Oct 13, 2024

KBI: Kan. man accused of killing neighbor during dispute

Posted Oct 13, 2024 2:00 AM
Simpson is being held without bond, according to online jail records- photo Crawford County
Simpson is being held without bond, according to online jail records- photo Crawford County

CRAWFORD COUNTY – The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI), the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office, and the Frontenac Police Department are conducting an investigation into the death of a man from Frontenac, Kansas.

Just before 8:30p.m. Friday, the Frontenac Police Department received a 911 call reporting shots fired. Police officers located the victim, Jonathan D. Brewer, 39, of Frontenac, unconscious at a neighbor’s residence at 803 N Cayuga, in Frontenac, according to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.

EMS arrived and attempted live-saving measures but the victim was pronounced deceased.

Preliminary information indicates Brewer and a neighbor, identified as Michael C. Simpson, 19, of Frontenac, were involved in a dispute. Simpson is suspected of shooting Brewer during the altercation.

Simpson was arrested on requested charges of second-degree murder and then booked into the Crawford County Jail. He is being held without bond, according to online jail records.