A 35-year-old man is expected to appear in the Port Elizabeth Magistrates Court on Tuesday in connection with the murder of a local street patroller from Bethelsdorp.
The 54-year-old Billy Kleinhans, who was a member of the local Community Policing Forum, was gunned down on Friday night whilst walking through an open field in Mistletoe Road.
His 63-year-old companion escaped unharmed after jumping over the wall of a house.
The speedy arrested has since been welcomed by the National Police Commissioner, General Khehla Sithole.
The Provincial Organised Crime Unit acted on a top off and arrested the suspect in less than 48 hours.
Sithole said he hopes the swift arrest will provide some relief for the family that "justice is being served".
A picture of Kleinhans during an anti-crime protest. (Facebook)
Kleinhans wrote on his Facebook page that he was part of the policing forum as he hated crime.
