By JIM BUTLER

The last time most people heard of Brandon Whipple he had allegedly shot a customer at a MacArthur Drive eatery where he worked.

This time, he allegedly participated in a homicide in June.

Three men have been arrested in the investigation. The first was nabbed after a car chase that ended on Louisiana Avenue.

Arrested July 11, Whipple is held under $1 million bail and charged with murder 2 as well as probation violation. The killing occurred June 18 on Overton Street.

Whipple, 21, was out on bond at the time, accused in March of possession with intent to distribute.

Back in January 2023 he was charged with aggravated assault with a firearm in the fast-food outlet shooting, as well as illegally carrying a firearm.

He was released from Department of Corrections custody in November 2023.

The day after Whipple was booked police arrested Robert Swafford, 19, and charged him with murder 2 in the same Overton Street incident. He is also held under $1 million bond.

The two accused listed the same Martha Lane address at booking.

Records do not indicate whether Swafford is related to Jeremy Swafford, one of two men killed in a meth-related incident near Simmons Street earlier this summer.

One man was shot to death, the other fatally beaten.

Nor is it known whether Robert Swafford is related to Derrick Swafford, accused in 2022 of murder 2 in an Orchard Street shooting.