Police arrest suspect in connection to Miami shooting

MIAMI, Okla. — The Miami Police Department has a suspect in custody in connection to a shooting.

Authorities say it started just before 8a.m. this morning when they received a call about two vehicles chasing each other throughout Miami, and one of the passengers shooting at the other.

Police say at Rockdale Blvd. the passenger in the suspect’s vehicle got out and ran across the street and was shooting at the victim’s vehicle.

Officers stopped the suspect’s vehicle at Lincoln Blvd. and found 29-year-old Rusty Reece and 44-year-old Chris Seaborn.

Authorities arrested Reece and transported him to the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office.

No one was injured in the shooting.

Pittsburg Police arrest homicide suspect

PITTSBURG, Kan. — The Pittsburg Police Department has a homicide suspect in custody.

Authorities arrested 23-year-old Bri’yon Ezra Baker early Sunday morning for the murder of 18-year-old Jase Elizabeth Delich.

Investigators say Delich was shot at an apartment on the 400 block of Broadway Street Saturday night and died at the scene.

Police arrested Baker who is from Tennessee after reviewing surveillance video and interviewing witnesses.

Baker is facing 2nd degree murder charges and is in the Crawford County Jail where he is being held on a $1,000,000 bond.

The investigation is ongoing.

If you have any information contact the Pittsburg Police Department at 620-231-1700.

Bank robber apprehended

MIAMI COUNTY, Kan. – The Miami County Sheriff’s Office arrest a man they say robbed the Landmark National Bank in Louisburg, Kansas on July 19, 2021. Joplin authorities earlier this week say they were investigating whether it was the same suspect who robbed Great Southern Bank that same day. Surveillance photos took during both robberies show the suspect wearing similar clothing and driving a white car.

According to a press release, members of the Miami County Sheriff’s Office, Joplin Police Department and Kansas City Missouri Police successfully identified, located and arrested the suspect on July 20. His identity will be withheld until formal charges are made.

LOUISBURG ROBBERY

The bank robbery in Louisberg, Kansas happened Monday morning, July 19, around 10:00 a.m. The FBI says a suspect with a KC hat and white 4-door car robbed the Landmark National Bank. Authorities say the suspect demanded cash and left with an undisclosed amount of money.

Kansas authorities say the suspect left in a white sedan. They describe the suspect as a white man who is between 5 feet, 6 inches tall, and 5 feet 8 inches tall. They say he’s heavyset with salt and pepper hair. The suspect was wearing a ball cap, white tennis shoes, and a black face mask.

JOPLIN ROBBERY

In Joplin, the robbery at Great Southern Bank happened the same day, but shortly before 1:00 p.m. During this robbery, the Joplin Police Department says the suspect displayed a weapon then fled the bank with an undisclosed amount of cash. There are no injuries.

Joplin authorities describe the suspect as a white male, approximately 5’ 5”, wearing a black facemask, blue and white KC hat, dark-colored shirt, and blue jeans. The suspect fled the scene in a white 4 door passenger car.

The Great Southern Bank is offering a reward of $3,500 for information relating to the identity, arrest, and conviction of the suspect in this case.

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Vernon County man wanted for his mother’s murder found dead in Arkansas

VERNON COUNTY, Mo. – An Arkansas resident finds the body of Aaron Goodwin, the sole suspect in his mother’s murder in southwest Missouri.

According to the Vernon County, Missouri Sheriff’s Office, Aaron’s body was in a wooded area outside of Hot Springs, Arkansas.

Nearly five months ago, authorities named him the sole suspect in the murder of his mother, Connie Goodwin. The prosecutor’s office also filed a charge of Abandonment of a Corpse.

On October 28, 2020, law enforcement found Connie’s decapitated body in her Vernon County home. The Sheriff’s Office says the Hot Springs Police Department found her head in the back of a truck later that day. (Previous story: Vernon County homicide victim identified, son wanted)

Investigators, based on information received, believed Aaron may have committed suicide in a wooded area. But until they found him, authorities considered him at large.

“Because his body had not been found, we continued to follow up on leads from Kansas and Missouri and requested the assistance of a federal agency in searching for him,” says Vernon County Sheriff Jason Mosher.

Investigators are still trying to piece together what may have caused Aaron to commit such a crime.