Oklahoma
Person-of-interest in killing of 4 Oklahoma men said he planned to jump from hotel balcony
An Oklahoma man who’s an individual of curiosity within the killing and dismemberment of 4 males in that state informed Daytona Seaside Shores police that he was suicidal and deliberate to leap from a resort balcony, in response to a charging affidavit.
Joseph Kennedy II, 67, of Okmulgee, Oklahoma, was being held with out bond Friday on the Volusia County Department Jail, the place he has been since his arrest Tuesday when he was stopped driving a stolen truck he stated belonged to a good friend, the affidavit said.
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Daytona Seaside Shores Police Officer Laura Diedesch obtained an alert about 8:29 a.m. Tuesday from a license plate reader {that a} black Toyota Tundra with Oklahoma plates had been reported stolen, in response to the charging affidavit.
Diedesch and different officers stopped the truck on A1A on the Botefuhr Avenue strategy and arrested Kennedy, who was the one occupant, the affidavit said.
Kennedy informed police that “he was suicidal, with plans to leap off of a resort balcony,” the affidavit said.
Kennedy stated he had permission to drive the truck
Kennedy stated the Toyota Tundra belonged to a good friend, in response to the affidavit. Kennedy stated that about two months in the past, the good friend stated he may use the truck “every time he wished,” the affidavit said.
Kennedy informed police he went to the Tundra proprietor’s home on Oct. 14 and, with out telling his good friend, drove off within the car, the affidavit said. He stated the keys had been within the truck.
Kennedy informed police that “he supposed to drive to Florida for the weekend. He didn’t go residence like deliberate,” and stated he was suicidal, the affidavit said.
Kennedy had been reported as a lacking individual in Oklahoma.
“He suggested he was not a lacking individual and was not in any hazard,” the affidavit from Daytona Seaside Shores police said.
Daytona Seaside Shores police charged Kennedy with grand theft of a motorized vehicle.
His arraignment is ready for Dec. 20 earlier than Circuit Decide Elizabeth Blackburn on the S. James Foxman Justice Heart in Daytona Seaside.
4 dismembered our bodies in Deep Fork River
Kennedy is an individual of curiosity within the deaths of 4 males from Okmulgee whose dismembered our bodies had been discovered within the Deep Fork River in Oklahoma, in response to the Okmulgee Police Division. The victims’ our bodies had gunshot wounds, investigators stated.
Mark Chastain, 32, Billy Chastain, 30, and Mike Sparks, 32, all of Okmulgee had been reported lacking by Mark Chastain’s spouse on Oct. 10. Just a few hours later, Alex Stevens, 29, of Okmulgee, was reported lacking by his mom, police stated.
All 4 associates had been believed to have left Billy Chastain’s residence on bicycles round 8 p.m. Oct. 9, in response to a information launch from Okmulgee police.
Okmulgee police stated they spoke to Kennedy II as soon as, however after discovering blood on a property adjoining to his salvage yard, police tried to succeed in him once more, however he had disappeared.
The warrant issued for Kennedy’s arrest in Okmulgee County District Courtroom is in reference to a 2012 case the place the bond was set at $500,000, Okmulgee police stated.
Kennedy is represented within the Volusia County case by the seventh Circuit Public Defender’s Workplace of Matt Metz, who stated on Friday that they’re weighing the scenario.
“We’re actively contemplating all choices in regard to his extradition and we aren’t but certain of what the ultimate outcome will likely be,” Metz stated.
In Might 2013, Kennedy obtained a 10-year deferred sentence in Oklahoma after pleading responsible to assault and battery with a lethal weapon and a cost of obstructing an officer, in response to a narrative in The Oklahoman.
Prosecutors accused Kennedy of capturing a person with a .380 caliber pistol at Kennedy’s salvage yard, The Oklahoman story said.
Okmulgee County District Legal professional Carol Iski on Tuesday requested an Oklahoma choose to order Kennedy to look in order that the court docket may think about imposing an instantaneous sentence since he violated his settlement by leaving Oklahoma with out permission, the story said.
When you or somebody is having suicidal ideas, assist is offered at 800-539-4228 or by calling a suicide and disaster lifeline at 988.
This text initially appeared on The Daytona Seaside Information-Journal: Oklahoma killings: Particular person-of-interest deliberate to leap from Daytona resort