MCPHERSON COUNTY – The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) and the McPherson County Sheriff's Office have made an arrest connected to the January 31, death of Joshua Soden.
KBI agents and investigators determined that attendees of a house party, held southwest of Inman, had a disagreement after consuming alcohol. Two groups of partygoers left in separate pickup trucks, but then met on a rural road approximately two miles from the party, near 4th Avenue and Arapaho Road, according to the KBI.
A physical altercation occurred between two adult males. During the fight, Joshua Soden, 19, of McPherson, was shot and killed. Soden was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The 18-year-old who shot Soden called 911 to report the incident. He then drove to the Inman Police Department where he was questioned by police, but had not been arrested. Several witnesses were also interviewed.
Just after 5p.m. March 23, KBI agents and McPherson County Deputies arrested Daniel T. Hawkinson, 18, of McPherson. Hawkinson was arrested on a warrant for voluntary manslaughter. He was then booked into the McPherson County Jail.
The McPherson County Attorney is expected to prosecute the case.