MIAMI – A couple wanted for questioning after a man was found dead inside a Miami motel room is now in custody, according to the Tuscarawas County Sheriff's Office in Ohio.
Deputies said Michael Evans and his wife, Kristy Evans, were found at a motel in Hays, Kansas, on Thursday night.
The two disappeared from Ohio in early May, along with Kristy Evans' daughter, Jala Barnett. The 7-year-old was found at the motel with them and is OK.
Michael Evans, 30, is wanted by the U.S. Marshals Service and Tuscarawas County Sheriff's Office for failure to appear for aggravated robbery and felonious assault charges.
Kristy Evans was also taken into custody on an outstanding warrant out of the Tuscarawas County Sheriff's Office for obstructing justice.
The couple is also wanted for questioning in the death of Joseph Moniz, 46. Miami police have ruled his death a homicide.
Police said Moniz was found by a motel employee who went to collect rent from the room. When there was no answer, he went inside to find the victim lying on the floor.
Evans had been renting the room.
Jala is now in the custody of Children Services in Kansas and is expected to be transferred to Ohio, where she will be placed in the custody of a relative.
A stolen 2005 Audi A4 convertible, believed to have been driven by Moniz prior to his murder, was found at a Walmart parking lot near the Kansas motel.
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