PINE BLUFF, Ark. — A 19-year-old man who was wanted on a murder charge in Georgia has been arrested on suspicion of capital murder in connection with the shooting death of an Arkansas police officer, authorities said.
Keshone Quantarious Smith, of Arkansas, was being held in the Jefferson County jail following Monday’s fatal shooting of Pine Bluff Detective Kevin Collins at an Arkansas hotel, Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney Kyle Hunter said.
A hearing was set for Wednesday to determine whether there was probable cause to hold Smith on the charge in Collins’ death, Hunter told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
Authorities have released few details about what led to Monday’s shooting at the Econo Lodge in Pine Buff, about 40 miles (65 kilometers) southeast of Little Rock, that left a second Pine Bluff officer injured. Police said Monday that two people were being questioned by investigators afterward but their names weren’t released.