This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Butler said Ritchey was later caught trying to a sell a gun that had been fired, and he was arrested Sunday and charged with murder.Ĭopyright 2015 by . Jeffrey D Irwin, Kairon Alexander Ritchey, and eight other persons are connected to this place. When questioned by police, Ritchey admitted to meeting Tucker to buy marijuana, Butler said, but denied the shooting. Surveillance video and cellphone records led police to the arrest of an 18-year-old Westside man on charges of murder and armed. They found Tucker shot to death in the backyard of the abandoned home.Īccording to the arrest report, Tucker's pockets were empty when he was found, and Ritchey was seen on surveillance video hopping over a fence at the home and and dropping money. May 18, police were called to that area because of reports that shots had been fired. Police said Kairon Alexander Ritchey is charged with shooting and killing 23-year-old William Tucker in what police said was an apparent planned robbery. Assistant Chief Chris Butler said Tucker and Ritchey were co-workers at a nearby fast-food restaurant.īutler said Ritchey often bought marijuana from Tucker, and that he arranged to meet Tucker at an abandoned home in the 7400 block of La Ventura Drive near 103rd Street to buy marijuana on May 18.Ībout 10:20 p.m. – An 18-year-old man has been arrested and charged with murder in a drug-related shooting on La Ventura Drive earlier this month, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office announced Tuesday.
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