Biloxi police have charged two people with capital murder in the shooting death of an Arkansas businessman at the Isle of Capri casino.

Assistant District Attorney Mark Ward said Weldon Leagea, 42, and Chana Wells, 22, both of Baton Rouge, La., were being held in an East Baton Rouge Parish jail while Mississippi seeks their extradition. They were arrested Monday in the Baton Rouge area. Details of their arrest were not released.

Jim Johnson III, 49, of Hot Springs was found in his Isle of Capri hotel room on Oct. 18. Johnson was on a golfing vacation and when he failed to show up to play, hotel security was called. Authorities said he was shot twice in the stomach.

Police Capt. Darrin Peterson said Monday that evidence collected from the hotel room and Leagea's car, along with interviews with witnesses, linked the two to the crime. He would not give out any other details.