Man charged as accessory in Keith Thompson murder

4 suspects arrested earlier, along with 3 women, police say

Booking photo of Anthony Stewart

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Another man has been charged in the death of Keith Thompson, who was murdered April 27 in the back yard of a home on East Westbrook Circle.

Anthony Stewart, 29, is charged with felony accessory after the fact in connection with Thompson's killing.
Lewis Braclet, 24, Keith Jackson, 25, Brandon Roundtree, 24, and Chyon Horne were charged with Thompson's murder.

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Police believe Thompson was killed because Braclet and Jackson believed that he had stolen drugs and money from them. He said all four suspects knew Thompson and participated in his murder.

Police have also arrested three women in the case, charging them with providing false information to law enforcement during the investigation of a capital offense, which is a felony.

Stewart is similarly charged after the fact. He is accused of helping the suspects avoid law enforcement when they fled to Lakeland, Florida, after the murder. He worked with Jackson's girlfriend to tell her where she could retrieve her car in Lakeland, to prevent detectives from processing it for evidence, his arrest report said.

Police also said Stewart had been in contact with one of the suspects while they were on the run and didn’t contact detectives. Stewart is a convicted felon for a 2004 aggravated battery with a  deadly weapon. 

Braclet, Jackson and Roundtree were eventually caught outside Gaston, South Carolina, in a joint effort by the FBI, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, the Gaston Police Department and the Lexington County Sheriff's Office.

Thompson, 23, was found dead April 27 in the back yard of a home on East Westbrook Circle, just off Commonwealth Avenue, after gunshots were heard about 12:30 p.m.

Police quickly named Horne, Braclet, Jackson and Roundtree as suspects in the murder, which was caught on surveillance video, JSO Assistant Chief Scott Dingee said.

Dingee said it took investigators time to find the last three suspects, because they were first tracked to Lakeland, Florida, but fled before investigators arrived. They were then tracked to Hardeeville, South Carolina, but fled again before investigators caught up with them in Gaston, which is just outside Columbia, South Carolina.

Police also arrested three women in the case. Teia Richardson, Aleisha Henley and Shani Holmes are accused of either helping the suspects avoid law enforcement or impeding the investigation.

Holmes, 24, was Thompson's girlfriend, Henley, 23, is dating Braclet, and Richardson, 28, is friends with one of the suspects, Dingee said.

News4Jax has learned that Jackson was involved in a Feb. 14 crash that killed UNF student Laura Erdelyi, 20. Jackson paid a traffic fine for failing to yield while making a left turn.

Jackson also has a history of drug arrests, a conviction for burglary and carrying a concealed firearm. Braclet has a previous drug arrest and numerous traffic offenses, dating back to 2009. Roundtree has an arrest history for drug sales, burglary and escape.

Horne is the only suspect without a previous criminal history.