Arkansas
Arkansas State Police arrested 2 wanted in connection with death investigation in Gassville, Ark.
GASSVILLE, Ark. — The Arkansas State Police arrested two wanted in connection with a death investigation in Gassville.
Danny Paul Whitsel, 58, of Gassville, faces a first-degree murder charge in the death of Ian Lapio, 32, of Gassville. A judge set bond at $250,000. State prosecutors also charged Crystal Marie Whitesel on a count of aggravated assault and terroristic threatening.
Investigators say the incident happened on Mountain Loop Road on January 25. Officers found Lapio dead in the street of an apparent gunshot wound. Witnesses told authorities the two men were involved in an altercation.
Arkansas State Police investigators assisted the Gassville Police Department with the investigation.
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