Crime
Frank West and Cambre Dean found dead in North Mississippi, Jonathan Kelly in custody
LEE COUNTY, MS – On Friday, May 23, 2025, sheriff’s deputies in Lee County discovered two individuals deceased at a residence on County Road 295 in the Shannon area, prompting an active homicide investigation.
According to Sheriff Jim Johnson, deputies responded to a 911 call around 3:30 p.m.
Upon arrival, they spoke with the property owner and a resident at the location before conducting a search of the premises.
During that search, deputies located the bodies of two victims, later identified as 43-year-old Frank West and 39-year-old Cambre Dean.
Lee County Coroner Carolyn Green confirmed that both victims died as a result of gunshot wounds.
Following the discovery, deputies took 39-year-old Jonathan Kelly of Shannon into custody without incident.
Kelly was initially interviewed as a person of interest.
Based on evidence collected at the scene and findings from the subsequent interview, investigators formally charged him with two counts of First-Degree Murder.
Kelly is currently being held at the Lee County Adult Jail.
His bond has been set at $10 million by the Lee County Justice Court.
The case remains an active and ongoing investigation.
Authorities have not released additional information regarding the motive or circumstances leading to the shooting. The Lee County Sheriff’s Department urges anyone with relevant information to contact their office as the investigation continues.
AUSTIN, Texas — A man was taken into custody Saturday afternoon following a shooting inside the Austin Central Library that left one person seriously injured and prompted a large emergency response and temporary shelter-in-place order in the downtown area.
According to the Austin Police Department (APD), officers responded shortly after 12:00 p.m. to reports of gunfire inside the Austin Central Library, located at 710 W. César Chávez Street.
Upon arrival, police and Austin-Travis County EMS units found one victim suffering from a gunshot wound.
The individual was transported to a local hospital in serious but stable condition.
Assistant Police Chief Lee Rogers stated during a press briefing that the shooter fled the scene before officers arrived.
After an extensive search, the suspect—identified as 55-year-old Harold Newton Keene—was located and arrested in South Austin at approximately 1:25 p.m.
The library was safely evacuated, and the shelter-in-place alert was lifted shortly after Keene’s apprehension.
Authorities emphasized that the shooting appeared to be an isolated incident involving only one suspect and one victim.
“This was not an active shooter situation,” Rogers confirmed.
Preliminary reports and public records reveal that Harold Newton Keene has a lengthy criminal history, including multiple arrests for assault, family violence, terroristic threats, burglary, drug possession, and evading arrest.
He is described by law enforcement officials as a habitual violent offender who has had numerous prior run-ins with police.
Records indicate Keene was previously arrested for threatening a man with a firearm several months ago and, in a separate incident, assaulted another inmate while in custody at the Travis County Jail.
In both cases, prosecutors later declined to pursue charges.
Authorities have not yet released a possible motive for the shooting or confirmed whether the suspect and victim knew each other.
The Austin Police Department’s Major Crimes Division is leading the investigation.
Anyone with information related to the incident is urged to contact the Austin Police Department or Crime Stoppers at 512-472-TIPS.