12-Year-Old Suspect In Fatal Omaha Shooting Arrested In Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- A 12-year-old fugitive is now in federal custody after a murder at a park in Omaha.
U.S. Marshals arrested the boy 600 miles away in Minneapolis.
Investigators say Jarrell Milton had been on the run since the shooting last week.
Investigators named the boy, his 17-year-old brother, Jamar, and 15-year-old Shawn-Tavious Primes-Willis as suspects in the killing.
Omaha police say the teenagers called two older men to meet them at a park to buy marijuana.When the pair showed up, all three teenagers took out guns and at least two opened fire, police say.
A 30-year-old man died from his injuries.
Sources close to the investigation say Jarrell Milton was arrested without incident outside a Minneapolis apartment building.
They say when he was surrounded by U.S. Marshals, he put his hands in the air and began crying.
Now he awaits being taken back to Omaha, where he faces first-degree murder charges.
Jimmy Williams was outside the apartments at 1701 3rd Ave. S. when he saw U.S. Marshals and Minneapolis police surround a group of people walking out the front door.
"It all happened so fast," he said.
Williams watched as authorities took Jarrell Milton into custody.
"Looked like a child, like, anybody's kid that you would just be kind to, he didn't look like an adult to me, so I couldn't figure it out," Williams said.
It wasn't until after the arrest that he learned the child was wanted for murder.
"He didn't fight or anything, he had relatives with him and they were adults and they weren't going to let him do anything stupid," Williams said. "I'm sure they were just as shocked as we were, the looks on their faces explained everything."
The boy is one of three wanted for the June 29 shooting death of Jamymell Ray.
Ray and another man were shot inside Miller Park after being called there by the juveniles to buy pot.
Omaha police arrested Jamar Milton and Shawtavious Primes-Willis, two guns were recovered, but the youngest of the group somehow got away.
"How did he get to Minnesota? Who was he staying with? Did someone provide transportation or assistance in trying to hide him, knowing that he was wanted by police?" said Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine.
He says they also want to know how the trio got the guns and if they are part of a gang.
Jarrell and Jamar Miller have a Minnesota connection; their father, Javaris Milton, is in a Minnesota prison for life.
He was convicted in the first Minneapolis homicide in 2011.
Officials in Nebraska say they are not sure who shot Ray but all three boys had guns and at least two weapons were fired.
Nebraska state law requires anyone under the age of 14 to be charged in juvenile court.
So Jarrell Milton cannot be tried as an adult.