March 5, 2020
Richmond
Police, with the assistance of the United States Marshals Regional Fugitive
Task Force, have made an arrest in connection to a 2016 homicide on Snead Road.
Darnell
D. Lee Jr., 34, formally of Richmond, was
arrested yesterday in Buckeye, AZ by the U.S. Marshals. U.S. Marshals in North
Dakota and Richmond also assisted. He has been charged with murder and possession
of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Lee Jr.’s girlfriend, Amanda L. Miller,
30, formally of Richmond was also arrested. She has been charged with accessory
for assisting the offender with hiding out for over three years. Booking
photos will be released once they become available.
“This arrest was possible thanks to the
persistence of Det. Sandy Ledbetter-Clarkson,” said Major Crimes Capt. James
Laino. “As she does with all her fugitives, she never stopped tracking Mr.
Lee Jr. as he moved to various states while he was on the run.”
At approximately
4:12 p.m. on August 23, 2016, officers were called to the 5000 block of
Snead Road for a report of shots fired and a person down. They arrived to
find Brian M. King, 24, of the 4000 block of Mallard Creek Circle in
Chesterfield County, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound in a
courtyard at the apartment complex. He was transported to a local
hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries.
Anyone with additional information about
this incident is asked to call Major Crimes Detective G. Russell at (804)
646-7715 or contact Crime Stoppers at (804) 780-1000 or at www.7801000.com.
The P3 Tips Crime Stoppers app for smartphones may also be used. All
Crime Stoppers methods are anonymous.
