A man was arrested in the shooting and decapitation of his grandmother and her husband at an Oklahoma City home where they operated a day care, police said Wednesday.
Quinton Dashawn Laster, 20, was arrested Tuesday after police found the bodies of Sharon Reed, 59, and James Earl Reed, 78, in the Oklahoma City home where the three lived, according to Sgt. Ashley Peters.
Peters said the couple operated an in-home day care at the property. The children were found unharmed in an attached garage and apparently didn’t see the crime, Peters said. She did not know the ages of the children.
Peters said investigators were still trying to determine a motive for the slayings. It’s the third time in the last year and a half that someone has been charged in Oklahoma with a crime related to a beheading.
Laster is being held on two complaints of first-degree murder, Peters said. She did not know whether he had an attorney who could comment on the allegations.
By early Wednesday afternoon the home had been cleared of the crime-scene tape and police vehicles that flooded the street the night before. A notice hanging on the fence beside the garage read, “All weapons prohibited on these premises,” and included symbols of a handgun and knife crossed out in red.
Seven cars lined the driveway and street in front of the home. A man who answered the door declined to comment and would not confirm whether the people inside were family members of the slain homeowners.
Neighbor Hal Hartsock said the Reeds were dear friends and respected members of the community. Hartsock said he didn’t know Laster well, but had no reason to think there was unrest within the family.
“They were the kind of neighbors everyone wants,” Hartsock said in an interview in his living room.
Peters said police came to the home after a neighbor called and asked that officers check on the couple. The neighbor called police after speaking to Laster.
“I’m not sure exactly what words were exchanged with the neighbor, but the neighbor called 911,” Peters said.
Peters said Laster was arrested in February 2015 for misdemeanor assault and battery and was arrested as a juvenile. She did not provide details of those allegations.
“He has a history with us, but it’s not extensive,” Peters said.
The Associated Press contributed to this article.
Was he a muslim and if so why wasn’t it stated? Muslims seem to be the only ones enjoying cutting off the heads of innocent people remember they are peacefull.
Ignorant-ass comment.
I think wilbert got it right on. Ignorant / ignorance means without knowledge and to ignore the facts. so what’s the real
“ignorant-ass comment”.
You are correct sir.
Those libs don’t like the obvious…until it involves them or their family. Even then they defend the criminal. Exactly why it was so easy to March millions into ovens at Auschwitz.
Hey Johnny Appleseed…..I might agree with you. But first I need you to tell me ONE instance where someone was beheaded by a non-Muslim or a whacked out convert. What, you can’t come up with one? I didn’t think so. Some day you will learn that our cancer infested government and the slimy media outlets will never report any type of incident like this as being done by a muslime. By the way, when is the last time you saw the racist media report that a WHITE person was shot by a BLACK cop? Didn’t think so!!!
He should have his head cut off. Another waste of society.
Eye for an eye. Period.
Please don’t feed & house this criminal; If he did the crime take away his rights immediately. Offer him a chance to repent and make his life right w/ God. then….. (you fill in the blanks)…..Quinton Laster RIP!
Motive ?
Try uncontroled anger and an inadequately socialized conscience.
Yeah! black lives matter. Keep it up.
Black lives Matter???
Can’t blame this one on the Whites,
Need to rethink yourselves!
This is so sad. Hopefully the killer will be sent to death row. This sort of violence should not be tolerated and those committing it should be punished as harshly as the law allows.
… and quickly! Murderers do not deserve to continue to breathe!
Satan is really having a hayday! He knows he has little time left. People wake up and smell the tea!
All the evidence and processing will be gathered and will probably be turned over to the DA. It baffles me why young people are wasting their lives. They don’t realize “THE BEST IS YET TO COME.”
He could be Obama’s son.
I was going to say If Oblamer had a son.
Hang on a moment everyone – we are all ignorant of the full facts and are therefore in no position to say what motivated this man or what religion, if any, he believes in.