Wed January 29, 2025

By Bren Yocom

Arrests

Cross County Man Pleads Guilty to Murder in Deadly Block Party Shooting

Asp Arkansas State Police
Cross County Man Pleads Guilty to Murder in Deadly Block Party Shooting
January 29, 2025

WYNNE, Ark. — Tommie Frost, 19, of Marion, pleaded guilty to Second-Degree Murder and Firearm Possession charges in Cross County Circuit Court on Monday, January 27, 2025, for his involvement in a deadly block party shooting in Wynne.

The incident, which occurred on April 13, 2024, resulted in the death of Varian Campbell, 27, and injured at least nine others. The shooting took place near the corner of Williams Avenue and Martin Luther King Street around 10 p.m. The victims ranged in age from 24 to 49, with two of the victims struck by vehicles.

Frost was one of four suspects arrested on April 16, 2024, by Arkansas State Police in connection with the shooting.

He received a 20-year sentence for the Murder charge and an additional 10 years for Firearm Possession. The sentences are to run concurrently in the Arkansas Department of Corrections.

The other three suspects, Quaverius Milon, Carl Washington, and Cameron Crawford, are awaiting court dates. 

All four men were initially charged with First-Degree Murder, nine counts each of First-Degree Battery and nine counts of Engaging in Violent Criminal Group Activity.

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