Detectives with the Pine Bluff Police Department made an arrest last night in connection with the May 7, 2023 murder at MLK Park in Pine Bluff.
After identifying suspects in the murder, the detectives executed a search warrant on June 5, 2023, at a home on 34th Ave in Pine Bluff. During the search, firearms were located including a firearm illegally converted to fully automatic as well as two males, 23-year-old Kuron Brown and 20-year-old Will Rodgers.
Rodgers and Brown were both subsequently booked into the Jefferson County Jail.
Rodgers was booked into jail for First Degree Murder, 5 counts of Battery 1st Degree, 5 counts of Terroristic Act, Carrying a prohibited weapon, and the machine gun act.
Brown was booked into the jail for Carrying a Prohibited Weapon and the Machine gun Act.
Brown was arrested for the items found in his possession. He was not arrested in connection with the homicide.
