COLUMBUS – Four men are behind bars but a fifth suspect remains at large in the murder of a husband and wife during a robbery at an East Side internet café in January.
Local and federal authorities say Chris King, 24 (above), was one of five men who broke into Players Paradise, 3439 E. Broad Street early on the morning of Jan. 20 and killed security guard Joseph Arrington and his wife, employee Karen Arrington, according to court documents.
King, Dezhan Townsend, 20, and Justice Stringer, 24, are charged with two counts of murder. King is also charged with committing murder with the intent to prevent a witness from providing information to law enforcement.
he three – along with Brisco Dawkins, 50, Desjuan Harris, 24 — were indicted by a federal grand jury July 18 on robbery charges while King Townsend and String are charged with murder and those three, plus Dawkins, are also charged with brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence.
Columbus SWAT officers arrested Townsend and Harris on July 3 and arrested Dawkins and Stringer Friday.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Chelsey M. Vascura ordered the four held without bond.
King remains on the loose.
According to an affidavit, the defendants entered the café around 4:00 a.m. on January 20 and positioned themselves near the office door while one of the men pretended to play a game.
When Karen Arrington attempted to enter the office, the defendants, armed with handguns, immediately confronted armed security guard Joseph Arrington, then shot both of them.