A Coffeyville man has been arrested for murder following an investigation by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, the Coffeyville Police Department and the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office.

Yesterday, 63-year-old David A. Jackson was arrested for suspected first-degree murder related to the death of 47-year-old Melvin Simpson Jr. Jackson was also arrested for criminal possession of a weapon, felony obstruction of justice, and unlawful discharge of a weapon.

At the time of the new charges, he was already in custody at the Montgomery County Jail.