November 7, 2024

PAOLA — The Miami County Sheriff’s Department and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation is asking for the public’s help in locating a man in connection with shots fired at law enforcement officers in rural Miami County last.They are asking for help in finding Jose Arellano Villa. He is 5-foot, 5-inch and Hispanic. Two KBI agents and one Miami County Sheriff’s deputy went to investigate a field in rural Miami County near Fontana to check a report of possible marijuana cultivation. While the officers were at the location, someone in a white pickup truck pulled up and began firing shots. No one was injured. If you have information about the white truck, the incident or Villa, call the Miami County Sheriff’s office at (913) 294-4444 or the KBI at 1-800-KSCRIME.

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