Saturday, 15 October 2011 14:48

Akron Man Sought In Girlfriend's Death Arrested In New Mexico

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John Pritchard John Pritchard Courtesy: Akron Police

An Akron man being sought for questioning in connection with the death of his girlfriend has been arrested far from Akron.

Akron police say authorities in New Mexico caught up with 52 year-old John Pritchard at around 11 PM Friday night, after an hours long search.

"After six hours of an intense manhunt between Santa Fe and Taos, New Mexico", Akron police Lt. Rick Edwards tells AkronNewsNow.com, "deputy U.S. Marshals and New Mexico state police found and arrested Pritchard without incident just outside of Taos."

Pritchard's girlfriend, 52 year-old Robin Bailey, who lived with him on Patterson Avenue, was found dead inside the home on Tuesday evening.

Lt. Edwards says Pritchard was found operating Ms. Bailey's vehicle, a 2011 Toyota RAV4, and her dog also reported missing was in the vehicle "in good health".

Pritchard is being held in Taos City Jail on charges of receiving stolen property, related to the possession of Bailey's vehicle.  He's awaiting extradition back to Akron, where he'll be questioned in connection with his girlfriend's murder.

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Mike Ward

Mike Ward

Mike Ward has been a radio news reporter and anchor for over 20 years, for a variety of stations in Ohio, Virginia, and California. For seven years, he was a news reporter and anchor for Sacramento's top-rated news/talk station, KFBK, and was also news director for WFIR in Roanoke, Virginia.  He's also been heard on Cleveland stations. Mike has a special interest in technology, and was a regular on the nationally syndicated radio show "On Computers with Gina Smith". Despite his out-of-area experience, Mike is an Akron native. He was born at Akron City Hospital, and grew up in Cuyahoga Falls. He's been with AkronNewsNow since 2009. You can  reach Mike through the newsroom at 330-864-6397, or by email mward@rcrg.net.

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