WILSON COUNTY – The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) and the Wilson County Sheriff’s Office have arrested a man connected to a weekend homicide in Coyville, Kansas.
On March 8, at around 8 p.m., the Wilson County Sheriff’s Office contacted the KBI for assistance. KBI agents and the Crime Scene Response Team responded to the scene.
On Sunday, around 7:10 p.m., deputies from the Wilson County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to 2105 2nd St. in Coyville, after gunfire was reported.
Upon arrival deputies located Lucas R. Pickell, 37, of Fredonia, just outside a fifth-wheel RV on the property. Pickell had suffered a gunshot wound and died at the scene.
Witnesses were interviewed and evidence was examined and collected. Preliminary information indicates Pickell had been using drugs in the RV with a male subject and two female subjects. During the incident, 52-year-old William “Bud” Wescott, of Coyville, is suspected to have shot Pickell.
Wescott was arrested for second-degree murder at the scene. He was then booked into the Wilson County Jail.
All suspects are presumed innocent, unless and until proven guilty in a court of law. The investigation is ongoing.
