Tucson police have arrested a 22-year-old man in the shooting death outside a north-side restaurant last Wednesday.
Gang detectives identified Jovon Mankel as the shooter and obtained a warrant for his arrest. Mankel was taken into custody Monday afternoon without incident at a local motel by the U.S. Marshals Arizona Wanted Task Force, Tucson police said.
He was booked in the Pima County jail on suspicion of one count of first-degree murder and one count of prohibited possessor.
Mankel’s girlfriend, Priscilla Rodriguez, 20, was found in the motel room with him. Police said she was present during the shooting, aware of the warrant for her boyfriend’s arrest, and was in possession of 51 percocets Monday. Rodriguez was booked into the Pima County jail on suspicion of one count of hindering prosecution and one count of unlawful possession of narcotic drug for sale.
Great work by law enforcement.
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