Laron Gilbert, the third suspect in the 2021 homicide of Bay Area TV news crew security guard and former police officer Kevin Nishita, has been arrested near Kansas City, as a source tells NBC Bay Area. The U.S. Marshals in Jackson County, Missouri, in collaboration with the Oakland Police Department (OPD), facilitated the arrest. OPD homicide investigators have flown to Missouri to interview Gilbert and begin the extradition process to California, with authorities announcing the arrest on Thursday.
3rd suspect in murder of Bay Area TV news guard arrested in Missouri https://t.co/1H9uN3ixtx https://t.co/KaHRviV2yB
A man suspected in the 2021 killing of Oakland security guard Kevin Nishita has been arrested in the Kansas City metropolitan area, authorities announced Thursday. https://t.co/Rj5HHjwSG3
OPD, in collaboration with @USMarshalsHQ , has arrested Laron Gilbert in connection with the homicide of Kevin Nishita. OPD Homicide Investigators flew to Missouri to interview Gilbert and begin the extradition process to California. More in the link. https://t.co/Ju7vRuGP4w https://t.co/75DrQRVTrA
U.S. Marshals in Jackson County, Missouri arrested fugitive Laron Gilbert, a third suspect in the 2021 killing of Bay Area TV news guard and former police officer Kevin Nishita. https://t.co/vk0eaUQhG2 https://t.co/vk0eaUQhG2
NEW: A third suspect in the homicide of a Bay Area TV news crew security guard is arrested near Kansas City, a source tells NBC Bay Area. https://t.co/q6RzftiEf5