WICHITA, Kan. (AP) – A man suspected in two slayings in Mississippi has been charged with attempted first-degree murder in the shooting of a Pratt convenience store clerk.

Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt on Thursday announced charges against 28-year-old Alex Bridges Deaton, who is also a suspect in other crimes in Mississippi and New Mexico.

Deaton is accused of shooting a 19-year-old Riley Juel on Wednesday. Authorities arrested Deaton after he allegedly fled the store with the clerk’s car and wrecked it in Ellsworth County.

The clerk was in stable condition Thursday at Via-Cristi St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Wichita.

Schmidt says Deaton is also charged with aggravated robbery, theft and fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer. He is being held on $5 million bond.

Deaton’s first court appearance is scheduled for Monday at 1:30 p.m. in Pratt County District Court.