Arkansas authorities are warning residents to stay clear of an “armed and dangerous” fugitive wanted for three Oklahoma murders as he remains on the run in the Natural State.
Stacy Lee Drake, 50, is believed to be in the Morrilton, Ark. area as of Wednesday evening after he fled Oklahoma following a series of carjackings and homicides, Arkansas State Police said.
The career criminal from Birmingham, Ala. is wanted for three homicides in Oklahoma, stemming from two separate carjackings.
He has additional felony warrants from multiple jurisdictions — with charges including murder, carjacking and aggravated robbery, police said.
Two of three people Drake allegedly killed in a double homicide on Tuesday, according to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation.
The bodies of a man and woman were found inside a propane business near State Highway 64 and South 4670 Road in Gans, according to the bureau.
Officials have not released the identities of the victims, but family members identified the female victim as Tara Barnett-Underwood, a mother who was working at LaFerry Propane when she was murdered, according to 2 News Oklahoma.
“He’s still on the run, I feel like I’m in a scary movie right now,” her sister Tia Barnett told the local station. “I just feel sad and scared and a little desperate, hoping that we get justice for this and for my sister. She deserves it, her children deserve it.”
Additional details about the murders, including the cause of death and a motive, were not released. However, Oklahoma authorities said that Drake stole a vehicle from the location, which he used to drive to Morrilton.
The sisters’ father said he never imagined having to bury one of his children.
“Thought I had everything in this life planned out,” Randy Barnett told 2 News. “I thought I had everything, from the education my kids were gonna have, to the way they were gonna dress, to the church we went to. I thought I had everything figured out. What I didn’t ever have figured out was a plan to bury them before I was gone.”
Drake, who has a violent criminal history dating back to 1994, was last seen on foot outside a motel in Morrilton and later buying camping gear. He is believed to be armed, according to authorities.
He is described as a white male with brown hair and brown eyes. He is 5’11” and 185 pounds, cops said.
State police warned anyone who spots him to stay away and immediately call 911.