SEDGWICK COUNTY—A southwest Kansas man accused in the death of a man in Wichita has made a first court appearance.
Micky Owens, 34 of Johnson City, Kansas is charged with 1st degree murder and criminal discharge of a firearm, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.
Just before 11:30 pm, April 24, police were dispatched to the 1300 block of South Edwards in Wichita. They arrived on the scene and located 44-year-old Sean Lahman in the front seat of a passenger van with a gunshot wound to the upper torso, according to Officer Juan Rebolledo.
Lahman was deceased on the scene.
The investigation revealed that a suspect identified as Owens drove to Wichita on May 24, saw Lahman on South Edwards, and shot him.
Investigators quickly learned that Owen’s fled to Stanton County, Kansas and coordinated with Stanton County Sheriff’s Office and the Kansas Highway Patrol to be on the lookout for him.
On May 27, Owens was taken into custody by Stanton County Sheriff’s Office in Johnson City for an unrelated warrant in Sedgwick County. On Friday, he was booked into the Sedgwick County Adult Detention Facility.
Owens and Lahman knew each other and had an ongoing dispute, according to Rebolledo.
On May 15, attorneys in the case are scheduled to discuss future dates . He remains in jail on a $750,000 bond, according to the district attorney's office.