Police still looking for seventh suspect in Hobson murder
CPD is looking for Jason Long in association with the murder of Aaron Hobson.
Published Nov. 2, 2010
Police are still looking for a seventh person in connection with the shooting death of Aaron Hobson.
On Friday, a sixth suspect turned himself in to law enforcement officials in St. Charles. Anthony Carr was transported to the Boone County Jail on Saturday morning.
Carr is charged with second-degree murder and first-degree robbery, a CPD news release stated.
Aaron Hobson, MU football player Trey Hobson’s cousin, was shot and killed in an apparent robbery on Oct. 23 at a Break Time convenience store on E. Nifong Boulevard.
CPD spokeswoman Jessie Haden said Jason Long is the only person police are still seeking in the case.
"We just need to question Long to see what he has to say about his involvement, or lack thereof, with the case," she said.
Hobson was killed at about 1 a.m. Oct. 23. Police had broken up a party nearby and people from the party were congregating at the Break Time.
“One officer was close by because she had been to the party," Haden said. “She was practically there when shots rang out.”
The officer chased two people down following the shooting. Tony Lewis and Leo Roland were both arrested for second-degree murder and first-degree robbery, the release stated. The officer at the scene saw them running after the shooting.
"It was a big mess, as police work often is,” Haden said. “It was a dangerous situation."
Police used surveillance footage from the store to identify suspects, among them, Deshon Houston. He came to the police department Oct. 24 and implicated himself in the crime, Haden said.
Two more suspects, brothers Daron and Darris Peal, were arrested in Jennings on Oct. 27.
"I don't know why they (the suspects) were so far away," Haden said. "It's not out of the ordinary for suspects to leave town for at least a little while. Very often they do have family or friends elsewhere.”
Daron Peal was arrested on charges of second-degree murder and second-degree robbery. According to the release, he was in possession of crack cocaine and had a probation and parole warrant when he was arrested.
Darris Peal was arrested on charges of second-degree murder. According to the release, Darris Peal was identified as the shooter in the homicide. Haden said after they find Long, police will wait for court appearances to work with the prosecutor’s office.
“You don’t want to get too locked into, 'OK, we’ve got these people, now were done,'" she said. "You can’t do that."
12:21 a.m., Nov. 8, 2010
SaLisa said:
please do not let any of them free or out on the streets around people.they took my friends life they will take another.they took someones life for no reason.