Archive for Sunday, May 27, 2007
Topeka assault suspect still eludes police
Officials in Tonganoxie, where he was last spotted, say he may have moved on to Kansas City
May 27, 2007
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The whereabouts of Errol Sutton, a man who police suspect assaulted a woman in Topeka more than a week ago and who was later seen in Tonganoxie, continues to flummox authorities.
But officials in Tonganoxie believe that it's safe to say he's no longer in the area.
"We just assume he's out of the area, probably in (Kansas City, Kan.), where he blends in a little better than around here," said Mike Vestal, Tonganoxie mayor and police dispatcher.
Police there have had no leads about where Sutton may be after he was last seen in Tonganoxie on May 18, days after police in Topeka searched for him.
Topeka police believe he may have tried to kill a woman there after sexually assaulting her on May 16.
A Topeka police lieutenant said Saturday they have no new information about Sutton's whereabouts.
He reportedly stole a car in Topeka and drove it to Tonganoxie, where a policeman spotted him at a Sonic Drive-In, 650 Northstar Court, not far from Tonganoxie High School, 404 E. Highway 24-40.
That led schools in Leavenworth County to take extra safety precautions last week.
Vestal said Saturday that police expected reports of another break-in or burglary after he abandoned the stolen car, but none came in.
"Usually there's a break-in to get more food or some new clothes," he said.
Vestal said Sutton who carried an Arizona driver's license and was transient likely had few ties to the area.
"He's wandering the countryside someplace," he said.
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27 May 2007
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Bladerunner (Anonymous) says…
“continues to flummox authorities.”
flummoxing authorities is just wrong!
27 May 2007
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geekin_topekan (Anonymous) says…
“You can flummox some people sometimes,but you can't flummox all the people all of the time…”_Peter Tosh
27 May 2007
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learner (Anonymous) says…
I really don't like the Journal-World's new format for the Web site.
27 May 2007
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introversion (Anonymous) says…
“We just assume he's out of the area, probably in (Kansas City, Kan.), where he blends in a little better than around here,”
So what you're saying is, he's black.
27 May 2007
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KawValleyKid (Nick Yoho) says…
“So what you're saying is, he's black.”
Thats what I got out of it.
27 May 2007
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bearded_gnome (Anonymous) says…
oh, I feel so much better after reading this article. they ASSUME he is outa the area. thanks for that.