Sequoyah County Sheriff's Office Arrests 3 Connected To Missing Hiker

<p>The Sequoyah County Sheriff&rsquo;s Office made three arrests connected to a missing hiker.</p>

Tuesday, July 12th 2016, 5:08 pm

By: News On 6


The Sequoyah County Sheriff’s Office made three arrests connected to a missing hiker.

Sheriff Ron Lockhart said, Tuesday, deputies arrested Blake Shamblin, 25, Tyler Leverett, 22, and Michael Snelling, 22, for first-degree murder.

7/1/2016 Related Story: Sequoyah County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Missing Hiker As Homicide

The arrests were made as deputies continue to search for Matthew Fagan at Tenkiller Lake near Cato Creek.

7/5/2016 Related Story: Sequoyah County Sheriff's Office Makes Arrest Connected To Missing Hiker

Fagan was last seen around 3:30 p.m. on June 21 near Cato Creek.

6/23/2016 Related Story: Friends Hope To Find Hiker Missing Near Lake Tenkiller

Authorities say he was hiking with three other people but decided to go back to the car before his friends. When the others returned, he wasn’t there.

As they investigate, Lockhart said stories of people hiking with Fagan were not adding up.

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