Just one day after the\u00a0FBI added KaShawn Nicola Roper to its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list<\/u>, the agency announced that the woman charged for her alleged role in a\u00a02020 Kansas City homicide<\/u>\u00a0has been found.<\/p>\n
Kansas City prosecutors charged Roper, 50,\u00a0with second-degree murder<\/u>\u00a018 days after an Aug. 23, 2020, shooting near 68th Street and Cleveland Avenue that left 23-year-old Jazmyn Henrion dead and another woman injured. She was also charged with two counts of armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon.<\/p>\n
A\u00a0federal arrest warrant was issued for her in July 2021<\/u> for alleged unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday, the FBI, the Kansas City Police Department and the Jackson County Prosecutor\u2019s Office announced Roper\u2019s addition to the Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list, offering up to a $1 million reward for information leading to her arrest.<\/p>\n
Roper was apprehended \u201cwithout incident\u201d in High Springs, Florida, at 10:30 a.m. EST Wednesday by the\u00a0High Springs Police Department<\/u>\u00a0and\u00a0Alachua County Sheriff\u2019s Office<\/u>, according to a news release from Dixon Land, a public affairs specialist with the\u00a0FBI Kansas City<\/u>.<\/p>\n
Her arrest stems from a series of tips submitted to law enforcement after Tuesday\u2019s announcement, the release said.<\/p>\n
High Springs, Florida,\u00a0which lies just northwest of Gainesville<\/u>, is known for its outdoor activities, according to\u00a0the city\u2019s website<\/u>. U.S. Census data\u00a0estimates<\/u> the city is home to around 7,000 residents.<\/p>\n
Following Roper\u2019s arrest, Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson said the former Kansas City woman will \u201cnow face the full weight of accountability for her alleged actions in 2020.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMs. Roper\u2019s arrest is a result of the power of partnership on all levels and the power of a public that refuses to accept violence as a reality,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cSpeaking up can keep you and your family and community safe, but also gives a grieving family hope that one day justice will be served.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kansas City police responded to an area hospital around 3:30 a.m. on Aug. 23, 2020, after Henrion and another woman, both suffering from gunshot wounds, arrived at the facility in a private vehicle. Henrion died at the hospital.<\/p>\n
Roper was the 13th woman and second from Kansas City to appear on the FBI\u2019s Ten Most Wanted list, which has held the names of 541 fugitives since its creation in 1950. The first Kansas City woman,\u00a0Shauntay L. Henderson<\/u>, appeared on the list on March 31, 2007, and was arrested without incident the same day.<\/p>\n
The Star\u2019s Robert A. Cronkleton contributed reporting.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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