Two men from Orange arrested in connection to Port Arthur murder

Published 8:43 am Monday, January 16, 2017

By Eric Williams

The Orange Leader

 

Port Arthur police announced that the arrest of two suspects from Orange in connection with a December 2016 murder.

Rasheed Edwards was shot to death in a motel parking lot December 29  at the Baymont Hotel off of State Highway 73 in Port Arthur.

Edwards was shot in the neck, later dying at the scene.

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The first suspect, Antonio Lovell Richard, 24, was arrested January 9 in Oakdale, Louisiana on a murder warrant  with the assistance of the Allen Parish Sheriff’s Office where he is currently being held.

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The second suspect, Iterreious Devaughn Simien, 23, was taken into custody without incident in Orange on a murder warrant and being held at the Orange County jail. His bond on the murder charges $500,000 and a violation of Community Supervision child support no bond.