Vernon County sheriff Jason Mosher Monday announced the second arrest of a fugitive in recent days at an undisclosed address in the Richards area. The sheriff identified the suspect as 26-year-old Jonathan S. Howard on warrants alleging the fraudulent use of a credit/debit device and receiving stolen property. Mosher said officers saw Howard in the backyard of a residence when they arrived and he ran into some nearby woods. More deputies were called to the scene and found the fugitive's hiding place about an hour later. The sheriff also said officers found what they believe to be methamphetamines near where Howard was standing when they arrived and he was booked at the county jail in Nevada on a no-bond warrant with additional charges possible.
