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Man Arrested in El Dorado Double Homicide

By: KARK
Updated: October 7, 2012

An El Dorado man is expected to make his first appearance in court on Monday on
murder charges.

Johnny Tubbs is charged with two counts of first degree murder. 

 Tubbs is the suspect in the deaths of a 23-year-old woman and a 39-year-old man. Their  bodies were found in a car late Friday night. 

The woman's 3-year-old child was also found in the car unharmed.

Tubbs was arrested Saturday. In addition to the murder charges, he's also facing a possession of a firearm and endangering the welfare of a child charge.

The bodies of the victims have been sent to Little Rock for an autopsy.
 
The 3-year-old is now in the custody of the state.

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