Arkansas State Police say a physical altercation and shooting resulted in the death of a man in Brinkley early Tuesday.
Jimmy Lee Dillard, 53, of Brinkley, was pronounced dead at the scene when Brinkley Police officers responded to a residence in the city around 1:30 a.m.
The Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division is leading the investigation into the homicide at the request of Brinkley Police Department authorities.
Dillard’s body has been transported to the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory, where a manner and cause of death will be determined.
In a media release, the state police said its special agents developed information identifying Tren-Terrious Stidum, 24, of Brinkley as a suspect. State police, Brinkley Police officers, and Monroe County Sheriff’s Deputies located Stidum at a Brinkley residence.
Stidum was taken into custody without incident and is currently being held at the Monroe County Detention Center on a charge of first-degree murder. He is scheduled to appear for a bond hearing in Brinkley court on Wednesday.
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