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Cedar City Homicide Suspect Arrested In Colorado

  Early Sunday morning, police were called to a Cedar City trailer park on a report of shots fired.  They found 34-year-old Justin Hanna dead from an apparent gunshot wound.  The fugitive wanted in case has been apprehended, and so have 3 others for allegedly assisting his flight from justice.

Witnesses identified 27-year-old Mark Mair as the perpetrator.  Investigators searched a motel room in Cedar City and a residence in Panguitch, without locating Mair.  But they did obtain information that led them to believe that 19-year-old Elcha Hatch was the female who drove the getaway car. 

Additionally, police believed that Hatch’s mother, Michelle Partridge and Robert Schexnayder assisted Mair and Hatch flee to Grand Junction Colorado. Schexnayder's vehicle was located yesterday evening near Green River, Utah. Both Schexnayder and Partridge were taken into custody.

A search for Hatch and Mair continued in Grand Junction. They were located late Sunday night by Grand Junction Police. Hatch was arrested on a warrant for obstruction of justice; Mair for aggravated murder, and other charges.

Chris Holmes holds a Masters of Professional Communication degree from Southern Utah University. While at SUU his work received numerous awards including the 2009 King Foundation Best of Festival Award in the National Broadcast Education Association Festival of Media Arts. Chris is co-host of the daily public affairs program, Big Picture Morning Show on radio station KSUB (Cedar City, Utah). He also is a sports and news contributor at Cherry Creek Media. He lives in Cedar City, with wife, Marie and five children.