Police Arrest Man Wanted As Witness In Double Slaying
POSTED: 2:57 pm CST December 3,
2007
UPDATED: 3:18 pm CST December 3,
2007
OMAHA, Neb. -- A witness wanted in connection with an Omaha first-degree murder trial was arrested on Friday in Omaha.Dawayne Kearney was sought as a material witness in the trial of Terry Sellers.Sellers' trial began last week in connection with the deaths of Victor Ford and Kevin Pierce, who were shot in February 2005. Sellers is charged with conspiring with Taiana Matheny to lure the two on the promise of sex with Matheny. Police said that when Ford and Pierce showed up, Sellers shot them.
Police said Kearney survived an attack by Matheny and Sellers. He was found stabbed behind a building at the Mapleview Apartments in February 2005.Police said that after he recovered from the stabbing, he disappeared.The prosecution is seeking the death penalty for Sellers.
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Previous Stories:
- November 26, 2007: Murder Trial Begins In Case Of Men Lured For Sex
- April 6, 2005: Prosecutors: Men Lured For Sex, Robbed, Killed
- March 9, 2005: Matheny Arrest Sets Families' Minds At Ease
- February 28, 2005: More Violence Over Weekend Has Police Looking For Clues
- February 25, 2005: Second Body Found
- February 24, 2005: Body Identified; Homicide Investigation Begins
- February 10, 2005: Man's Body Found In Parking Lot
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