Captain Erik Holland of the Platte County Sheriff’s Office says a suspicious vehicle was spotted in the Northland shortly after 11am. The occupants failed to stop for officers and a chase ensued. The vehicle had been reported stolen in Topeka.
Two men inside the vehicle bailed out after a crash and disappeared into a wooded area near 9 highway and N.W. Coffey.
One suspect was taken into custody shortly after 1:30 p.m., and the other was arrested at about 6 p.m.
The search forced officials to close a number of streets in the Parkville area, and nearby Park University was locked down. Officers searched with dogs on the ground, as helicopters and a drone flew above the area in an effort to spot the suspects from above.
Captain Holland says both men are in custody in the Platte County Detention Center.
One of the men arrested was identified as Clarence Foy. Police in Topeka have wanted to question the 25-year-old Paola man since Saturday. That’s when the body of 18-year-old Sarah Cheyenne Crawford was found in a Topeka motel room.