CRANDON, WI (WSAU-WXPR) – Police captured a homicide suspect from Texas in the Northwoods.
The Forest County Sheriff’s Office says they were contacted by a Task Force Officer with the U.S. Marshals Service on the afternoon of October 4th.
They were told Oneida County Investigators were tracking a suspect possibly wanted for a homicide in Texas. Officers from several agencies performed a felony traffic stop on Highway 8 near West Lane in the Town of Crandon.
A passenger in the car was identified as Israel Perez, 31, from Houston, Texas, who was being sought on a warrant for homicide involving a firearm.
Drugs were reportedly found in the vehicle, and the driver, Rodolfo Delgado, 49, was arrested, accused of possessing drugs and drug paraphernalia.
Seth Buckles, 46, was arrested at a business on East Pioneer Street in Crandon on a warrant for distribution of methamphetamine.
Information developed during the investigation also led to the arrest of another suspect wanted in the state of Kentucky.