Homicide suspect brought back to Fayette County
The suspect in a Uniontown homicide was booked into the Fayette County jail late Wednesday afternoon after being transported back from Maryland.
Braedon Dickinson, 18, of Connellsville was taken into custody a week ago in Baltimore, where authorities tracked him following the fatal Feb. 5 shooting of Lemaur Thompson.
Considering the quick turnaround time for his transfer back to Fayette County, Dickinson “almost certainly” waived his extradition, which can normally take weeks, said District Attorney Mike Aubele.
Police said surveillance footage of Dunlap Street from the night of the shooting showed Dickinson walking with Thompson before shooting him and going through his pockets. Thompson died of a gunshot to the head, prosecutors said.
Few other details about the case, including what precipitated the shooting, have been made public because the criminal complaint filed against Dickinson was sealed on Feb. 6. Aubele said it will remain sealed until Dickinson’s preliminary hearing, which has been scheduled for 9:30 a.m. March 4.
Dickinson is charged with criminal homicide, robbery, possession of a prohibited firearm and recklessly endangering another person.
Four years ago, Dickinson was also charged with homicide in Westmoreland County as one of seven people accused of carrying out the killing of Jason Raiford, 39, in New Kensington.
At the time of the February shooting, Dickinson was out on bond on two earlier Fayette County cases. He was charged in October with fleeing police in a stolen car. Two months later, police arrested him on a charge of possessing a prohibited firearm.
Aubele said last week Dickinson and any accomplices could potentially face new charges related to his flight to Maryland.
Dickinson is lodged at the Fayette County jail after he was denied bail.