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<div style="font-size: 110%; line-height:150%;"><h1 style="clear:both; margin-top: 75px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 130%;">Suspect arrested in connection to 2020 homicide at the Cosmopolitan Recreation Area Park, May 26</h1>
<div class="content"><span style="padding-left: 50px;">(COLUMBIA, MO)</span> - <p style="display:inline;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">On May 26 members of the U.S. Marshals Service located and arrested Maurice D. Banks, Jr. in Las Vegas for his involvement in the 2020 homicide of Jermaine Spain.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Banks, 19, of Columbia, was charged with second-degree murder, first-degree assault and armed criminal action in connection to the homicide that occurred at Cosmopolitan Recreation Area Park, 1615 Business Loop 70 West, on Nov. 2, 2020.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Assistant Chief Jeremiah Hunter said the arrest reflects both the persistence of the Department’s detectives and patrol officers and the good working relationship among law enforcement agencies. "Our staff follow every lead," Hunter said. "We stay on a case, even as new ones come to our attention."</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">At approximately 6 p.m. on Nov. 2, 2020, Columbia police responded to a report of shots fired at the park and located a deceased male who was later identified as Jermaine Spain, 19, of Columbia.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">During the investigation, officers were able to identify a second gunshot victim who received medical attention at a local hospital.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you know something, say something. Columbia Police are asking for your help. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to please contact the Columbia Police Department at 573.874.7652. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">To report a tip without including your name or contact information, call CrimeStoppers at 573.875.TIPS (8477). A tip that leads to an arrest or helps solve a felony crime could result in a cash reward.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Case Number 2020-010525</strong></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Previous press release(s):</span></p>
<p><strong>Columbia police investigate homicide at Cosmopolitan Recreation Area Park, 1615 W. Business Loop, Nov 2</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://www.como.gov/CMS/pressreleases/view.php?id=7125"><span style="font-weight: 400;">https://www.como.gov/CMS/pressreleases/view.php?id=7125</span></a></p>
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<p><strong>Update: Columbia police detained a juvenile involved in homicide at Cosmopolitan Recreation Area Park, 1615 W. Business Loop, Nov 2</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://www.como.gov/CMS/pressreleases/view.php?id=7126"><span style="font-weight: 400;">https://www.como.gov/CMS/pressreleases/view.php?id=7126</span></a></p>
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<p><strong>Update: Cosmopolitan Area Recreation Park homicide investigation continues, juvenile suspect released from detention center, Nov. 5</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://www.como.gov/CMS/pressreleases/view.php?id=7130"><span style="font-weight: 400;">https://www.como.gov/CMS/pressreleases/view.php?id=7130</span></a></p></div>
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