Amir Locke’s Cousin Is Arrested in Connection With a Homicide Investigation That Led to a Fatal Raid
Authorities arrested Amir Locke’s 17-year-old cousin Tuesday in connection with the homicide investigation that led police to the Minneapolis apartment where a SWAT team officer fatally shot Locke while conducting a search warrant.
Mekhi Camden Speed was charged with two counts of second-degree murder in the Jan. 10 killing of Otis Elder. Prosecutors have filed a motion to have Speed tried as an adult; under Minnesota law, it’s presumed a child will face trial as an adult if they are 16 or older and the alleged crime would result in a prison sentence or was a felony involving a firearm.
Speed appeared in a juvenile court hearing via video on Tuesday. He was in custody and seated in a room at a large table. He wore a mask, which he pulled down to state his name for the judge. Two defense attorneys appeared on his behalf, but the family had not retained either of them, so the hearing was postponed until next week to give the family time to make a decision. Speed’s mother and other family members were in one of the attorneys’ offices.
