A person listed among the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted Fugitives list was apprehended following a traffic stop in High Springs on Wednesday morning.
According to a High Springs Police Department (HSPD) release posted on Facebook, officers conducted a traffic stop within High Springs around 10:21 a.m. after receiving information regarding a person believed to be associated with an active federal fugitive investigation.
KaShawn Nicola Roper, 50, was booked into the Alachua County Jail around midday. According to the FBI description, Roper previously resided in Kansas City, Missouri, and was wanted for her alleged involvement in a shooting following an altercation on Aug. 23, 2020, in Kansas City, where she reportedly fired multiple shots at a car that struck two female victims, killing one of them.
Roper was charged with second-degree murder, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon in the 16th Judicial Circuit in Jackson County, Missouri, and a state warrant was issued for her arrest. On July 1, 2021, a federal warrant was issued for Roper as she was charged with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.
The FBI was offering a reward of up to $1 million for information leading to her arrest.
The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office assisted HSPD during the traffic stop and the suspect was taken into custody without incident.
Roper is being held without bond under an out-of-state fugitive warrant of extradition.