Charles detectives have arrested a suspect in connection with the Dec. 6 homicide of J Shaun Wallace, a 19-year-old basketball player from Waldorf.
A release from the Charles County Sheriff s Office says police arrested Keishon Javontae Thompson, 18, of Waldorf in connection with the Sunday shooting off Business Park Court in Waldorf, which investigators say involved a sale of shoes.
Thompson was arrested in Bel Air on Thursday, Dec. 10, with assistance from the U.S. Marshals Task Force and the Harford County Sheriff s Office, the release says.Â
He was charged with first-degree murder.
Those with additional information are asked to contact Detective J. Feldman at 301-609-6474.
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December 11, 2020
Keishon Javontae Thompson, 18, of Waldorf
UPDATE: Charles County Sheriff’s Office detectives have arrested Keishon Javontae Thompson, 18, of Waldorf, in connection with the murder of J’Shaun Wallace, 19, who was shot and killed on December 6 in the 2500 block of Business Park Court in Waldorf.
After pursuing leads in the case, detectives identified Thompson as a suspect and obtained an arrest warrant. Detectives, with the assistance of the US Marshals Task Force and the Harford County Sheriff’s Office, located Thompson on December 10 in Bel Air, MD.
A preliminary investigation showed Thompson shot Wallace, who was known to him, during the sale of shoes.