Wichita man arrested in Dallas in connection with August killing

A 19-year-old Wichita man was arrested in Dallas in connection with the August shooting death of 33-year-old Jerome Armbeck and booked into Sedgwick County Jail on Tuesday.

Pierce Andre Jackson was the third person arrested in connection with the case. Wichita police said the Aug. 19 killing in the 4600 block of East Boston was drug-related. Armbeck was found in an open field with multiple gunshot wounds to his body.

Marcus L. Lamar, 20, was previously arrested along with Tairyce Ateviann Jones.

The Wichita Police Department daily bulletin from Aug. 19 mentions four suspects in the case. Officer Charley Davidson said the investigation is ongoing. He wouldn’t say if there was a fourth person still wanted in connection to the case.

Jones is charged with first-degree murder as a juvenile. Court records say he was 17 at the time of the shooting. The state asked for Jones to be tried as an adult, citing the seriousness of the killing, past convictions of robbery, theft, burglary and aggravated robbery as well as his “previous history of antisocial behavior or patterns of physical violence.” A hearing on whether to move Jones’ case to adult court is scheduled for Jan. 14.

Lamar has been charged with first-degree murder and aggravated robbery. He has an adult case involving thefts, and juvenile cases for battery, battery on an officer at a juvenile facility and aggravated burglary.

Lamar listed in his financial affidavit that he is unemployed and homeless.

Jackson was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder and aggravated robbery. Jackson has a 2015 case as a juvenile where he was charged with criminal discharge and use of a firearm, theft and aggravated robbery.

Davidson said he didn’t know what led to Jackson being arrested in Dallas.

This story was originally published November 13, 2019 at 11:32 AM.