CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - Police in eastern Iowa say they’ve arrested a woman suspected of being an accessory after the fact in the May shooting deaths of two teens in Cedar Rapids.
The Des Moines Register reports that 24-year-old Alexandra Lanee Nicole Smith was arrested Monday on the charge. She remained jailed Wednesday on a $5,000 cash bond.
Police say Smith helped a man charged in the May 18 shooting deaths of Matrell Johnson and Royal Abram, both 18, outside the Iowa Smoke Shop in Cedar Rapids. Two other 19 year olds were injured.
Investigators say Smith drove 26-year-old Andre Defaunte Richardson to the smoke shop and away from it after the shooting. Police say she also helped him buy clothes and a cellphone.
Richardson is charged with two counts of first-degree murder and other crimes.
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Information from: The Des Moines Register, http://www.desmoinesregister.com
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