WaKeeney Police Department
The WaKeeney Police Department, while working traffic, stopped a vehicle that did not stop at a stop sign.
The vehicle came back stolen out of Wisconsin. The Trego County Sheriff's Office responded to back police officer up, as well as another member from the WaKeeney Police Department.
Information from the Wisconsin sheriff's office was that the person driving this vehicle could be armed with a handgun. The subject was taken into custody with no further incident.
The subject was identified and found to be a juvenile wanted out of Wisconsin. The juvenile did have items in the vehicle that were consistent with the information we had received from the Wisconsin sheriff's office.
The subject is a person of interest in a double homicide that the Wisconsin sheriff's office is still investigating.
All evidence was recovered by the WaKeeney Police Department and is being held for the Wisconsin Sheriff's Office. The subject is being held in a juvenile detention center and is awaiting extradition for the laws of Kansas and the laws of Wisconsin.
Again, due to the hard work of the new officers at the WaKeeney Police Department, a possible dangerous subject was taken off the streets in our community, WaKeeney Police Chief Romero said.
"I cannot comment further as this is still an active investigation, and we are working in conjunction with the Wisconsin sheriff's office," he said. "A big thank you to the Trego County Sheriff's Office for their unwavering support in this incident."