(Mesa, AZ. October 28, 2020)
Mesa Police Detectives
arrested four adults connected to a string of crimes including armed robbery and
the murder of 38-year-old Brandon Van. The suspects were identified as:
Jaquan
Jaheem Bailey (18-years-old),
Stephon
Mitchell (18-years-old),
Vincent
Culbreath (38-years-old) and
Ashley
Herrell (37-years-old).
The first incident occurred
at a convenience store called, “In the Zone”, 1163 W Broadway in Mesa. While the
three men were inside the store, Culbreath stole two bottles of alcohol. When a
clerk attempted to stop him, Culbreath displayed a handgun.
Soon after, around 12pm, Bailey,
Mitchell, Culbreath, and Herrell were in the area of 1700 W. Bentley in Mesa
when they stopped to talk to Brandon Van, appearing to ask him for directions. Van
then walked away. Surveillance video shows Culbreath contact Van again and try to
rob him. The three men chased Van while firing shots. Van tried to hide in the
neighborhood behind a planter. Van eventually surrendered his backpack as the
suspects shot at him. Van was then physically assaulted and shot multiple times
at close range, killing him. The suspects ran back to the vehicle and fled the
area.
The suspects then went to another area in east Mesa
where they stole four tires from outside a home. The four suspects next went to
the town of Guadalupe, where they attempted a third armed robbery. In
Guadalupe, a woman intervened and was subsequently shot. She is in critical
condition but expected to survive.
The group’s final stop
was in Phoenix, where they had an argument over a gun. Shots were fired, police
were called, and they were arrested. Additional charges are pending regarding
the series of crimes that occurred before and after the murder. All four were booked
into jail on first-degree murder and armed robbery charges.
Vincent Culbreath
Stephon Mitchell
Jaquan Jaheem Bailey
Ashley
Herrell
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