An arrest has been made in the 1989 homicide of Sarah DeLeon, an 18-year-old who was found stabbed to death in Kansas City, Kan., police said today.
A woman was arrested for the 1989 homicide of DeLeon at about 3 p.m. Oct. 19, police said.
She was taken into custody by the U.S. Marshals Service in Clay County, Mo., and is being held on a $1 million bond, according to a Kansas City, Kan., police spokesman.
DeLeon’s body was found Dec. 29, 1989, along railroad tracks near I-435 and Wolcott Drive in the western part of Kansas City, Kan., police said.
Her car was discovered the night before under I-70 on 78th Street in Kansas City, Kan., according to police.
About two years ago, Kansas City, Kan., police announced they had reopened the case. New forensics technology allowed them to do more testing of evidence, they stated at the time.
Several Democrats waiting expectantly for the presidential debate to begin tonight at a watch party in Kansas City, Kan., were joined by the Democratic candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives, 3rd District, Jay Sidie.
Sidie said he would be attending four events tonight, including dropping by the watch party at the Democratic field office at 7925 State Ave., Suite 102. He had three other stops to make.
“I’m a strong Democrat,” Sidie said. “I think Hillary’s going to make a fine president, and I’m scared to death of Donald Trump. I feel like Donald Trump being in the race is the best thing that we have going for us. He’s going to get all the scared Democrats out to vote. I think it’s going to be a big year for Democrats.”
Shirley Carter-Ikerd, attending the watch party, said she thought the debate would be good. “He’s not going to rattle Hillary,” she said. “She’s not going to pay attention to what he says about Bill.”
Leonard Stallings said he had been out doing voter registration the past two weeks. “We want to see Hillary in office,” he said. He and Irene Breedlove registered 30 people in two days, he said. Breedlove said they registered one man who didn’t know he could vote.
State Sen. David Haley, D-4th Dist., said he expected to see a calm, reasoned presentation from Secretary Clinton, and a fiery, off-the-cuff, sometimes divisive tone from Donald Trump.
Mary Martin said she was looking for a Democratic sweep this election. “I’m waiting for the victory party,” she added.
The watch party will be at the 7925 State Ave. location through the end of the debate tonight. State Sen. David Haley chatted with people attending a watch party tonight, before the debate started. (Staff photo) Refreshments were served at the watch party tonight in Kansas City, Kan. (Staff photo)
A federal grand jury returned an indictment Wednesday in Topeka charging three southwest Kansas men with conspiring to detonate a bomb at an apartment complex in Garden City where Muslim immigrants from Somalia live and worship, acting U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.
The indictment was based on the same facts presented in an Oct.14 criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Wichita alleging the men conducted surveillance to size up potential targets, stockpiled firearms, ammunition and explosive components, and prepared a manifesto to be published after the bombing.
Charged with one count of conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction:
Curtis Allen, 49, Liberal, Kan.
Gavin Wright, 49, Liberal, Kan., owner of G & H Mobile Home Center at 1250 E. Tucker Road in Liberal, Kan.
Patrick Eugene Stein, 51, Wright, Kan.
If convicted, the defendants face up to life in federal prison. Investigating agencies included the FBI, the Liberal Police Department, the Seward County Sheriff’s Office, the Ford County Sheriff’s Office, the Garden City Police Department, the Dodge City Police Department, the Finney County Sheriff’s Office, and Kansas Highway Patrol, and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Tony Mattivi and Trial Attorney David Cora of the Justice Department’s Counterterrorism Section are prosecuting.
