Second arrest made in connection to 2022 murder of former PRP basketball star

Second arrest made in connection to 2022 murder of former PRP basketball star
ARE SCHEDULED TO STAND TRIAL A YEAR FROM NOW. NEW TONIGHT AT SIX, AN ARREST WARRANT IS ISSUED FOR TWO MEN NOW CHARGED IN THE MURDER OF A FORMER HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL STAR, JEREMIAH BANKS AND DEVIN WATTS WERE SCHEDULED TO BE ARRAIGNED THIS MORNING, BUT THEY DID NOT APPEAR IN COURT. THEY WERE INDICTED LAST WEEK FOR COMPLICITY MURDER IN THE DEATH OF VINCENT CRUTCHER, THE FORMER PRP STAR WAS SHOT IN JUNE OF 2022 ON HEATHER VIEW ROAD. THAT’S IN THE BEAUTIFUL AREA. A THIRD SUSPECT, JAVONTE REED, WAS ARRESTED SHORTLY AFTER THE SHOOTING. HI
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Second arrest made in connection to 2022 murder of former PRP basketball star
Days after warrants were issued for two men in connection to the murder of a former Louisville high school basketball star, a "significant arrest" has been made.Warrants were issued for Jeremiah Banks and Devin Watts, who were indicted last week for complicity to murder in the death of 34-year-old Vincent Crutcher.Watch previous coverage in the player up topThe two men were set to appear in court on Monday but didn't show up.Louisville Metro Police Department said on Friday, they, along with U.S. Marshals, arrested Banks in the 500 block of S 18th Street.Previous stories:Former PRP basketball star shot and killed near BuechelArrest warrants issued for 2 men charged in murder of former PRP basketball starPolice say Crutcher was killed on June 23, 2022 in the 4000 block of Heatherview Road.When officers arrived, they found him suffering from a gunshot wound. Crutcher was taken to UofL Hospital, where he later died.Police say Banks is charged with murder and robbery.Banks is being held at Louisville Metro Department of Corrections.A third suspect in the case, Charvontae Reed, was arrested shortly after the shooting. His trial is set to begin in August.Watts remains at large.

Days after warrants were issued for two men in connection to the murder of a former Louisville high school basketball star, a "significant arrest" has been made.

Warrants were issued for Jeremiah Banks and Devin Watts, who were indicted last week for complicity to murder in the death of 34-year-old Vincent Crutcher.

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The two men were set to appear in court on Monday but didn't show up.

Louisville Metro Police Department said on Friday, they, along with U.S. Marshals, arrested Banks in the 500 block of S 18th Street.


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Police say Crutcher was killed on June 23, 2022 in the 4000 block of Heatherview Road.

When officers arrived, they found him suffering from a gunshot wound. Crutcher was taken to UofL Hospital, where he later died.

Police say Banks is charged with murder and robbery.

Banks is being held at Louisville Metro Department of Corrections.

A third suspect in the case, Charvontae Reed, was arrested shortly after the shooting. His trial is set to begin in August.

Watts remains at large.

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