Lexington murder suspect arrested 7 months after deadly shooting, records show
A Lexington murder suspect was arrested Monday evening in connection to a 2021 killing on Main Street, according to court documents.
Robert Okorley, 40, is facing charges of murder, attempted murder, second degree assault, criminal mischief and possessing a handgun as a convicted felon, according to his arrest citation. He’s accused of killing Jesse Jimenez, 32, and shooting another on Nov. 5, 2021.
He’s being held at the Fayette County Detention Center on an $885,000 bond, according to court records.
Lexington police said they initially responded to a call of shots fired in the area around Main Street and Oliver Lewis Way early in the morning, but they didn’t find anything unusual. Not long after, a man showed up at the University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital suffering from a gunshot wound, Lexington police Lt. Chris Van Brackel said at the time.
When police learned that the victim man was in the 700 block of West Main Street when he was injured, they went back to investigate further and found the man later identified as Jimenez dead in an apartment on the upper level of the building. The building is occupied on the lower level by a web design and marketing agency.
The shooting stemmed from a physical altercation between Okorley and another person, according to court documents. After the altercation ended, Okorley pulled out a gun and attempted to shoot the man, ultimately hitting and killing Jimenez, records say.
Court documents say after Okorley shot and killed Jimenez, a man ran out of the building and jumped into the bed of an outbound-traveling pickup truck with Okorley in pursuit. Okorley fired shots towards the truck as it drove away, hitting the driver in the arm and his vehicle, causing damage, according to court documents.
Video footage captured the entire incident and clearly identified Okorley as the suspect, court documents say. Okorley was also identified as the suspect by an eyewitness.
Okorley was one of Bluegrass Crime Stoppers’ wanted suspects since May 2. He was wanted by the Lexington Police Department and the U.S. Marshals.
This story was originally published June 21, 2022 at 7:12 AM.
