UPDATED
A 17-year-old from Southeast D.C. has been arrested and charged in the murder of Latisha Frazier, Metro Police reported this evening.
Lanee Bell is the sixth person arrested in the case. Two other female teens are also among those arrested. According to police, Bell was arrested on suspicion of Felony Murder (Kidnapping) and charged as an adult in the case, pursuant to Title 16.
Metro PD’s press release follows after the jump.
Lanee Bell of Southeast, DC, pursuant to a Title 16 booking order, charging her with Felony Murder (Kidnapping) in the August 2, 2010 kidnapping and murder of Latisha Frazier.
February 15, 2011
Sixth Arrest Made in the Homicide of Missing Person Latisha Frazier
( Washington, DC) — Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch announced today that an additional suspect has been arrested in the homicide of Latisha Frazier.
On August 4, 2010, 18-year-old Latisha Frazier of the 4200 block of South Capitol Street, SE, was reported as a Missing Person case. The case was assigned to a detective in the Seventh District who investigated. On January 21, 2011, information was developed that Latisha Frazier may have been murdered. The case was then assigned to the Homicide Branch-Major Case Squad.
On January 22, 2010, sufficient information and probable cause was established that on August 2, 2010, Latisha Frazier was at the 1700 block of Trenton Place SE, where she was assaulted during a dispute and was ultimately murdered. At this time, her remains have not been located. On January 23, 2011 a suspect was arrested and charged with Murder Two. On February 1, 2011 a second suspect was arrested and charged with Felony Murder (Kidnapping). On Wednesday, February 2, 2011, two more suspects were arrested and charged with Felony Murder (Kidnapping). On February 3, 2011, a fifth suspect was arrested and charged with Felony Murder (Kidnapping).
On Saturday, February 12, 2011, members of the Homicide Branch Major Case Unit arrested 17-year-old Lanee Bell of Southeast, DC, pursuant to a Title 16 booking order, charging her with Felony Murder (Kidnapping) in the August 2, 2010 kidnapping and murder of Latisha Frazier.
