NEW : Brandon Howell , 34 , faces first - degree murder , assault and other charges . NEW : He 's accused of killing one , wounding 2 others in a Kansas City bar . NEW : Authorities say he then assaulted people at a Motel 6 , before being caught . Kansas City police responded to find a woman , later identified as 69-year-old Suzanne Choucroun , dead on a driveway , according to a probable cause statement . NEW : A Missouri jury acquitted Howell on 2 murder charges in 2009 .
NEW : Brandon Howell , 34 , faces first - degree murder , assault and other charges . NEW : He 's accused of killing one , wounding 2 others in a Kansas City bar . NEW : Authorities say he then assaulted people at a Motel 6 , before being caught . NEW : A Missouri jury acquitted Howell on 2 murder charges in 2009 .