UPDATE: 2-13-09: CMPD’s Homicide detectives have identified and charged a suspect in the Patricia Ryan triple homicide from February 4, 2008. Justin Duane Hurd, 30, was arrested in Fairborn, Ohio, yesterday February 12, 2009 at 8:30 a.m. on a grand theft auto charge that originated in Cinicinnati, Ohio.Mr. Hurd was taken into police custody by members of the SOFAST Task Force (Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team) which is comprised of federal and local authorities. He is currently being held in the Clark County Jail in Ohio. Additionally Mr. Hurd has been charged with three counts of murder for the deaths of Kevin Ashley Young, Kinshasa Wagstaff, and Jasmine Ranae Hines. Mr. Young and Ms. Wagstaff were found in the burned remains of the house at 6002 Patricia Ryan Drive in Charlotte. Ms. Hines was found on Howell Ridge Road in Huntersville by a passing motorist.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg and Huntersville Police Departments along with the ATF (Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives) have been actively investigating this incident. Based on physical evidence detectives identified Mr. Hurd as a suspect. Detectives continue working other aspects of this case and are still seeking and looking to identify additional co-defendants.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call 704-432-TIPS and speak directly to a homicide detective. Detective P. Rainwater is the lead detective assigned to the case. In addition, you may also call Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg and Huntersville Police Department detectives are continuing to investigate a triple murder and arson that occurred on February 4th. It is a joint investigation because two victims were found murdered inside a burning home on Patricia Ryan Drive, located in Charlotte. A third victim was found by a passing motorist on Howell Ridge Road, located in Huntersville. Police say the two incidents are connected. 
CMPD has positively identified one of the two victims found inside the burning house on Patricia Ryan Drive as Kevin Ashley Young, 34, also known as "Fergie". Some media outlets have identified the victim as Paul Jenkins, which was an alias. Efforts to identify the second victim found inside the home are continuing. Huntersville Police identified the woman found on Howell Ridge Road as Jasmine Ranae Hines, 18.
Detectives continue working other aspects of the case and are interested in identifying and interviewing the man and vehicle pictured. The van is believed to be a Chevrolet Venture- extended model.
If you have information about the man or van shown in the photos above, please call 911 or Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600 or the Huntersville Police Department at 704-875-6542. * View CMPD Press Release
CMPD has positively identified one of the two victims found inside the burning house on Patricia Ryan Drive as Kevin Ashley Young, 34, also known as "Fergie". Some media outlets have identified the victim as Paul Jenkins, which was an alias. Efforts to identify the second victim found inside the home are continuing. Huntersville Police identified the woman found on Howell Ridge Road as Jasmine Ranae Hines, 18.Detectives continue working other aspects of the case and are interested in identifying and interviewing the man and vehicle pictured. The van is believed to be a Chevrolet Venture- extended model.
If you have information about the man or van shown in the photos above, please call 911 or Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600 or the Huntersville Police Department at 704-875-6542. * View CMPD Press Release