Jan 07, 2021

Deputies track down 2 Kansas murder suspects

Posted Jan 07, 2021 3:30 PM
Halstead has a previous convictions for theft, burglary, aggravated weapons and for drug possession and distribution, according to the Kansas Dept. of Corrections He was reported as an absconder in August-photo Sedgwick Co.
Halstead has a previous convictions for theft, burglary, aggravated weapons and for drug possession and distribution, according to the Kansas Dept. of Corrections He was reported as an absconder in August-photo Sedgwick Co.

SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities investigating a fatal shooting in the 3900 Block of West Fairhaven in Wichita on December 29 have made an arrest. 

On Wednesday, deputies with the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office located and arrested 34-year-old Joshua Dean Halstead  and 28-year-old Jacquellyn Michelle Arthur in the 4300 block of west St. Louis Street in Wichita, according to Sheriff's Lt. Benjamin Blick.

Arthur -photo Sedgwick Co.
Arthur -photo Sedgwick Co.

Just after 8p.m. Dec. 29, officers responded to a shooting in the 3900 Block of W. Fairhaven in Wichita. They found 43-year-old Bradley Michael Reece and 22-year-old Kayla Schmidt both of Wichita.

Reece died at the scene. EMS transported Schmidt to a local hospital. She died on New Year's Eve, according to Blick.

Both Halstead and Arthur have been booked at the Sedgwick County Detention Facility on requested charges of first degree murder and aggravated robbery.

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SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities  investigating a fatal shooting in the 3900 Block of West Fairhaven in Wichita on December 29 have identified the victims as 43-year-old Bradley Michael Reece and 22-year-old Kayla Schmidt both of Wichita, according to Lt. Benjamin Blick.

Halstead has a previous convictions for theft, burglary, aggravated weapons and for drug possession and distribution, according to the Kansas Dept. of Corrections He was reported as an absconder in August-photo Sedgwick Co.
Halstead has a previous convictions for theft, burglary, aggravated weapons and for drug possession and distribution, according to the Kansas Dept. of Corrections He was reported as an absconder in August-photo Sedgwick Co.

Reece died at the scene. EMS transported Schmidt to a local hospital. She died on New Year's Eve, according to Blick.

Police continue to ask the  the public for help to locate two suspects.

Arthur-photo Sedgwick Co.
Arthur-photo Sedgwick Co.

Deputies are looking for 34-year-old Joshua Dean Halstead and 28-year-old Jacquellyn Michelle Arthur in connection with the incident. If you  know where they are or have any additional details on the suspects, call 911.

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