A man wanted for a Caruthersville homicide is in custody. According to Caruthersville Police Chief Tony Jones, Eddie Dewayne Hunt Jr. was taken into custody in Kennett today (Thursday) by the Caruthersville Police Department, Dunklin County Sheriff’s Office, Kennett Police Department and the US Marshals, without incident.
Hunt will be transported back to Pemiscot County where he will be held on the charges of 1st Degree Murder and Armed Criminal Action, in connection of the homicide investigation of Wayneasha Carter in Caruthersville on June 11, 2022.