SUSPECT THAT WAS JUST ARRESTED SHORTLY AFTER STACEY DRAKE WAS CAPTURED TODAY, EL RENO POLICE TOLD US THAT HE IS A PERSON OF INTEREST IN A MURDER FROM THERE, JUST LAST WEEK, KOCO COLBY TERRELL JOINS US LIVE ON THIS COLBY A LOT BREAKING TODAY. WHAT ARE YOU LEARNING RIGHT NOW? WELL, ABBY, POLICE HERE IN EL RENO BELIEVE STACEY DRAKE HAD JUST COME INTO TOWN AND JUST LEFT WHEN A MAN WAS KILLED FRIDAY NIGHT LAST WEEK. SO NOW HE’S BEEN CAPTURED IN MORRILTON, ARKANSAS. AND THEY SAY THAT THAT’S BEEN AFTER A DAYS LONG MANHUNT. YOU CAN SEE HERE IN A SECOND THE HOUSE IN EL RENO, NEAR MACOMB AVENUE AND HAYES STREET, WHERE INVESTIGATORS SAY 56 YEAR OLD PHILLIP EMERSON WAS FOUND DEAD LAST FRIDAY. THEY SAY STACEY LEE DRAKE IS A PERSON OF INTEREST IN THIS CASE. AFTER BEING CONNECTED TO MULTIPLE MURDERS IN OKLAHOMA AND ONE IN ALABAMA. WHEN THEY SHOWED UP TO THE SCENE, DRAKE WASN’T THERE AND NEITHER WAS THE VICTIM’S CAR. AUTHORITIES TELL US THIS ISN’T THE FIRST HOMICIDE THEY’RE INVESTIGATING IN CONNECTION TO DRAKE, WHERE THERE WAS A CARJACKING. NOW, OSBI IS LOOKING INTO THIS HOMICIDE WITH EL RENO POLICE, ALONG WITH MULTIPLE OTHER CASES ALLEGEDLY INVOLVING DRAKE. AUTHORITIES IN THE AREA TALKED ABOUT FINALLY CAPTURING HIM AFTER THIS MANHUNT. THIS IS GREAT NEWS. HOPEFULLY HE WON’T. HE WILL GO AWAY FOR A LONG TIME. WON’T HURT ANYBODY ELSE. I MEAN, HE’S NOT THE KIND OF GUY THAT NEEDS TO BE OUT. TUNE IN AT SIX AS WE BREAK DOWN MORE ABOUT THIS MANHUNT. CONCLUSION AND WHAT INVESTIGATORS HAVE TO SAY ABOUT
Man suspected in Oklahoma murders now linked to El Reno slaying, police say
Law enforcement tracked Drake to Morrilton, Arkansas, where he was captured and arrested
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Updated: 4:46 PM CDT Jun 20, 2024
Police say a man at the center of a multi-day manhunt and wanted for multiple Oklahoma murders is linked to an El Reno murder. The manhunt for Stacy Lee Drake, 50, started after a double homicide Tuesday evening at a business in Gans, which is in eastern Oklahoma. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation identified Drake as a person of interest in the Gans murders, and the Arkansas State Police said Drake was a suspect in three Oklahoma homicides stemming from carjackings.Law enforcement tracked Drake to Morrilton, Arkansas, which is about 50 miles northwest of Little Rock after a car he was linked to was found at a motel. On Thursday morning, officers captured Drake in Morrilton.Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.Shortly after Drake's arrest, the El Reno Police Department confirmed to KOCO 5 that he was identified as a suspect in a June 14 murder after a man was found dead in a home along Macomb Avenue. The victim had injuries consistent with homicide. The El Reno Police Department identified the victim as 56-year-old Phillip Emerson. Police also discovered that Emerson's vehicle was missing and presumed it had been taken by the suspect.>> Download the KOCO 5 AppInvestigators identified Drake as a person of interest, and they suspected that he left the El Reno area shortly after the murder. Authorities also said Drake is suspected in the May 14 slaying of 62-year-old Russell Thomas Andrews at an Alcoholics Anonymous building in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.Top Headlines Suspect tied to multiple Oklahoma murders captured in Arkansas after multi-day manhunt Driver arrested after leading police on high-speed chase in stolen car Woman who worked as a 'Rosie the Riveter' during World War II celebrates 100th birthday Man accused of sexual abuse could have victims in Oklahoma Grady County deputies find $100K of stolen agricultural equipment thanks to concerned citizen
EL RENO, Okla. — Police say a man at the center of a multi-day manhunt and wanted for multiple Oklahoma murders is linked to an El Reno murder.
The manhunt for Stacy Lee Drake, 50, started after a double homicide Tuesday evening at a business in Gans, which is in eastern Oklahoma. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation identified Drake as a person of interest in the Gans murders, and the Arkansas State Police said Drake was a suspect in three Oklahoma homicides stemming from carjackings.
Law enforcement tracked Drake to Morrilton, Arkansas, which is about 50 miles northwest of Little Rock after a car he was linked to was found at a motel. On Thursday morning, officers captured Drake in Morrilton.
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Shortly after Drake's arrest, the El Reno Police Department confirmed to KOCO 5 that he was identified as a suspect in a June 14 murder after a man was found dead in a home along Macomb Avenue. The victim had injuries consistent with homicide.
The El Reno Police Department identified the victim as 56-year-old Phillip Emerson. Police also discovered that Emerson's vehicle was missing and presumed it had been taken by the suspect.
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Investigators identified Drake as a person of interest, and they suspected that he left the El Reno area shortly after the murder.
Authorities also said Drake is suspected in the May 14 slaying of 62-year-old Russell Thomas Andrews at an Alcoholics Anonymous building in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
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