Two Georgia men were arrested Friday evening in Kansas, one of whom is sought in connection with the death of a DeKalb County man, police said.
John C. Czarnecki, 53, and Christopher G. Smith, 47, were arrested by officers of the Kansas Highway Patrol and the U.S. Marshals Service, according to a Facebook post by police in Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Czarnecki and Smith were charged with kidnapping, robbery and armed criminal action after they allegedly kidnapped a woman from a Walmart parking lot Thursday in Cape Girardeau, according to the post.
The men are being held on $1 million cash bond, police said.
Czarnecki is sought in connection with the death of Abraham Rudolph Jacobs of a Dresden Drive address in Chamblee, police said.
Chamblee police became involved when the FBI asked them to assist with an investigation into the Missouri kidnapping and robbery.
Czarnecki allegedly used a Suzuki Grand Vitara registered to Jacobs in the Missouri incident, according to authorities. Officers found Jacobs’ body inside the apartment of Czarnecki, who was his neighbor.
Police are investigating Jacobs’ death as a homicide, but it is not clear when or how he died.
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Sally McIntyre, who earlier was declared missing as part of the situation, has been located and is safe, Cape Girardeau police said. She does not appear to have been involved.
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