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Deputies arrest fugitive at Kuttawa business – KBSI Fox 23 Cape Girardeau News

Gregory S. Munsell (Source: Lyon County KY Sheriff's Office/ Facebook)
Gregory S. Munsell (Source: Lyon County KY Sheriff’s Office/ Facebook)

KUTTAWA, Ky. (KBSI) – Lyon County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a fugitive at a business in Kuttawa on Saturday.

Officers arrested Gregory S. Munsell, 30, of Princeton while he was inside a business in Kuttawa on Saturday, April 20, around 3 p.m.

They say he escaped from the Caldwell County Jail while being treated on April 12.

He was later tracked to McCracken County. He is accused of stealing a 2009 Dodge pickup on April 16.

He was the subject of a manhunt in McCracken County but continued to evade law enforcement.

Officers say Munsell burglarized the Malloy’s Korner supermarket in south Lyon County on April 19 after 10 p.m.

They say he left the scene and drove to Crittenden County, where he committed a burglary at a car dealership on US 60 west of Marion around 4:25 a.m. on April 20.

Authorities tracked Munsell to Caldwell County and later to Lyon County, where he was arrested at a business in Kuttawa.

At the time of his arrest, officers say Munsell was in possession of the stolen Dodge pickup.

Munsell is charged with burglary (third degree), criminal mischief (first degree), misdemeanor receiving stolen property (automobile).

He is also charged with Escape Grade 2 (Princeton Police Department), TBUT Vehicle (McCracken County Sheriff’s Office) and Parole Violation (KY Probation & Parole) warrants.

He was taken to the Crittenden County Detention Center.

The Crittenden County Sheriff’s Office and Marion Police assisted the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office in the investigation.

Charges are pending with the Crittenden County Sheriff’s Office for the burglary in their jurisdiction.