Third arrest made in killing

Published 7:56 pm Monday, March 23, 2015

A third suspect has been arrested in the murder of a Portsmouth man found in a North Suffolk lake earlier this month.

McCoy

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Nathaniel C. McCoy Jr., 21, of Portsmouth, was arrested in Michigan on Saturday, according to a city press release. He is charged with first-degree murder; shoot, stab, cut or wound; and conspiracy to commit a felony. He is awaiting extradition from Michigan, according to the release.

Donta L. Williams, 22, was last seen by his family Jan. 20. His body was found in a lake in the 100 block of Lakeview Parkway on March 9.

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Two other men were arrested last week.

Kyle Lamar Purvis, 21, of Portsmouth, and Tremayne L. Johnson, 25, of Suffolk, each are charged with first-degree murder; shoot, stab, cut or wound; and conspiracy to commit a felony.