COLUMBUS – Police have arrested a murder suspect who has been at large for six weeks.
A Columbus SWAT team arrested Brandon Smith was arrested without incident Friday in the 1800 Block of N. 4th Street on a murder charge stemming from the Sept. 6 shooting death of Donnie Ferguson on the Southeast Side, Sgt. Edward Powell III of the Homicide Unit said.
SWAT ARRESTS HOMICIDE SUSPECT:
*Update 10/22/21-32yo Brandon L. Smith was arrested@1800 block of N. 4th St. by SWAT without incident.
9/7/21-The victim of this homicide has been identified as 43yo Donnie R. Ferguson.
9/6/21-CPD called@2100 block of Haviland Dr. on a shooting. https://t.co/MkRHS0n7Gz pic.twitter.com/xKMK9NKV1M— Columbus Division of Police (@ColumbusPolice) October 22, 2021
Smith, 32, was charged on Sept. 10 with the murder of Ferguson, 43, after a confrontation in the 2100 block of Haviland Drive.
Ferguson’s death was the 143rd homicide of the year in Columbus, matching the second-highest yearly total of murders, set in 2017, but surpassed in 2020.
There have been 170 homicides in Columbus so far this year.