Man arrested in connection with fatal shooting, Jonesboro police said

FILE - A Jonesboro Police Department vehicle is shown in this file photo.
FILE - A Jonesboro Police Department vehicle is shown in this file photo.

A 32-year-old man was arrested in connection with a shooting that killed one person at a convenience store near Southwest Drive, police said on Friday. 

Russell Malone was arrested on March 13 and charged with first-degree murder in the death of Nicholas Childs, 37, Jonesboro police said in a Facebook post Friday afternoon. 

Childs was found dead from an apparent gunshot wound at the Kum & Go at 680 Southwest Drive on March 10, the post said. 

Malone was shown as being held in Craighead County jail on a $3 million bond, according to the county's online inmate roster. 


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