A man suspected of murder in Oklahoma was arrested Monday afternoon by agents of the Arizona Department of Public Safety and the Navajo County Sheriff’s Office after a car chase on Interstate 40.
The suspect, Thawan Richardson, 23, is said to have had a murder warrant issued in Oklahoma in the shooting that killed a man on April 9. He had also obtained a warrant from Texas for felony parole violations.
On Monday afternoon, DPS was informed that Richardson was believed to be traveling west from New Mexico on Interstate 40 in a black Toyota Camry with Oklahoma license plates. rice field. The dispatcher passed the information on to the area police, who saw Richardson’s car driving west through Holbrook around 3:40 p.m.
A trooper initiated a traffic stop, but Richardson continued driving westward, and a chase began that lasted about 20 miles. and came to a stop on the median near milepost 271.
Troopers took Richardson and the female passenger into custody without further incident. doing. Investigators determined that the female passenger was not involved and was released without charge.
