On Sunday morning, deputies used the Sheriff’s Office’s drone to do an aerial search of the area around Louis' residence. “In a matter of about 15 minutes, our deputy located the vehicle, which had been ditched near a pond on a lease road just a few miles from the assault,” Sheriff Derek Manning said.

Louis was eventually located at a house in northeast Elk City. 

“We received a great deal of help from Elk City PD and the Drug Task Force during our search, and we value their partnership very highly,” Manning said.

The suspect identified as Michael Wayne Louis was taken into custody about 7 p.m. Sunday.

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Police in Beckham County arrested a man involved with a burglary and assault of an elderly woman outside of her home, Sunday evening.  

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