Second suspect arrested in Camden grocery killing

A second suspect in last week's slaying of a grocery store manager surrendered Wednesday night, according to a statement from Camden Police Chief Boyd Woody.

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Police issued an arrest warrant Monday for Jaquestin Anderson, 20, of Camden, who was wanted on charges of capital murder and aggravated robbery in the killing of Richard Anders, 63, the manager of Mac's Fresh Market.

Police arrested Austin Hill, 19, on the same charges Sunday, and police said Anderson, an employee of Mac's Fresh Market, assisted in Anders' killing and the theft of the store's night deposit.

Anderson surrendered about 11:30 p.m. Wednesday to the Ouachita County sheriff's office, according to the statement.

Woody told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette on Tuesday that Hill and Anderson were friends, and Anderson had "tipped Hill off about when he should come and steal the money."

Anders was walking to his vehicle in the Mac's Fresh Market parking lot about 5:30 p.m. Dec. 19 when Hill approached him and shot him once in the chest, according to police. Hill took a bag containing about $13,000 and fled, Woody said.

Anders later died at Ouachita County Medical Center.

Both Anderson and Hill were listed on the Ouachita County jail's inmate roster late Thursday. No bail had been set for either suspect.

Metro on 12/26/2014

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