Police arrested 18-year-old Rick Meador in connection with the murder of 19-year-old Kyle M. Johnson on Wednesday, September 30. According to WCIA, investigators located him in Walton County, Florida, with a 16-year-old girl listed as missing and endangered.

On Sunday, September 6, authorities arrived at North Walnut and East Laurel Street in Olney, Illinois, where Rick shot Kyle multiple times. He was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead.