COWLEY COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a burglary and have made an arrest.
Just after 8:30a.m. August 2, police were dispatched to the 1100 block of North First Street in Arkansas City for a report of a suspicious man in white hat, looking inside of vehicles, according to a media release. The suspect later identified as 31-year-old Curtis Lewayne Sedam Jr., reportedly entered a white pickup truck.
Police located the parked truck, with Sedam in its passenger seat. The truck’s owner was located and he told officers that he did not know Sedam, who did not have permission to be inside his truck. When officers found Sedam, he was wearing a white hat that also was allegedly stolen from the truck.
Sedam, who was also in possession of brass knuckles, was taken into custody without incident and is being held on suspicion of one felony burglary of a motor vehicle, as well as one misdemeanor count each of criminal carrying of a weapon and theft.