ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. (AP) – Authorities say an Oregon couple is in custody after a shooting, a high-speed pursuit into Utah, and a foot chase. Detective Dick Blust Jr., of the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s office says Roy and Jessica Fritts were arrested around 1 p.m.
Sunday. Blust says 54-year-old Edmund Thornell of Costa Mesa, Calif., was camping with the Fritts when a dispute arose and he was shot several times Sunday morning. He says Thornell, who was in stable condition, reported that they fled in his van. Wyoming authorities spotted the van and chased it 30 miles into Utah near Echo, where the pair fled on foot but were quickly captured. They are being held at the Summit County jail in Utah. The Deseret News reports that the sheriff’s office says 33-year-old Roy Fritts is wanted in Oregon after fleeing from supervised prison release on two counts of attempted aggravated murder. In Nebraska, state troopers suspect the pair stole a car last week before abandoning it.