WILSON – Kansas Highway Patrol troopers apprehended Wednesday morning near Wilson the suspect in a Pratt shooting who was also wanted for two murders in Mississippi. Arrested was Alex Deaton, 28, who had led law enforcement officers on a multi-state chase that included Oklahoma and New Mexico before he wound up in Kansas. He was sought in connection with the murder of his girlfriend and another woman in Mississippi last week, and a subsequent carjacking in New Mexico.
KHP troopers apprehend murder suspect near Wilson
Suspect wanted for Pratt shooting, murder in Mississippi