In September, Maynor was released on parole

REVEALED: Career criminal accused of killing Clarence Avant's wife, 81, in Beverly Hills home invasion was arrested after shooting himself in the foot in ANOTHER robbery an hour later

• Career criminal Aariel Maynor, 29, was arrested in murder of 81-year-old Jacqueline Avant early Wednesday
• Maynor was taken into custody at scene of a second home invasion where he shot himself in the foot
• Police believe he fled Beverly Hills murder scene and tried to rob a Hollywood Hills home an hour later
• Investigators connected the dots between the crimes by tracking the suspect's car on surveillance footage 
• Maynor has an extensive criminal history including robbery and inflicting great bodily injury
• He was released on parole in September after serving four years on his second robbery conviction  
• Jacqueline's husband, legendary music producer Clarence Avant, 90, was home but was not injured 
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  Aariel Maynor, 29, faces charges in Jaqueline Avant's murder early on Wednesday after shooting himself in the foot

  The career criminal suspected of killing Jaqueline Avant in a Beverly Hills home invasion was arrested just an hour after the murder, when he shot himself in the foot during a separate burglary in Hollywood Hills, police have revealed. 

  Aariel Maynor, 29, faces charges in Avant's murder early on Wednesday after an 'astute watch commander' in Hollywood connected the dots between the two home invasions, LAPD Deputy Chief Blake Chow said.

  Maynor has been in custody since early Wednesday but was only announced as the murder suspect on Thursday afternoon.

  Police say evidence suggests that Maynard shot himself with same AR-15 rifle used in the murder of Avant, the wife of legendary music executive Clarence Avant, and that the two crimes are further tied together by surveillance footage of his vehicle.

  The murder suspect has an extensive criminal history, including convictions for assault, robbery and grand theft.  

  In September, Maynor was released on parole after serving a four-year prison sentence for second-degree robbery with enhancements for a prior felony. He remains in LAPD custody at a Los Angeles hospital

  New footage shows Maynor handcuffed to wheelchair with his bloody foot on display as he is being taken into custody by police.    

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