Amarillo police have charged two more men with murder in connection with the Oct. 22 killing of a man on Polk Street, according to the Amarillo Police Department.
Police said Dennis Charles Carlson, 49, faces one count of murder, one count of engaging in organized criminal activity and two counts of direct activities of a criminal street gang or foreign terrorist organization. Jessie James Franklin, 34, faces one count of murder and two counts of engaging in organized criminal activity. Franklin also faces a federal gun charge.
Both men were first arrested Oct. 24. Franklin was arrested on a narcotics violation and a federal hold, and Carlson was arrested on a parole violation. Both were booked into the Randall County Detention Center. Police also said a third suspect, Skylar Lee Mensen, 33, is charged with murder. Mensen's bond was set at $500,000.