“No Bond” for Capital Murder Suspect
January 14th, 2016 by
A 38 year old Dermott man was arrested in Little Rock in connection to the Sunday morning homicide in Monticello.
Lavar Thompson,, the suspect in the case stiod before District Sara Hartness, Wednesday afternoon, and is being held without bond because the murder charges are capital offenses.
Thompson was initially believed to have been a victim in the incident until during the investigation he was developed as a suspect. Baptist Hospital was contacted and they had released him shortly before our call to them.
The U.S. Marshall Service was contacted to assist in the apprehension of Thompson. On 1-12-16 at approximately 3:00pm, Thompson was arrested in Little Rock by agents of the Marshall Service. He will be transported back to Drew County and interviewed by Arkansas State Police and Monticello PD detectives.
An arrest warrant was issued by Circuit Judge Kenny Johnson on 1-11-16 for the charges of Capital Murder with no bond at this time.
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