CHEROKEE COUNTY —The manhunt for a suspect who allegedly fired a shotgun and stole a pickup in southeast Kansas is over.
Charles L. Amos, 61, was captured just before midnight in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, according to the Cherokee County Sheriff's office.
Just before 8:00 a.m. on Sunday, Cherokee County Sheriff's Deputies were dispatched after a resident discovered a farm truck had been stolen. The owner located the stolen truck and Amos nearby, after Amos stopped to siphon fuel out of the stolen farm truck to put into a van, which had been previously stolen in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
When the owner of the stolen farm truck - and family members of the owner - confronted the suspect, he discharged rounds from a shotgun at one of them, then fled in one of the family members' white 2015 Chevy 4 door truck.
During the day-long manhunt, Cherokee County Investigators coordinated with law enforcement partners in Southeast Kansas, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, the United States Marshal's Service and the Oklahoma City Violent Crimes Apprehension Team in efforts to locate and apprehend Amos.
Amos is currently in custody in Oklahoma City, pending extradition back to Kansas.
Cherokee County Authorities anticipate the filing of formal charges Monday to include Attempted Murder, Aggravated Robbery, Theft, Criminal Damage to Property and being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm.