A 31 year old Nigerian man, has been arrested in connection with the killing of a white lady over a financial dispute.
Obioha and Melvin
Ezeoma Obioha, a 31 year old Nigerian man was arrested on Friday night and remains in jail where he is being held on a $1 million bail for killing Carrie Jean Melvin over a financial dispute.
As the story goes, Melvin, 30, a Hollywood production assistant, was shot in the head on July 5 while walking with her boyfriend near Sunset Boulevard in LA, California.
Obioha, with civic ties and an emerging clothing line, had contracted Melvin's new online business to market his company. The dispute occurred when he wrote her a dud cheque that bounced and she threatened him with legal action.
The dud cheque caused her financial strain which forced her to add shifts waitressing and she was not able to celebrate her birthday or travel to the family's home for Father's Day
According to the police, on July 5, while walking with her boyfriend near Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, a gunman crept up on Melvin, pulled the trigger and drove off. Investigators believe Obioha was lying in wait for her when she was shot.
He had a storefront for his business, Hoods Inc., which sold T-shirts and hats, in the Mid-City neighborhood in Los Angeles while his home, the store and a marijuana dispensary adjacent to the store, where he worked as the guard, were also raided.