Arkadelphia man arrested in Hot Springs fatal shooting

Malcom Jalil Easley, 22
Malcom Jalil Easley, 22

A 22-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the slaying of a Hot Springs man earlier this month, police said.

Malcom Jalil Easley of Arkadelphia was booked about 9:27 p.m. Wednesday on a charge of second-degree murder in the Oct. 8 death of 58-year-old Hot Springs resident Steven Paul Moore.

Moore was found shot dead in the 200 block of Linwood Avenue, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported.

Easley remained in the Garland County jail on a bond of $50,000 as of Thursday afternoon. He has a hearing scheduled for Nov. 3 in district court, according to jail records.

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