Kenaya Ricardo James, a 35-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on December 22, 2017, in Greensboro, North Carolina. He was found deceased in room 218 of the Super Motel located on East Seneca Drive. The cause of death was determined to be a fatal gunshot wound. The incident occurred at approximately 7 p.m., and the Greensboro police were promptly called to the scene.
Following the investigation, two suspects were arrested in connection with the murder of Kenaya
Ricardo James. The first suspect, Dominque Alexander, a 40-year-old male from Greensboro, was apprehended on December 25, 2017, after an armed robbery at the Kangaroo Express Gas Station on Randleman Road. Further interviews and evidence linked Alexander to the homicide of Kenaya Ricardo James. He was charged with first-degree murder and robbery with a dangerous weapon.
The second suspect, Mickey Lee Williams Jr., a 33-year-old male from Greensboro, was arrested on January 2, 2018. Homicide detectives developed sufficient information from interviews and evidence to charge Williams with first-degree murder. He was located by detectives from the Street Crimes Unit near the intersection of West Market Street and North Swing Road and taken into custody without incident. Williams was also charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon for the convenience store robbery.
Both suspects were confined in the Guilford County Jail without bond. The police stated that they were not looking for any additional suspects in connection with the death of Kenaya Ricardo James. The investigation concluded with the arrests and charges against Dominque Alexander and Mickey Lee Williams Jr., bringing some measure of closure to the tragic incident.
