A West Memphis man wanted in a fatal shooting last month in Little Rock has been arrested in Illinois, authorities said Monday.
Illinois State Police said in a statement that Jerrold Howard, 30, fled from authorities late Friday after they tried to stop his vehicle on Interstate 55 in the Springfield area, but he was later caught by a police dog when he abandoned the car and ran. Howard had a loaded handgun, the statement said.
A Little Rock police spokesman said extradition to Arkansas was pending for Howard, who is accused of killing 25-year-old Blair Sims on Dec. 28.
Police said at the time that Sims died at a Little Rock hospital after being shot inside her apartment at 1221 Reservoir Road in Little Rock.
A witness told investigators that Howard was at the residence when altercation involving Sims occurred, according to the police statement.
The witness told police that she heard gunshots, saw Sims collapse with a gunshot wound and then saw Howard holding a handgun, the statement said. He "then ran out of the residence and left in an unknown vehicle," the statement said.
Metro on 01/18/2017