A fourth teenager has been arrested in connection with the death of Grenada High School junior and Chargers football player Ayden Reno, whose body was discovered early last week near a small city park.
Ryan O. Spencer, 18, was arrested by the Grenada Police Department on Tuesday morning, Sept. 30, and charged with Accessory After The Fact, according to booking documents obtained by The Star on Wednesday, Oct. 1. He later posted his $20,000 bond, according to officials.
Three other GHS students, Lamarion Henderson, 18; Nickolus M. Brown, 16, and Zacarias L. Steward, 15, were arrested by GPD officers on Monday, Sept. 29, and booked in the Grenada County Jail, according to booking documents obtained by The Star on Tuesday, Sept. 30. All three have been charged with First-Degree Murder – Deliberate Design and are each being held in the Grenada County Jail on $250,000 bonds.
Lamarion Henderson
Nickolus M. Brown
Zacarias L. Steward
Ryan O. Spencer
District Attorney William “Adam” Hopper confirmed Tuesday afternoon Henderson, Brown and Steward are all three being charged as adults. He represents Mississippi’s 5th Circuit Court District, which includes Grenada, Attala, Carroll, Choctaw, Montgomery, Webster and Winston counties.
Ayden Reno
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GPD Chief George Douglas announced the arrests just before 6 p.m. on Monday, a week following the discovery of the 16-year-old’s body, however, the suspects’ names were not released at that time. Reno was discovered in “brushy overgrown area” adjacent to a residence next to Honeytown Park in the 700 block of Leigh Avenue at approximately 11:41 p.m. last Monday, Sept. 22.
Last week, Chief Douglas added that a call of shots fired was reported in the area earlier that evening. However, the cause of Reno’s death has not been released as being that of a gunshot wound.
Grenada County Coroner Douglas “Little Bobby” Yates pronounced Reno deceased at 12:25 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 23, at the scene. His body was transported to the Mississippi State Crime Lab for autopsy. Results are pending.
The circumstances surrounding the case remain under investigation.
If you have any information regarding this case, please call the GPD at (662) 226-1211 or (662) 227-TIPS.
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