SEARCY COUNTY, Ark. — A Florida man has been charged with capital murder in connection to the homicide of his sister who is from Arkansas.

According to Arkansas State Police, 68-year-old Mark Brown of DeLand, Florida was arrested on Oct. 1 by the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office.

Authorities said that Brown was arrested on charges of capital murder in the death of his sister, 69-year-old Mona Sloop of Leslie, Arkansas.

Police said that Sloop was found dead at her home on Shady Grove Road in Searcy County on July 22, 2025.

Brown's arrest came following a joint investigation by ASP, the Searcy County Sheriff’s Office, and the 20th Judicial District Drug Crimes Task Force.

ASP special agent assisted in the investigation and traveled to Florida with Searcy County investigators to collect t

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