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	Men Wanted For Questioning in Boy's Murder Arrested (WTNH) _ Police in two states have arrested the father and brother of a man named as a possible suspect in the murders of 8 year old Leroy Brown, Jr and Karen Clarke. They were gunned down two weeks ago in their Bridgeport home. Russell Peeler, Jr was arrested last week. His father, Russell Sr, was taken in last night. And today, authorities found Adrian Peeler, who is now sitting in jail cell in Charlotte, North Carolina. News Channel 8's Judy Chong reports. The FBI picked up 22 year old Adrian Peeler while he was hiding out in a Best Western motel room. When he gets back, he also faces additional weapons charges. The 22 year old Bridgeport man escaped from a halfway house in Hartford back in April of 1998. He is the younger brother of Russell peeler, the man who is a possible suspect in the double homicide of Leroy Brown, Jr and his mother, Karen Clarke. The 2 were found shot to death on January 7th in their Bridgeport duplex. The 8 year old was the key witness in a murder trial against Russell Peeler, Jr, who is accused of gunning down Clarke's fiance. No-one has been officially named as a suspect in the murders of Brown and Clarke. But police have now arrested Peeler's brother and father, Russell Peeler, Sr., who was taken into custody last night. The arrest of all three family members came after state police executed a search warrant at the father's home looking for Adrian Peeler, the one who escaped from a halfway house. In the process, authorities found a stolen gun. That was enough for police to book all three on weapons charges. Russell Peeler, Sr was freed on a $40,000 bond. Today's News Page. WTNH Home Page. ©1999 WTNH/WTNH-DT A LIN station.

Men Wanted For Questioning in Boy's Murder Arrested
(WTNH) _ Police in two states have arrested the father and brother of a man named as a possible suspect in the murders of 8 year old Leroy Brown, Jr and Karen Clarke. They were gunned down two weeks ago in their Bridgeport home. Russell Peeler, Jr was arrested last week. His father, Russell Sr, was taken in last night. And today, authorities found Adrian Peeler, who is now sitting in jail cell in Charlotte, North Carolina.
News Channel 8's Judy Chong reports.

The FBI picked up 22 year old Adrian Peeler while he was hiding out in a Best Western motel room. When he gets back, he also faces additional weapons charges. The 22 year old Bridgeport man escaped from a halfway house in Hartford back in April of 1998. He is the younger brother of Russell peeler, the man who is a possible suspect in the double homicide of Leroy Brown, Jr and his mother, Karen Clarke. The 2 were found shot to death on January 7th in their Bridgeport duplex.

The 8 year old was the key witness in a murder trial against Russell Peeler, Jr, who is accused of gunning down Clarke's fiance. No-one has been officially named as a suspect in the murders of Brown and Clarke. But police have now arrested Peeler's brother and father, Russell Peeler, Sr., who was taken into custody last night.

The arrest of all three family members came after state police executed a search warrant at the father's home looking for Adrian Peeler, the one who escaped from a halfway house. In the process, authorities found a stolen gun. That was enough for police to book all three on weapons charges.

Russell Peeler, Sr was freed on a $40,000 bond.

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