4 Arrests Made in Connection With SAU Shooting and Student Death

Four arrests were made Friday in the shooting at SAU last week resulting in the death of a student.

According to the press release, Odies Wilson of North Little Rock, Arkansas; Le’Kamerin (Kam) Tolbert of Little Rock, Arkansas; Quincy Isaiah Lewis of Little Rock, Arkansas; and Shaivonn (Shakey) Robinson of Vacherie, Louisiana, were arrested early Friday evening, August 14, and charged with capital murder for the shooting death of Joshua Keshun Smith, which occurred early Tuesday morning, August 11, in the Donald W. Reynolds Campus and Community Center parking lot of Southern Arkansas University. The four suspects are currently being held awaiting Monday arraignment at 3:00 p.m. Additional charges may be filed. The investigation is ongoing.

SAU President Dr. Trey Berry said in a statement, “We are grateful for the great work of the SAU Police Department, the Magnolia Police Department, Columbia County Sheriff’s Department, the Arkansas State Police, and U. S. Marshalls. Their persistence on this case brings a grieving family one step closer to resolve and allows our community to rest easier knowing that the suspects in this case have been identified.”