WASHINGTON COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a homicide after a Nebraska man was hit by a car and died from his injuries Thursday in Washington County, Kansas, according to a media release from the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.
Just before 5:30p.m. Thursday, the Washington County sheriff's dispatch begin receiving 911 about a pedestrian struck by a vehicle in Hollenberg.
Deputies arrested a Washington County man for murder.
“When deputies arrived at the scene, they observed a male subject, later identified as James Hicok, 32, of Steele City, Neb., lying on the side of the street. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The KBI said special agents and the Crime Scene Response Team responded to investigate. The KBI gave the following account of what happened.
Preliminary information indicates that Hicok and another man were at a residence when a 2002 black Chevrolet Cavalier drove by the home several times. Hicok and the man began arguing with the driver of the Cavalier, identified as 25-year-old Aaron Milldyke of Hollenberg.
It is believed that during the altercation, Milldyke drove past the residence, turned the vehicle around and intentionally struck Hicok with his car. Milldyke drove from the scene to a nearby residence where he called police and reported the incident.
The KBI said sheriff's deputies went to Milldyke’s home where they arrested on a requested charge of second-degree murder.