Douglas County Sheriff Ken McGovern, left, and Douglas County District Attorney Charles Branson announce first-degree murder charges Tuesday against Major C. Edwards and Durell A. Jones in the shooting death of Anthony Clacc Vital.

Two men have been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Anthony “Clacc” Vital, whose body was found in October 2006 on a private drive west of Lawrence.

The men – Major C. Edwards Jr., 28, Lawrence, and Durell A. Jones, 23, Kansas City, Kan. – currently are in federal custody. Edwards is awaiting sentencing on a weapons charge, while Jones is awaiting sentencing on drug charges, according to Douglas County District Attorney Charles Branson.

Vital, a 28-year-old hip-hop artist, died from multiple gunshot wounds, officials said.