The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI), the Neodesha Police Department, and the Wilson County Sheriff’s Office positively identified the man whose skeletal remains were found in rural Wilson County, and have made an arrest connected to the case.
The victim was identified as Levi Ellis, 39, of Neodesha. An autopsy was conducted on his remains.
KBI agents, with assistance from officers with the Neodesha Police Department, developed a suspect in the case. An arrest warrant was issued for first-degree murder connected to the death of Levi Ellis.
On Tuesday, officers from the Broken Arrow Police Department in Oklahoma made an arrest at the Clarion Hotel, in Broken Arrow.
The suspect, 56, was booked into the Tulsa County Jail in Tulsa. Formal charges are pending and extradition will be pursued. The investigation is ongoing.