A 19-year-old Marion man pleaded guilty Monday to second-degree murder in a 2024 block party shooting that left one dead and nine injured in Wynne.
According to Arkansas State Police, Tommie Frost received a 20-year sentence for murder and a concurrent 10-year term for firearm possession in Cross County Circuit Court.
The shooting occurred on April 13, 2024, near Williams Avenue and Martin Luther King Street in Wynne, killing 27-year-old Varian Campbell.
Nine others, aged 24 to 49, were injured, including two struck by vehicles.
Arkansas State Police arrested Frost and three other suspects — Quaverius Milon, Carl Washington, and Cameron Crawford — on April 16, 2024. All were initially charged with first-degree murder, nine counts of first-degree battery, and nine counts of engaging in violent criminal group activity.
The remaining defendants await court dates.
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