Man wanted in connection to July homicide booked into jail

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The man wanted in connection to a July homicide has been booked into the Shawnee Co. Jail and charged with murder.

Emmanuel Rashad Walker, 35, of Topeka, the man who was wanted in connection to the July homicide of Kirk Sexton, 34, of Topeka, has been booked into the Shawnee Co. Dept. of Corrections.

According to the booking report, Walker was booked into jail around 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 27, and was brought in by a Secure Transport Service. He was booked in on the following:

Murder in the First Degree
Criminal Possession of a Weapon
Aggravated Battery
Domestic Battery
Assault
Criminal Trespass
Burglary
Theft of less than $1,500
Criminal Damage to Property
Interference with LEO
Driving While Suspended
Unlawful Acts
Display plate not assigned
Vehicle liability insurance

The crimes are associated with different warrants which came with different sets of bonds.

Around 9:30 p.m. on July 16, TPD officials were called to the 900 block of SW 8th St. with reports of a shooting. When they arrived, they found Sexton suffering from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

TPD issued an attempt to locate on July 22 which put Walker on the radar for the shooting.

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Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay said Walker was found on Sept. 8 and was taken into custody by the U.S. Marshalls in Erie, Pennsylvania.

DA Kagay said his office has charged Walker with Murder in the First Degree and Criminal Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon. He has since been extradited from Pennsylvania.

Walker remains confined to the Shawnee Co. Jail on a $1 million bond. He is scheduled to appear for a scheduling docket at 1:30 p.m. on Oct. 6.

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