Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
The Kimball Police Department and Kimball County Sheriff's Office made a team effort arrest this past Saturday, May 24, after receiving a tip that a wanted Wyoming man, Lonnie Lieurance, would be making his way back to the Kimball area. After officers made the arrest, a search was conducted of the vehicle and Lieurance's belongings. Items in the search have brought additional felony charges in Kimball County.
A press release was issued from Kimball Police Chief Andy Bremer this week stating that at approximately 8:30 p.m. Saturday, May 24, 2019, Kimball Police captured a fugitive wanted out of Laramie County, Wyoming, on two felony warrants.
Lonnie Lieurance was taken into custody on a felony traffic stop conducted by Kimball Police and the Kimball County Sheriff's Office.
Information was developed that Lieurance was staying in a motorhome on the north side of town. Investigators said that Lieurance was tipped off that authorities were closing in and he fled to Greeley, Colo.
On May 24, KPD received credible information from a source that Lieurance was coming back to Kimball to retrieve the motorhome.
Once a general time frame was determined for his arrival, officers from KPD and the KSO assisted in securing different possible routes to the motorhome.
Officers made a positive identification of the suspect vehicle and conducted a high risk traffic stop. Lieurance was taken into custody and his belongings were searched, resulting in several local felony charges in addition to the Wyoming warrants.
Lieurance faces additional felony charges in Kimball County.