POTTAWATOMI CO., Okla. — The Citizen Potawatomi Nation Police Department arrested Elijah Dewayne Hicks, 22, on Saturday night for his alleged involvement in the shooting death of a man in Okemah.
The shooting occurred Aug. 7 of this year, when Hicks allegedly met the victim in the street and shot him multiple times before fleeing.
On Aug. 9, a federal arrest warrant was issued after Hicks was charged with murder in Indian Country.
“Fugitives should know there is no place where the FBI and our partners won’t find you,” said acting Special Agent in Charge Rebecca Day of the Oklahoma City FBI Division. “I want to thank the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Police Department for their great work and partnership.”
The FBI is working alongside the Muscogee Creek Lighthorse Police Department on this investigation.
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Hicks will appear in U.S. District Court in Muskogee on Monday.