Questions remain after a man accused of beating, kidnapping and robbing an Edmond woman last month was extradited to Oklahoma to face charges.
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Questions remain after a man accused of beating, kidnapping and robbing an Edmond woman last month was extradited to Oklahoma to face charges.
Oklahoma County investigators say Kadarryus Caples was arrested over the weekend in Dallas County after nearly a month long search.
"We have been in constant contact with law enforcement agencies in Dallas and the Dallas County area," said Oklahoma County Sheriff Tommie Johnson III. "We have served search warrants. We have spoken to people, and we have ultimately apprehended our suspect going as far as getting the clothing that he wore at the time of the kidnaping."
On June 14, investigators believe he and other unidentified suspects kidnapped Isabel Brown from outside of an Edmond coffee shop in broad daylight.
Witnesses told authorities the suspects were wearing masks and holding what appeared to be weapons. A statewide alert was issued for Brown, but authorities say she told them the suspect's stole more than $250,000 from inside of her vehicle; and used a money transferring phone app.
Authorities identified Caples through the use of flock cameras to trace the suspects vehicle to a Texas dealership that had rented the vehicle to his girlfriend; and by social media images implicating him in the crime. Authorities also utilized the assistance of the FBI to obtain photos taken of Caples inside of Brown's vehicle.
Johnson couldn't share exactly what led to Caples arrest Wednesday, adding that it could compromise the investigation given that there are other potential suspects authorities are still looking for.
Johnson was able to share that investigators have started interviewing Caples.
"Our investigators have interviewed him twice," said Johnson. "The preliminary interviews and a secondary interview...here in Oklahoma County, we are going to conduct further interviews to really dig deep and dive into this investigation even further."
Missing from what Johnson can currently share though was a connecting thread between Caples and Brown. Johnson was unable to share if they know each other, or even how Caples could have known she had a significant amount of money with her on a specific day.
News 4 has previously tried to get clarification from Brown herself. She initially agreed to an interview with a News 4 employee in June, but when details of the investigation were made public, she backed out.
News 4 confirmed with the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority Brown had two expired licenses for processing and for a dispensary. News 4 also found a social media account tied to Brown related to a cannabis business. When a News 4 employee asked Brown about the connection over text message she removed any affiliation from her primary account.
When asked over text to clarify where she got the money she had with her at the time of the crime, Brown said it was her life's savings.
News 4 obtained documents from Tulsa County in 2011 that show Brown filed for bankruptcy under her maiden name.
A News 4 employee asked Johnson again Wednesday if he could clarify where the money came from.
"Not sure at this time, that's still part of the investigation that's taking place," said Johnson.
Johnson said he understands the general public wants answers, but that investigations like these are not cut and dry.
"It takes a large amount of time and effort in our investigative work and that investigative process to get those positive outcomes," said Johnson. "I just think this is one of those investigations that we are just taking it day by day, information by information. Really trying to leave no stone unturned. It's our job to make sure that we can get an arrest [of] every individual that was a part of this kidnaping."
Caples is being held in the Oklahoma County Jail on a $300,000 bond.
