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TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — 30-year-old Jesse James Perez-Geehan has been arrested as a suspect in the murder of 30-year-old Morgan Tyler Brown.

The homicide happened on November 20, 2020, around 6 a.m. when the Tucson Police Department (TPD) found Brown dead near the 800 block of North Camino Santiago.

Detectives say after investigating they were able to get a search warrant for 1st Degree Murder for Perez-Geehan.

On August 19, 2022, officers located Perez-Geehan near the 400 block of East Wilcox Drive.

Officers say Perez-Geehan refused to exit the home, after several hours he surrendered peacefully.

Perez-Geehan has been booked into Pima County Jail and is being held on a $1,000,000 bond.

Related: Police investigate homicide in Tucson after man dies

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