KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – A suspect is in custody in the murder of a Kalamazoo couple in 2023.
Officers with the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety arrested 44-year-old Rajai Keyontae Brown Wednesday on outstanding warrants related to the 2023 double homicide of Tarra
Mayes and Alfred Simpson.
Brown was arraigned later that day on two counts of Open Murder. Bond was denied.
The Kalamazoo County Prosecutor’s Office authorized charges against Brown February 6, 2026 following a lengthy investigation by the KDPS Criminal Investigations Division.
Mayes and Simpson were found August 22, 2023 inside an exterior shed in the 900 block of North Rose Street. The bodies were discovered by the home’s new owner.
Evidence collected at the scene indicated both victims had been deceased for a significant period prior to their discovery.
Brown’s preliminary examination is scheduled for March 4, 2026.
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