Story highlights Abram Wade "Pete" Franklin, 29, is charged with obstruction

Marvin Banks, 29, appeared in court on Monday and was charged with two counts of capital murder

Officers Benjamin Deen and Liquori Tate were shot dead during a traffic stop over the weekend.

(CNN) A fifth suspect has been arrested in the shooting deaths of two Mississippi police officers over the weekend.

Abram Wade "Pete" Franklin was awaiting his initial appearance in court on Wednesday after the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation charged the 29-year-old with obstruction in the case, Mississippi Bureau of Investigation spokesman Warren Strain said.

Hattiesburg police Officers Benjamin Deen and Liquori Tate were shot dead during a traffic stop over the weekend.

Of the five suspects charged, just one is accused of pulling the trigger.

Marvin Banks, 29, appeared in court on Monday and was charged with two counts of capital murder, along with counts of grand theft auto and being a felon in possession of a firearm, Strain said.

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