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He was also booked in connection to a 2012 shooting in Okmulgee, police said.
'Person of Interest' in Death and Dismemberment of Four Oklahoma Men Found in Florida After Going Missing
Police have not named Joseph Kennedy a suspect in the killings of the four friends.www.nbcbayarea.com
‘Person of Interest' in Death and Dismemberment of Four Oklahoma Men Found in Florida After Going Missing
A man police have called a "person of interest" in the slayings of four Oklahoma bicyclists was arrested Tuesday more than 1,100 miles away in central Florida, authorities said.
Investigators in Okmulgee told reporters a day earlier that they wanted to question Joseph Kennedy about the slayings of Mark Chastain, 32, Billy Chastain, 30, Mike Sparks, 32, and Alex Stevens, 29.
The friends were last seen riding their bicycles more than a week ago and were later found shot and dismembered in the Deep Fork River, police said Monday. They said Kennedy had disappeared.
The men were believed to have left a house in Okmulgee on bicycles the evening of Oct. 9. The police chief said that the official cause of death was pending but that all four men had gunshot wounds and that their bodies had been dismembered.
Police interviewed a man Friday who owns a scrap yard in the area, but that man -- believed to be Kennedy -- was then reported missing and possibly suicidal, Prentice said.
Kennedy was arrested in Daytona Beach Shores, Florida, in a car "that was reported stolen to the Okmulgee County Sheriff’s Office" on Monday, according to an Okmulgee police statement.
He was also booked in connection to a 2012 shooting in Okmulgee, police said.
The bodies were discovered Friday after a passerby saw something suspicious in the river near a bridge, police said. The bicycles have not yet been found, Prentice said.
The men were all from Okmulgee, which has a population of around 11,000 and is about 40 miles (65 kilometers) south of Tulsa.
Guess I don't know my slang. What is a "lick"? How much can they steal on bikes? If that is what is meant. These are pedal bikes right, not motorcycles?A person of interest in the grisly killing of four Oklahoma men has been arrested in Florida, police said Tuesday.
Person of interest arrested in Daytona Beach Shores after 4 Oklahoma men shot, dismembered
The bodies of four men were discovered after a passerby saw something suspicious in the river near a bridge, police said.www.wesh.com
According to the Okmulgee Police Department, Joe Kennedy was taken into custody in Daytona Beach Shores. He is charged with grand theft auto and being held without bond.
Officials have begun the process of getting Kennedy back to Okmulgee County.
WESH sister station KOCO reports that Kennedy was a person of interest in the case of four missing men who were found shot and dismembered in the Deep Fork River.
KOCO reports Kennedy owned a salvage yard that was connected to a property where police said a "violent scene had taken place."
Mark Chastain, 32, Billy Chastain, 30, Mike Sparks, 32, and Alex Stevens, 29, were believed to have left a house in Okmulgee on bicycles the evening of Oct. 9. They were planning to commit a crime, according to the police chief.
"That belief is based off information from a witness, who says they were invited to go with the men, to quote, 'hit a lick big enough for all of them,'" Chief Joe Prentice, Okmulgee Police Department, said.
A lick is a very lucrative crime. I'm guessing drugs.
Ah. That makes more sense than car parts (with bikes couldn't picture it). Drugs or drug money.
I was originally thinking catalytic converters but now I'm not.
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I'm pretty sure it means the 4 were going to go break into the scrap yard. Whether it was for cash on hand or if the scrap yard had something they wanted but didn't want to buy it. They were the ones on the bikes. I'm pretty sure the "bike ride" was just an excuse they gave family or friends of what they were all going out to do.
Well, that makes it make a bit more sense.Four Men Were Killed And Dismembered After Going Out To “Hit A Lick” On Their Bicycles
Okmulgee police have identified Joe Kennedy, the owner of two scrapyards that the men visited the night they disappeared, as a person of interest in the killings. Kennedy is now missing.
From the link:
The four men, whom police described as “close friends,” were last seen leaving Billy Chastain’s house on bicycles “pulling trailers” around 8 p.m. on Oct. 9, Police Chief Joe Prentice said
While I still think this was more drug related, I dunno. Catalytic converters have a wide range of scrap values. But either way, it's just not smart to theft by bicycle.Four Men Were Killed And Dismembered After Going Out To “Hit A Lick” On Their Bicycles
Okmulgee police have identified Joe Kennedy, the owner of two scrapyards that the men visited the night they disappeared, as a person of interest in the killings. Kennedy is now missing.
From the link:
The four men, whom police described as “close friends,” were last seen leaving Billy Chastain’s house on bicycles “pulling trailers” around 8 p.m. on Oct. 9, Police Chief Joe Prentice said
They are clamping down on the selling of those here now. The scrap yards are supposed to get the id of any person bringing titanium in any form so for them to get rid of those would not be easy, but not saying they just weren't very bright. Not sure if that is just a local thing though, but scrapyards are required to do that here.
My guess is the owner was observing what they were up to, whether physically or by camera, and then picked them off one by one from a distance. Just a guess though. I'm not thinking up close and personal contact.
He even may have considered himself in danger but not going to be an easy self defense claim if it was at a distance.
Several near here have a place for somebody to live onsite to keep an eye on things. Most of the storage places do too. Seems like a pretty good idea if the right person lived there.
Four Men Were Killed And Dismembered After Going Out To “Hit A Lick” On Their Bicycles
Okmulgee police have identified Joe Kennedy, the owner of two scrapyards that the men visited the night they disappeared, as a person of interest in the killings. Kennedy is now missing.
From the link:
The four men, whom police described as “close friends,” were last seen leaving Billy Chastain’s house on bicycles “pulling trailers” around 8 p.m. on Oct. 9, Police Chief Joe Prentice said
or to carry tools if they needed to break into a safe or building.
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I'm not sure her cartel angle is correct. They tend to behead their victims. Plus, they were near a scrap yard. Plenty of tools to dismember bodies. It's gross and I'd rather not ponder standing over a body with a Sawzall but it would work.New info. Sounding like we were right on the drug angle
Mom of dismembered biker reveals chilling detail of how 4 bodies were chopped up
THE mother of one of four friends who were found dismembered has revealed how the men’s bodies were chopped up before they were tossed into a river. The bodies of Mark and Billy Chastain…
Agreed, but im pretty sure it was done to send a message still and probably drug related.
Agreed on the drugs. I mean it isn’t like you can make off with a huge haul of auto parts with bicycle trailers.