Four people were taken into custody in connection to the disappearance of two Kansas women who were last seen driving through the Oklahoma Panhandle, The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) confirmed to Fox News Digital.
The OSBI confirmed on Saturday that four individuals were in custody, but they have not yet released the identities of those individuals who were arrested.
Officials said one was arrested in Texas County while the other three were arrested in Cimarron County.
While the arrests have been made, the women are still missing, according to OSBI.
FBI JOINS SEARCH FOR MISSING KANSAS WOMEN IN OKLAHOMA Veronica Butler, 27, and Jilian Kelley, 39, were last seen on March 30 heading to pick up children before their car was found abandoned near the Oklahoma-Kansas border, with “foul play” suspected, police said.
YOUTUBERS SEARCH FOR MISSING KANSAS WOMEN INSIDE ABANDONED HOME: REPORT McKee told Fox News Digital on Monday that “it’s becoming more and more challenging” to find the women alive as the days mount with no signs of their whereabouts.
The alert describes Butler as being 5 feet, 4 inches tall with red hair and green eyes, last seen wearing a blue short-sleeve shirt and denim shorts.
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Kelley has brown hair and blue eyes and was last seen wearing a long-sleeve shirt, blue jeans and tan or beige shoes, the alert adds.
As Fox News Digital was informed by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI), four individuals have been placed under arrest in relation to the abduction of two Kansas women who were last seen driving through the Oklahoma Panhandle.
Four people were in custody, the OSBI confirmed on Saturday; however, the names of those who were taken into custody have not yet been made public.
One was detained in Texas County, according to officials, and the other three in Cimarron County.
As per OSBI, the women remain unaccounted for even after the arrests.
THE FBI AND OKLAHOMA JOIN THE SEARCH FOR MISSING KANSAS WOMEN.
After Veronica Butler, 27, and Jilian Kelley, 39, were last seen on March 30 leaving to pick up their kids, their car was discovered abandoned close to the Oklahoma–Kansas border. Authorities suspected “foul play” in their vehicle’s discovery.
Public information manager for the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation Hunter McKee told Fox News Digital on Thursday, “We are still telling everybody in that area that if you know anything or have any additional information to please contact us.”.
REPORT: YOUTUBERS GOING AFTER MISSING KANSAS WOMEN IN AN ABANDONED HOME.
As the days pass and there are no signs of the women, McKee told Fox News Digital on Monday that “it’s becoming more and more challenging” to find the women alive.
Jilian has a butterfly tattoo on her left forearm, and Butler has “several tattoos, a Chinese symbol on her left forearm, a sunflower on her left shoulder,” according to a Texas County Sheriff’s Office missing persons advisory. “.
Butler is described in the alert as having green eyes and red hair. Butler was last seen wearing denim shorts and a blue short-sleeve shirt. Butler is 5 feet, 4 inches tall.
According to the alert, Kelley, who has blue eyes and brown hair, was last seen wearing blue jeans, a long-sleeve shirt, and tan or beige shoes.
