MORRILTON, Ark. – Police in Morrilton said they are searching for an Alabama man wanted in connection to multiple homicides across two states after he was seen at a local hotel Tuesday.
Officials with the Morrilton Police Department said the suspect, 50-year-old Stacy Drake from Birmingham, was seen on surveillance footage at a hotel in Morrilton. Officers also said that Arkansas State Police notified them that the vehicle used in the homicides was parked at the hotel.
Police said Drake has a warrant for a homicide out of Alabama, and he is suspected of three homicides in Oklahoma. According to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, Drake was named as a person of interest after authorities found two people dead inside of a business in Gans, Oklahoma.
Officials said that officers searched the hotel, but Drake was not found. Police said it is unknown how he left the hotel.
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Drake is described as a white man standing 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighing 185 pounds. Images provided by the police department show Drake wearing a dark colored shirt, hat and sunglasses.
Police said Drake is believed to be armed and dangerous. Anyone who has seen Drake is asked to contact the Morrilton Police Department at 501-354-0131.
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