News Flash

JCPAO Press Releases

Posted on: January 21, 2020

Murder charges filed in KC fatal shooting of Ricardo Ortiz in November

For Immediate Release

Jan. 21, 2020

A Kansas City man has been charged in the fatal shooting of Richardo Ortiz in November as he was walking his dog in his neighborhood, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker  announced today.

Malcolm P. Weston, dob: 6/10/1994, faces Murder 2nd Degree, Unlawful Use of A Weapon, two counts of Armed Criminal Action and Property Damage in the 1st Degree.*

According to court records, officers from the KCPD were dispatched to the area of Linwood and Charlotte on a reported shooting. They found the victim, Ricardo Ortiz, 1/11/1968, shot in the leg. The victim’s wife stated Ortiz had been walking the dog. Surveillance video from residences and businesses showed the suspect on a cellphone and in a vehicle. Witnesses shown a picture of the suspect helped police detectives suspect the defendant. Weston was on probation in two different cases at the time of the homicide. Shortly after the homicide, he was arrested and charged with Robbery 1st Degree, Armed Criminal Action, Tampering First Degree, Resisting Arrest and Unlawful Possession of a Firearm. 

Prosecutors requested a bond of $250,000 cash.

For more information, contact:

Michael Mansur

Director of Communication

Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office

Jean Peters Baker, Prosecutor

Work   : (816) 881-3812

Mobile: (816) 674-3954

mmansur@jacksongov.org

http://jacksoncountyprosecutor.com

*Charges are only accusations and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until the defendant is either found guilty or has pleaded.



Charging Document(s)
Facebook Twitter Email

Other News in JCPAO Press Releases

KC man charged in April 30 homicide in KC

Posted on: September 29, 2017

16-year-old KC teen charged in 2016 murder

Posted on: December 23, 2016

KC man charged in Midtown carjacking

Posted on: November 4, 2016

KC man charged in rape of 14-year-old girl

Posted on: September 15, 2016

Charges in Grandview robbery

Posted on: April 20, 2016

Guilty plea in child death case

Posted on: April 13, 2016

KC man charged in KC car chase

Posted on: April 8, 2016

Police officer’s conviction upheld

Posted on: April 5, 2016

Charges filed in fatal KC shooting

Posted on: April 1, 2016

Charges filed in Independence murder

Posted on: March 31, 2016

Independence eluding leads to charges

Posted on: March 11, 2016

Sexual assault of 15-year-old

Posted on: March 9, 2016

Charges in weekend chase, crash

Posted on: March 6, 2016

Sword-wielding man leads police on chase

Posted on: February 25, 2016

Charges in Monday shooting

Posted on: February 24, 2016

Two charged in double homicide

Posted on: February 3, 2016

Manslaughter charges filed in 2015 wreck

Posted on: January 25, 2016

One charged in KC rape

Posted on: January 22, 2016

Charges in Jan. 9 gun slaying

Posted on: January 15, 2016

Messina honored by KCMBA

Posted on: January 8, 2016

Charges in Independence murder

Posted on: January 8, 2016

Charges in Grandview hit-and-run

Posted on: December 30, 2015

Solar energy theft involved area churches

Posted on: December 16, 2015