The U.S. Marshals Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force and Akron Police Department arrested a 48-year-old man in connection to the shooting death of a man in 2020, according to a news release from Akron police.
Bobby Lee Bell is charged with the murder of Brian Powers, a transgender man News 5 reported on when this story first happened. Bell was located on South Arlington Street in Akron and taken into custody without incident, the release said.
Officers also recovered a gun and other evidence during the arrest.
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Bell was also charged with the following:
- Weapons under disability
- Improper handling firearm in a motor vehicle
- Possession of crack cocaine
- Drug paraphernalia
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