Pompa-Rascon
The trial of accused murderer Arnoldo Pompa-Rascon has been delayed for the next six months.
The illegal immigrant is facing charges of murder and armed criminal action in Platte County, as well as charges in Clay and Jackson counties.
On June 10, the case was suspended for the time being after a mental evaluation deemed him to be unfit to stand trial or attains the ‘mental fitness’ to proceed in the foreseeable future.
In six months the director of mental health is to report of any changes to Pompa-Rascon.
During an interview with the police last May, with the help of Spanish interpreter, he stated the ‘voices’ told him who to shoot but he decided with his heart who is bad and who to shoot, according to court documents.
He is accused of killing Russell James Fisk on May 11, 2018 near NW Barry Road and Marston Avenue. Fisk’s car ended up near the entrance for Savers thrift store. The owner of a tattoo shop at Zona Rosa, Fisk died of a gunshot wound to the head.
Pompa-Rascon, 42, was taken into custody in Jackson County on May 15.
Citizen file photo
A makeshift memorial has been made just outside of the Savers parking lot where Russell Fisk crashed his car after being shot. He died of his wounds and on Monday, May 21, Arnoldo Pompa-Rascon was charged with murder in Platte County.
He is charged with first-degree assault and unlawful discharge of a firearm in Clay County while facing burglary and tampering with a vehicle in Jackson County.
The first-degree murder charge in Platte County carries life in prison without possibility of parole.
After killing Fisk, he is accused of shooting at a motorcyclist on N. Oak Trafficway and then shot a man in the chest near NW 111th and N. Campbell Street.
Pompa-Rascon was taken into custody in the early morning hours on May 15. He attempted to steal another vehicle in Jackson County and was held at gunpoint by a homeowner until police arrived.
Inside the Dodge Neon he was driving prior to this attempt, they found a 9 mm Glock that matched the caliber that killed Fisk.
Pompa-Rascon is an illegal immigrant who has crossed the border four times according to police records. At the time, Platte County prosecutor Eric Zahnd didn’t comment on why he was deported on previous occasions.