Man arrested in decapitation of his grandmother, her husband
Quinton Dashawn Laster. The 20-year-old was arrested Tuesday after police found the decapitated bodies of his grandmother, Sharon Reed, 59, and her husband, James Earl Reed, 78, in their Oklahoma City home. (Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office via AP)
OKLAHOMA CITY » A man was arrested in the shooting and decapitation of his grandmother and her husband at an Oklahoma City home where they operated a day care, police said today.
Quinton Dashawn Laster, 20, was arrested Tuesday after police found the bodies of Sharon Reed, 59, and James Earl Reed, 78, in the Oklahoma City home where the three lived, according to Sgt. Ashley Peters.
Peters said the couple operated an in-home day care at the property. The children were found unharmed in an attached garage and apparently didn’t see the crime, Peters said. She did not know the ages of the children.
She said Laster spoke to a neighbor after the crime, leading the neighbor to ask police to check on the couple.
“I’m not sure exactly what words were exchanged with the neighbor, but the neighbor called 911,” Peters said.
Laster is being held on two complaints of first-degree murder, Peter said. She did not know whether he had an attorney.
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Peters said investigators were still trying to determine a motive for the slayings and declined to say where in the home the victims were found.
“We are not able to release where they were located as the investigation is still open, and that’s of evidentiary value.”
Peters said Laster was arrested in February 2015 for misdemeanor assault and battery and was arrested as a juvenile.
“He has a history with us, but it’s not extensive,” Peters said.
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Hmmmm .. just curious what Obama will say about this.
Likely blame the cops for arresting him without showing him “respect” ?
Hmm… Wonder what Trump — or you — have to say about the Virginia Tech dude and his friend who killed the young girl and dumped her body like garbage? Probably nothing. Crickets under that story. In fact, none of the Obama critics or BLM hecklers ever show up under those stories. Wonder why?
There are probably two reasons: 1. Readers are not racists and so that sweet young couple’s race is immaterial; 2.Readers are racist but the killers are the wrong race.
Judging from the content of this and other posts of yours, your outlook belongs in, well, number 2.
This guy is one in a billion. Most people wouldn’t even raise their voice against their Tutu. He truly deserves the death penalty.