Jan 31, 2023

Missouri man jailed for theft of firearm from Kansas home

Posted Jan 31, 2023 1:00 AM
Yokum-photo Atchison County
Yokum-photo Atchison County

ATCHISON COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities investigating the theft of a firearm from a home in Atchison and have made an arrest.

On October 30, a suspect took items from a home in the 1400 Block South 8th Street, according to Police Chief Mike Wilson.

On Friday, police arrested James A. Yokum, 52, St. Louis Mo., on a District Court warrant for theft.

He is being held on a $25,000, according to online jail records.