the arrest of two suspects in the Massachusetts Street shooting, Lawrence police and the Douglas County District Attorney’s office said the investigation will continue “with the same intensity” DARBY VANHOUTAN @darbyvanhoutan Despite two recent arrests, the Lawrence Police Department announced at a press conference Tuesday afternoon that the investigation into the Oct. 1 shooting that left three dead and two injured is still “intensive and constant.” The conference, which was hosted by both the Douglas County District Attorney’s Office and LPD, was held following the arrest of 22-year-old Ahmad Malik Rayton and 19-yearold Dominique Jaquez McMillon late Monday evening. According to LPD Cap-
tain of Investigations Adam Heffley, approximately 200 leads, numerous eyewitness accounts and several search warrants issued Monday afternoon led investigators to McMillon and Rayton, both Topeka residents. When asked about whether this incident is Topeka crime “spilling” into Lawrence, Heffley said that, despite the two individuals arrested so far residing in Topeka, it is too early to know where the crime originated. “It would be premature for me to make any judgements on where this crime is coming from, where it’s headed, who’s at fault,” Heffley said.
“We are still working this case as we have been the past two weeks, with the same intensity, until we bring everybody in.” Adam Heffley LPD captain of investigations
Two of the victims killed in the shooting — Colwin Lynn Henderson and Tremel Dupree Dean — were also from Topeka. According to Chief Assistant District Attorney
David Melton, the two individuals in police custody have been “accurately charged” — neither of them with charges directly related to the three deaths that came as a result of the shooting. Rayton, who was charged with attempted second-degree murder and criminal possession of a firearm by a felon, has alleged crimes related to the two individuals who were injured in the shooting. Both he and McMillon, who was charged with aggravated assault and battery, had their first court appearance Tuesday afternoon to set further court dates. As of now, Heffley said,
it is “premature” to comment on possible motivations behind the incident. According to Melton, several more interviews are scheduled, and more arrests are anticipated in relation to this shooting. “We are still working this case as we have been the past two weeks, with the same intensity, until we bring everybody in,” Heffley said at the press conference. Anyone with information related to the shooting has been told to contact the Crime Stoppers of Lawrence and Douglas County at (785) 843-TIPS.
Shooting suspects’ bonds: $1 million, $25k CONNER MITCHELL @connermitchell0 Two men arrested in connection with the Oct. 1 shooting on Massachusetts Street that took the lives of three and injured two others appeared in Douglas County District Court on Tuesday via video from the Douglas County Jail. Judge James T. George read the charges for Ahmad Malik Rayton, 22, and Dominique Jaquez McMillon, 19, and informed them of possible jail time if they are convicted. Rayton, who is facing
charges of attempted second degree murder and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, could face up to 247 months in jail for the murder charge and 23 months in jail for the firearm possession charge.
“My probation violations [in the previous case] shouldn’t have anything to do with this.” Ahmad Malik Rayton suspect
Rayton told George that he is unemployed and without income and was appointed a court lawyer. His bond was set at $1 million and he was ordered to not have contact with any non-law enforcement witnesses, any codefendants, and is not allowed to consume drugs or alcohol. Rayton took issue with the bond amount, saying there was “no way I’ll have $1 million,” and added that his previous felony conviction shouldn’t have anything to do with the current charges. “My probation violations [in the previous
case] shouldn’t have anything to do with this,” he told George. George noted Rayton’s concerns, but said the judge who handles the case going forward would be the one to alter the bond amount. If convicted, McMillon could face up to 34 months in jail for a charge of aggravated assault and up to six months for a misdemeanor battery. McMillon, who has a previous criminal history, also told George he was unemployed with no source of income and was appointed a court lawyer. George set McMillon’s bond at $25,000
and ordered him not to consume drugs or alcohol or have contact with any of his codefendants or non-law-enforcement witnesses. In addition to the Douglas County charges, McMillan also has an active case pending in Shawnee County, according to the attorney representing the State of Kansas. Rayton and McMillon appeared in court in Division II at the Douglas County Courthouse at 2 p.m on Wednesday.