Man Linked To Mother's, Stepfather's Killings Arrested In Chicago

CHICAGO — A Seattle man charged with killing a former coworker and sought in connection with the shooting deaths of his mother and stepfather in Wisconsin was arrested Tuesday in Chicago, authorities said.

Michael A. O'Neal Fleming, 33, was located following an extensive search, with assistance from the U.S. Marshals Service, according to the Kenosha Police Department. Seattle police said he was taken into custody without incident.

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The arrest followed the discovery Monday of the bodies of his mother, Rena O'Neal, 59, and her husband, Rodney Brushwood, 57, inside their Kenosha home.

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Officers responded to the residence in the 5500 block of Washington Road around 2:51 p.m. Monday for a welfare check requested by a third party. Investigators determined that both Kenosha residents had been shot to death.

Detectives identified O'Neal Fleming as a person of interest in the killings and began efforts to locate him, police said.

Former Coworker Killed In Seattle

O'Neal Fleming also faces a first-degree murder charge in the Oct. 13 shooting death of Graeme Dobbeck, 36, a former coworker at a 76 gas station near Seattle's Space Needle, NBC affiliate KING 5 reported.

Seattle police said officers responded to the gas station around 5:52 a.m. and found the employee behind the counter, unresponsive and suffering from gunshot wounds. Fire department medics pronounced him dead at the scene.

Investigators said the shooter entered the store, approached the counter, shot the employee and left on foot.

According to FOX13 Seattle's reporting on court documents, O'Neal Fleming had asked his brother for their parents' address, but his brother refused to provide it.

Kenosha police said detectives will work with the Kenosha County District Attorney's Office to initiate extradition proceedings and pursue charges in Wisconsin. The department's announcement did not identify Wisconsin charges already filed.

Authorities did not specify where in Chicago O'Neal Fleming was arrested. He is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.

William Bornhoft, Patch Staff, contributed to this report.