(WWJ) Two men accused in the shooting and killing of a Flint security guard over a dispute about wearing a mask are now behind bars.
The Genesee County Prosecutor said in a press release Ramonyea Bishop, 23, was captured Friday afternoon in Bay City and is being held at the Genesee County Jail.
His stepfather, Larry Teague, 44, is awaiting extradition back to Michigan after a fugitive team captured him Thursday near the Studio 6 Motel in Houston, Texas, according to Prosecutor David Leyton.
“He was arrested by agents who had developed information here that Teague had traveled to Houston with two individuals,” Leyton said during a press conference Friday night.
Leyton identified the two individuals as Laura Mitchell, 45, and Terrance Findley, 44, of Flint. Teague was staying at the motel, according to Leyton.
Calvin Munerlyn, a security guard at Family Dollar Store on Flint Avenue, was shot in the head in the store’s doorway on Friday, May 1. Munerlyn, 43, died from his injuries at the hospital.
The Genesee County prosecutor believe he lost his life because he asked a shopper to put their mask on.
Bishop is believed to be the shooter.
Bishop faces a long list of charges including first degree pre-meditated murder, felony firearm and carrying a concealed weapon. Teague is facing all of those charges as well, in addition to violation of Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s Executive Order relating to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Genesee County Prosecutor says Bishop’s mother and Teague’s wife, Sharmel Teague, 45, was arraigned on first degree murder and felony firearm charges on Tuesday. She is scheduled to be back in court on Thursday, May 14.
Ramonyea's sister; Brya Bishop, 24, is charged with tampering with evidence, lying to police and being an accessory to a felony. She is at the Genesee County Jail.
Mitchell and Findley are charged with obstruction of justice, ‘lying to police during the investigation of a violent crime,’ harboring felons and accessory to a felony.
Prosecutor Leyton thanked the public for their tips that lead to the capture of the suspects. During Friday’s press conference; he also lauded U.S. Marshals, Michigan State Police Fugitive Team, Flint Police, and several police agencies in Texas for their “dogged pursuit of these two very dangerous fugitives.”
Meanwhile, Munerlyn’s family is left to pick up the pieces.
His GoFundMe Page reads:
“Help lay Super Duper to rest. He was a father, a husband, a protector and a provider.”
Munerlyn had eight children.
The community has rallied behind his family, raising nearly $383,800 of their $10,000 goal. If you would like to donate, you can do so here.