Suspect in murders in Oklahoma and Alabama nabbed in Arkansas

Morrilton, Ark. — An Alabama man wanted in connection with homicides in Oklahoma and Alabama was apprehended Thursday in Arkansas after a search that spanned multiple Southern states, Arkansas State Police said.

Stacy Lee Drake, 50, was taken into custody around 10 a.m. in a wooded area in Morrilton, state police said. He was apprehended "without incident," the agency said in a brief statement.

Morrilton Mayor Allen Lipsmeyer told CBS Fort Smith, Arkansas affiliate KFSM-TV, "We were so blessed that ... he was able to be apprehended without anybody (else) getting hurt. ... He is in custody today and hopefully he will not be let out for a long, long time."