Parolee charged with murder in Wichita shooting, stolen bicycle case by Riverside Park
A convicted child sex offender arrested in connection with the shooting death of a 32-year-old Wichita man by Riverside Park last week is now charged with murder, and police are still looking for a second suspect.
Daniel Scott Carpenter, who made his first appearance in Sedgwick County District Court on Wednesday, is facing charges of first-degree felony murder and attempted aggravated robbery in the Sept. 2 slaying of Jason Huber, court records show.
Authorities last week said Huber left a local business on a bicycle and was fatally shot at Murdock and Stackman. His bicycle was also stolen.
Police found Huber wounded around 2:15 a.m. Sept. 2 after someone called 911 seeking a welfare check in the 800 block of West Murdock. He was pronounced dead at a Wichita hospital later, police said previously.
In an effort to find Huber’s killer, Wichita police released a surveillance photo that showed a man later identified as Carpenter at the same business as Huber around the same time. Police say Carpenter left the business in a white Buick La Sabre and, like Huber, drove west on Murdock.
Carpenter, 33, was arrested and booked into the Sedgwick County Jail on Sept. 3, records show. Police have not discussed their reasons for suspecting him in the killing.
His next court date is Sept. 23. Court records did not list a defense attorney for him on Wednesday. He remains in the Sedgwick County Jail in lieu of $500,000 bond.
Kansas Department of Corrections records show that Carpenter is on parole in a pair of 2008 cases where he was convicted of child sex crimes, criminal damage to property, theft and burglary.
A 28-year-old Dodge City man Wichita police initially arrested in connection with the killing was released last week without any charges after authorities cleared him of involvement in the case, Wichita police spokesman Officer Charley Davidson said.
Police are still searching for a second suspect in Huber’s homicide, Davidson said Thursday without providing additional details about who that person might be.
This story was originally published September 8, 2021 at 9:09 PM.
