Suspect in five murders killed in shootout at Hot Springs hotel

By Associated Press

Posted: Nov 20, 2009 11:50 AM
Updated: Nov 20, 2009 5:40 PM

  HOT SPRINGS, Ark. -- Sheriff's deputies have identified three suspects, including one shot to death by police, in the killings of five people in the town of Pearcy.

   Garland County sheriff's Lt. James Martin said police shot and killed 22-year-old Marvin Stringer at a motel in Hot Springs Thursday night.

   Two other suspects are in custody: 23-year-old Samuel Conway and 23-year-old Jeremy Pickney.

   Conway and Pickney face charges of capital murder, aggravated residential burglary and arson in the Nov. 12 deaths of five people at Pearcy.

   Martin declined to offer any motive for the attack but court documents said Stringer, Conway and Pickney targeted those killed in robberies intended to obtain television sets and expensive car-wheel rims.
   
  Springer was shot and killed Thursday night in a shootout with officers who were trying to arrest him. A member of the Garland County sheriffs tactical response team was seriously wounded during the shootout.

  The team had gone to the National Park Inn on Grand Avenue early Thursday night to arrest Springer and there was an exchange of gunfire, Hot Springs City Attorney Brian Albright said.

 The wounded officer was taken to a Little Rock hospital, Albright said.

 Four bodies were found Nov. 12 in the rubble of a burned-out mobile home in Pearcy, which is located west of Hot Springs. The body of a man was found in a home next door.

Rating: 4.0 (6 votes)
| More
    Bookmark and Share
  • Avatar for YUI
    Low + − !
    YUI at Nov 20th 2009 1:06 PM

    OH WELL-----------------GOOD RIDENCE!

  • Avatar for YaacovUriyah
    Neutral + − !
    YaacovUriyah at Nov 21st 2009 2:17 AM

    GOOD,one less scum we have to take care of in prison.Too ofthen these people kill several people and then cob a plea bargin. How in hell do you bargin with someone that has murdered 5 or 40 people as the case of the BLT killer? Pled bargins for mulitipal murders are an injustice and a slap in the face of the public. Plea bargins is a travasty of justice...PERIOD!

  • Avatar for Lady JemRose
    High + − !
    Lady JemRose at Nov 21st 2009 1:29 PM

    Swift justice...I am all for it.  Make our world a safer place by termimating those who consider life so cheap they will take it for a tv set!

Not registered? Enter your information. You will be sent a confirmation email.


Please keep your comments relevant. Inflamatory or offensive comments will be removed. Email addresses are NEVER displayed, but they are required to confirm your comments.

New users will be sent an email to confirm their comments. If you choose to create an account, a subsequent email will be sent with a password to login. To leave another comment, just use that password.

To create a link, simply type the URL (including http://) or email address and it will automatically be made a link. Paragraph and line spacing is automatically maintained, so there is no need to use <p> or <br /> tags. All other HTML tags are removed, including <img>.

Featured Videos

Poll Now Found.

Most Popular