Authorities arrest Wichita man, 30, on suspicion of murder in weekend double shooting
The authorities on Tuesday arrested a 30-year-old Wichita man in connection with the fatal shooting of two people at a southeast mobile home park over the weekend.
Steven Levi Fessenden was booked into the Sedgwick County Jail early Wednesday morning on suspicion of two counts of first-degree murder and one count of interfering with law enforcement, an online log of inmates shows. He had no bond amount listed Wednesday morning.
The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office in a news release said detectives captured Fessenden on Tuesday but gave no other details about what led to the arrest or a possible motive for the shootings.
“As with most homicide investigations, our detectives are still gathering information that may be helpful in the future prosecution of this case,” agency spokesman Lt. Benjamin Blick said in response to questions.
“At the moment, we feel that the release of any potential motive would hinder our ongoing investigation.”
Fessenden is suspected of killing Nathan Brock, 42, and Trisha Benjamin, 41, on Saturday at a house at the Englewood Mobile Home and RV Park, 3201 E. MacArthur. Deputies found their bodies after they went to the address, located in the Sunview neighborhood near I-35 and K-15 just north of Oaklawn, in response to a check shots call around 5:20 a.m. and forced their way inside.
The Sheriff’s Office said it plans to present the case to the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office, which will decide what formal criminal charges Fessenden might face. Investigators aren’t seeking any other suspects, Blick said.
This story was originally published April 28, 2021 at 9:20 AM.
CORRECTION: The shootings occurred in the Sunview neighborhood. An earlier version of this story named an adjacent neighborhood as the crime location.
