Stephen Marlow: Man wanted for four shooting murders in Ohio arrested in Kansas
(One of the Butler Township shooting scenes. Image credit: Twitter)
(Updated) In the early morning hours of August 7, the Lawrence Police Department in Kansas reported that just before 9 p.m. on August 6, they arrested Stephen Marlow, who was wanted in connection to a quadruple murder in Dayton, Ohio. Marlow, 39, was the subject of a multi-state manhunt in two Dayton shootings that resulted in the four deaths.
The Dayton area shooting on Friday included a teenage girl and her mother. Eva and Clyde Knox were found dead in their home Friday morning. Sarah Anderson and her 15-year-old daughter Kayla were also discovered dead shortly after. ~ The New York Post
Update: Following that initial report by the Post, police later reported and identified the victims as “82-year-old Clyde Knox, 78 -year-old Eva Knox, 41-year-old Sarah Anderson and 15-year-old Kayla Anderson,” according to WHIO-TV 7.
Officials were aware that Marlow was on the run following the Ohio shootings and that he was driving a white 2007 Ford Edge SUV with Ohio tags.
Police in Lawrence said that their on-duty personnel had reason to believe the shooter was in their immediate area. Following a city-wide alert and search, an officer observed a vehicle matching the vehicle’s description turn eastbound onto W. 23rd from Ousdahl Road and relayed the information. As personnel were in route, the vehicle turned into a parking lot off 23rd Street, where Marlow exited the vehicle and was apprehended.
Police in Butler Township said that a video, seen below, of Marlow’s rantings, is believed to have been recorded and distributed to social media after his shooting spree.
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On Friday, Marlow was charged with four counts of aggravated murder. Arrangements are already underway for his extradition from Kansas back to Ohio.
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For more on the fatal shootings in Butler Township, see the video accompanying this article.
(Stephen Marlow mugshot, Image credit: Butler Township Police Department)
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