Third suspect arrested in Lexington homicide. Here’s the latest on the case
A third suspect has been charged in a Lexington homicide that happened earlier this year, according to the Lexington Police Department.
Jeffrey Ollie, 22, was booked into the Fayette County Detention Center Friday on charges of complicity to murder and tampering with physical evidence, according to jail records. He was named a suspect by police Tuesday.
Ollie is the third suspect linked to a January homicide that left 27-year-old Daievyon Elliott dead. Elliott was found shot inside a vehicle in the back parking lot of a residence on Fairmont Court in January, police previously said.
The other suspects charged in the case are 21-year-old Brooklyn Trigg and 22-year-old Darrion Saliford. Trigg is charged with complicity to murder and tampering with physical evidence, while Saliford is charged with complicity to murder, tampering with physical evidence and possession of a handgun by a convicted felon.
Elliott was shot on both sides of his body, and two different sets of shell casings were found at the scene, indicating multiple shooters were involved.
Court documents say Trigg and another witness were inside the vehicle when the shooting occurred. Cell phone and electronic monitoring data put Ollie and Saliford at the scene when the shooting occurred, and Ollie confirmed to investigators that he and Saliford were together in the area of the homicide afterward
Ollie and Saliford also met with Trigg and the other witness before the shooting, according to court documents. Ollie kept in contact with Trigg after the shooting occurred.
Police have not recovered any guns connected to the shooting, according to court documents.
Ollie, Saliford and Trigg are all being held at the Fayette County jail on a $750,000 bond, according to jail records.
Saliford and Trigg’s cases were sent forward to a grand jury Thursday after a preliminary hearing in which Trigg’s lawyer argued the charges against his client were a mere “hunch” by detectives and prosecutors.
Ollie is scheduled to be arraigned in Fayette District Court Friday, according to court records.
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