Crime & Safety
Second Suspect Arrested in Murder of Laguna Beach Man
Kenny Roy Kraft, 34, of Laguna Niguel, is accused of being an accessory to murder in the San Juan Capistrano slaying of Laguna Beach's Christopher Ryan Smith.
A second suspect was arrested Monday in connection with the slaying of a 32-year-old in the office of a now-defunct San Juan Capistrano business.
Kenny Roy Kraft, 34, of Laguna Niguel, is being held on $250,000 bail on suspicion of being an accessory to murder in the June 2010 slaying of Christopher Ryan Smith, of Laguna Beach.
Irvine resident Edward Younghoon Shin has been charged with murder in Smith's slaying in a suite on Rancho Viejo Road in San Juan Capistrano. Authorities allege that Shin killed Smith—his business partner—for money, then "went to great lengths" to cover it up.
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According to the Sheriff's Department, Kraft helped Shin get rid of the victim's personal belongings, including Smith's car, a 2009 white Range Rover recovered recently by investigators in San Jose.
Kraft is scheduled to be arraigned today in Santa Ana. The arraignment for Shin was continued to Sept. 28.
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Anyone with any information concerning Kraft, Shin and property they may have had belonging to Smith is asked to call the Sheriff's Department at 714-647-7048.
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