Two suspects in Monday shooting await extradition
Published 6:00 pm Friday, July 21, 2017
Two more arrests have been made in Monday’s fatal shooting on North Simmons Street, Lake Charles police said, and a third person was transferred into custody after he turned himself in.
Lt. Kevin Kirkum said Devonta Deywane Orphey, 23, 611 18th St., and Devin Jalmal Holefield, 25, 5859 Tom Hebert Road, were charged Thursday with first-degree murder, three counts of armed robbery and three counts of armed robbery with a firearm. Bond was set at $1.2 million each.
Kirkum said the men, who were arrested in Waco, Texas, are being held in the Mclennan County jail awaiting extradition orders.
Lake Charles police said late Thursday that 16-year-old Justin Joseph Ned, who was also wanted in connection with Monday’s shooting, had turned himself in to Iowa police.
Ned was also charged with first-degree murder, three counts of armed robbery and three counts of armed robbery with a firearm.
His bond hadn’t been set at press time.
Police said Gary O’Brien, 31, was found dead in his home, at 409 North Simmons St., early Monday morning.
Kirkum said three armed men wearing dark clothes and with their faces covered entered through the back door and shot O’Brien when he didn’t comply with their demand.
Two other people in the home at the time weren’t shot, Kirkum said, but one did suffer a minor injury.
Police on Monday arrested Justin D. Landry, 20, 617 N. Booker St., and Jermyre J. Bowers, 18, 622 Dixy Drive.
Landry was charged with first-degree murder, and Bowers was charged with obstruction of justice.
Landry was charged with first-degree murder, and Bowers was charged with obstruction of justice.
On Thursday, Kirkum said, officials asked that the murder warrant against Landry be recalled.
He said investigators were given false information about Landry’s involvement in the slaying.
“Investigators will determine if the information was given as means to obstruct the investigation or because the witness made a mistaken identity,” Kirkum said.
Bowers now also faces charges of first-degree murder, three counts of armed robbery and three counts of armed robbery with a firearm.
His bond was set at $25,000 for the obstruction charge and $700,000 for the other charges.
