Junction City police and U.S. Marshals have made an arrest in connection with a Chattanooga, Tennessee murder case.

Police Chief Tim Brown confirmed that Kyhree Donte Thompson, 20, was arrested last Thursday in Junction City after being located at a local motel. Local authorities had been notified by the Chattanooga Police Department that Thompson was in the area. 

“U.S. Marshal’s were notified, they responded. We were doing surveillance with our detectives on the motel.  Mr. Thompson came out of the motel. ” Brown added unknown to Thompson authorities were in the area. “And the officers, marshal’s then swooped in and arrested him without incident.”

The arrest occurred at the Golden Wheat Budget Host Motel at 820 South Washington. He was incarcerated as of Monday in the Geary County Detention Center with bond set at $500,000.

Thompson is accused in a case involving the February 20 shooting death of Reginald Ballard at a motel in Chattanooga.  According to an online report in the The CHATTANOOGAN.com he was arrested with charges including suspicion of Murder, Possession of a Firearm During a Felony, and Tampering With Evidence.

It did not occur in Junction City, but two other suspects have also been arrested and charged with the same allegations  in the case, Tabitha Nicole Garrison, 22,  and Verronta Sujuan Page, 19.  All three of those arrested are from Tennessee.