August 2, 2019
The Richmond
Police Department has arrested a Chesterfield man for the murder of William
Reed, Jr. that occurred in May of this year.
Johnathan A. Rose,
20, of the 7300 block of Winterleaf Court, Chesterfield has been charged with:
·
Murder
·
Robbery
·
Use of
a Firearm in the Commission of a Felony
·
Carjacking
At approximately
11:21 a.m., May 5, 2019, RPD officers were called to the 1100 block of Floral
Avenue on the city’s south side for a report of a shooting. They quickly
located the deceased, William Reed, Jr., 22, of the 300 block of Erich Road,
Richmond, lying in the roadway.
He had been shot
during a robbery and carjacking.
With the assistance
of Chesterfield County Police investigators, RPD detectives developed Johnathan
Rose as a suspect in the case. As the U.S. Marshals Regional Fugitive Task
Force was asked to pick up Rose on the Firearm and Carjacking warrants, Rose
turned himself into authorities on June 14, 2019.
RPD detectives
served the Murder and Robbery warrants on Rose today at the Richmond Justice
Center.
“This
investigation is an excellent example of how officers from many jurisdictions
worked together to solve this murder,” said Major Crimes Lieutenant Faith
Flippo. “The assistance we received from Chesterfield County was particularly
helpful because Rose lived in the county. And, as usual, the cooperation we got
from our state and federal partners was outstanding.”
Johnathan A. Rose
