Aug 26, 2022

Police: Kan. man captured driving vehicle stolen in Oklahoma

Posted Aug 26, 2022 2:01 PM
Melendez-Davila-photo Finney Co.
Melendez-Davila-photo Finney Co.

FINNEY COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a southwest Kansas man for alleged possession of a stolen vehicle.

On Wednesday, police in Guymon, Oklahoma contacted Garden City Police  about a stolen vehicle in the Garden City area, according to a media release.

On Tuesday, officers located the vehicle and initiated a high-risk traffic stop in the 400 block of N. 4th Street in Garden City.

The driver of the vehicle, identified as 29-year-old Manuel Melendez-Davila of Garden City was taken into custody without incident.

He is being held in the Finney County Jail on four active felony warrants and an active misdemeanor warrant.