BENTONVILLE -- A Rogers man told police he robbed and shot Ru-Jauree Harris to get even with him for shorting him in marijuana deals, according to a probable cause affidavit.
Jesse James Stanford, 21, of Rogers was arrested Saturday in connection with capital murder, aggravated robbery and tampering with physical evidence.
Harris, 22, was found dead in a pickup parked at 2104 S. K St., according to court documents. Police officers went at 12:33 a.m. Aug. 11 to a call concerning a suspicious vehicle and found Harris with a gunshot wound to his head, according to court documents.
Stetson Shelton, 24, of Springdale was arrested in connection with aggravated robbery, hindering apprehension or prosecution, possession of firearm by certain persons and tampering with physical evidence.
Damon George, 24, of Rogers was arrested in connection with hindering apprehension or prosecution and tampering with physical evidence.
Prosecutors haven't filed formal charges against the three men.
Stanford was interviewed by a detective with the Benton County Sheriff's Office. Stanford said Shelton set up a drug deal with Harris, the affidavit states.
Stanford initially said he planned the robbery, but shot Harris once in self-defense after Harris attempted to strike him. He said Harris was in his vehicle and he was outside the vehicle when Harris swung at him, according to the affidavit.
Stanford admitted to shooting Harris twice, according to the affidavit. Stanford said he then ran from the scene but returned a short time later and pushed Harris' body from the driver seat and drove the vehicle to the K Street location.
Detectives found a shell casing and glass shards at 14818 Tipton Place. The tire tread at the Tipton Place scene matched the tire tread of the vehicle found on K Street, according to the affidavit.
Stanford said the plan was to rob and shoot Harris, claiming Harris had been shorting him on marijuana for six months to a year, according to the affidavit.
Shelton said he set up the drug deal with Harris for Stanford. Shelton said he only knew Stanford was going to buy marijuana from Harris and had no knowledge of the plan to rob Harris, according to the affidavit.
Shelton denied knowing Stanford was going to shoot Harris, according to the affidavit.
Stanford told the detective Shelton told him to take the gun apart and throw away the parts, according to the affidavit.
George was interviewed and said Stanford and Shelton talked about a robbery, according to the affidavit.
The Ruger used in the shooting was disposed of by taking it apart and throwing the parts away. George said Shelton asked him to drive Stanford around so he could throw the parts out of the window, according to the affidavit.
Harris' wife, Taylor, came to the K Street location while police were at the scene. She told police her husband left home to meet someone to sell the person marijuana. She became worried when she didn't hear from her husband and used his Apple account to locate his phone, according to the affidavit.
Stanford is being held without bond in the Benton County Jail. George is being held in jail on a $250,000 cash-only bond, while Shelton is being held on a $750,000 cash-only bond.
Arraignments for the three are set for Oct. 4.