Oct 02, 2020

Man wanted in 2 Arkansas killings spent weekend in Kan. jail

Posted Oct 02, 2020 1:00 AM
Smith spent the weekend the Labette County Jail
Smith spent the weekend the Labette County Jail

PINE BLUFF, Ark. (AP) — Authorities say a man charged with shooting and killing two people in Arkansas was captured in Kansas and sent back to stand trial.

Bryant Lamont Smith, 33, was arrested Friday in Parsons, Kansas, in an operation that included officials from the U.S. Marshals Service and the Kansas Highway Patrol.

Smith photo Jefferson Co.
Smith photo Jefferson Co.

Deputies took Smith  back to Pine Bluff on Tuesday and he was being held in jail without bail in Jefferson County.

Prosecutor Kyle Hunter says Smith was charged Sept. 24 in Jefferson County Circuit Court with two counts of capital murder in the fatal shootings of Kavon Mitchell and Emonya Moten.