Two arrested in Michigan, accused of Junction City double homicide

JUNCTION CITY, Kan. (WIBW) - Two Junction City residents were found and arrested in Michigan after they were accused of a double homicide in Kansas.

The Junction City Police Department says that around 8:20 p.m. on Saturday, March 18, officials were called to the home in the 700 block of W. First St. with a request to check on the homeowners.

When officials arrived, they said they found Valerie J. Krissman, 75, and Roland C. Krissman, 80, deceased in the home. Autopsies have been scheduled and the deaths are under investigation as homicides.

JCPD said on Sunday, warrants were issued for Steven P. Pierce, 33, and Kallie R. Peters, 29, both of Junction City, for two counts of felony murder, two counts of aggravated robbery and one count of felony theft.

Officials indicated that both Pierce and Peters were found by the Michigan State Patrol and were arrested. They are currently behind bars in Michigan pending extradition back to Kansas.

The Saginaw County, Mich., Jail website indicates that Pierce was booked on two counts of felony assault and assault and battery. Peters was arrested on booked on two counts of assaulting, resisting or obstructing a police officer, felony assault and malicious destruction. Both seem to have been arrested on Wednesday, March 15, three days before the bodies were discovered.

Anyone with information about the crime should report it to JCPD at 785-762-5912.

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