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CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – UPDATE: Detectives with the Clarksville Police Department made two additional arrests in the death of 31-year-old Mark Walraven April 14 in Clarksville.
Brandon Becker, 19, and Brandon Smith, 29, have been charged with criminal homicide and booked into the Montgomery County Jail.
During the course of the investigation, it was determined that Smith made contact with Chad Bennett, who was originally charged with homicide, in order to purchase prescription pills. Becker and Smith both admitted that they had made plans with Walraven to rob Bennett and split the pills.
Anyone with information related to this case can contact Det. Ulrey at 931-648-0656 ext. 5483.
ORIGINAL REPORT:
A Clarksville man was arrested Tuesday and charged with homicide in the shooting death of a man found in a crashed car on Lafayette Rd.
According to Officer Natalie Hall with the Clarksville Police Department, police responded to Rural King on Fort Campbell Blvd. Monday around 5:47 p.m. for an injury call. Chad Bennett, 29, told police he had been hit in the head and his car had been stolen.
At 5:56 p.m., police were called to a crash on Lafayette Rd. where a man identified as Mark Anthony Walraven, 31, had struck a pole and was found dead in the stolen vehicle.
Walraven had gunshot wounds to his torso area. Bennett told a detective he had met Walraven for a drug deal. While they were in Bennett’s vehicle, the two began to fight, and Bennett shot Walraven with a pistol. Walraven managed to take possession of the 2014 silver Mazda 5 SUV from Bennett.
Police found the 380 pistol in the Rural King parking lot.
Bennett was booked into the Montgomery County Jail with no bond.
This incident took place in a high traffic location and is believed to have been witnessed by several citizens. The Clarksville Police Department is urging anyone who may have witnessed the crime to call Det. Mike Ulrey with the Clarksville Police Department Homicide Unit at 648-0656 Ext. 5483.
(No photo available for Brandon Becker)
Brandon Smith
Chad Bennett