ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828NewsNow.com) — A third suspect that has been charged by the Buncombe County Sheriff’s office in connection to the Arden double homicide was extradited from Georgia on Nov. 4 to Asheville.
The sheriff’s office said in a Nov. 4 news release that 18-year-old Keith Harold Eugene Mooney Jr. was extradited from DeKalb County, Georgia, late in the afternoon of Nov. 4. He is now in the custody of the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office and being held at the Buncombe County Detention Facility.
Mooney, Tyquan Jahlil Ward, and Maurice Montrell Harris were all charged with first-degree murder and attempted robbery, the sheriff’s office said.
According to the sheriff’s office, on Oct. 24, 19-year-old Joshua Sanchez Ramirez and 27-year-old Darrion Armon Smith were found dead from gunshot wounds in a parking lot of Pine Needles Apartments in Arden.
The Smith family has started a GoFundMe Page to help pay for funeral expenses.
Mooney, 18, was taken into custody on Oct. 30 in Atlanta by the Dekalb County Police Department. His first court appearance will be on Nov. 5 at the Buncombe County Courthouse.
Ward, 28, was taken into custody on Oct. 29. In his first court appearance on Oct. 30, Ward was appointed a public defender and denied bond. His next court appearance will be Nov. 20 for his disposition hearing.
Harris, 22, was taken into custody on Nov. 2. In his first court appearance on Nov. 3, Harris was appointed a public defender and denied bond. His next court appearance will be Nov. 24 for his disposition hearing.
Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office Maj. John Ledford said this continues to be an active and ongoing investigation.