LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Authorities have arrested seven people in connection with what is believed to be a drug-related homicide after police found a Lincoln man’s body in a car trunk.
Police identified the victim Friday as 41-year-old Jamie Watson.
Authorities have charged 32-year-old Jamez Henderson with second-degree murder. They also arrested 25-year-old Sidney Jackson, 31-year-old Juanita Lara and 27-year-old Stacey Bigelow on suspicion of aiding and abetting murder.
In addition, 22-year-old Brandi Bond, 19-year-old Ronald Auzenne and 19-year-old Ivon Butler were charged with accessory to a felony. Auzenne and Butler are from Arizona.
Police say they found Watson’s body in the trunk of a 1999 Buick Park Avenue with its engine running.
Online court records did not list attorneys for those arrested.