The sheriff’s office has arrested Ashley Williams, 17, and Stacey Jones, 20, both of Little Rock, and charged them with capital murder in the shooting death Monday evening of Karel Perez.

Perez, 41, was found fatally shot in his home on San Luis Boulevard outside the city limits of North Little Rock.

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A security camera and other information led deputies to the arrests of the women. Arrest reports say both suspects admitted being present at the home. when Perez was killed. Jones had possession of Perez’s phone when arrested.

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