Local officers arrest possible Indy homicide informant

Bloomington police officers arrested 26-year-old Royal Amos, a "person of interest" in the Marion County double homicide of Keyonia Dunn, 20, and Erika Thornton, 31, early Friday morning in the parking lot of the Jackson Creek Shopping Center.\nDunn, who was Amos' girlfriend, and Thornton were found shot to death in Indianapolis on Wednesday. Thornton's four children were also injured. Police have not called Amos a suspect, but have said they believe he might know something about the murders.\nDetective Sgt. David Drake said BPD received a call from the Marion County Sheriff's department, saying it had reason to believe Amos was in the reported parking lot.\nDrake said BPD officers arrived at the parking lot at about 3:15 a.m. and found Amos in the passenger side of a Ford Crown Victoria, driven by Howard Harris of Indianapolis.\n"When they arrived, the vehicle was sitting still, but it started to drive off as they got closer," Drake said. "They stopped it and conducted a high-risk vehicle stop."\nDrake said officers arrested Amos "without incident," and found a small bag of marijuana in his pocket. He said Amos was checked into the Monroe County Detention Center to wait for Marion County authorities, while locally he was charged with possession of marijuana.\nOfficers found crack cocaine in Harris' vehicle and charged him with possession of cocaine.\nDrake said Amos' misdemeanor drug charge is a violation of his parole, which could allow him to be held in jail longer than usual for this type of charge.