18-year-old arrested, charged in killing of James Brown Jr., 17

Evansville police confirmed to Our Times that Keaton M. Howard (18) was taken into custody in Morganfield, KY and has been charged with murder in connection with the killing of 17-year-old James Brown Jr.

EPD said that the US Marshals Service, Kentucky State Police, Indiana State Police, Union County Sheriff’s Office and Morganfield Police Department assisted with the investigation.

Howard is expected to be extradited to Vanderburgh County Confinement Center. Officers couldn’t give a specific date.

Police say the investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information can contact EPD’s Adult Investigation Unit at 812-436-7979.

Howard is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court