Daniel Hartman, one of the suspects in the Jacob Wages murder investigation, was located yesterday in Rolling Fork, MS. An arrest warrant for 1st degree murder was issued for Daniel Hartman after Jacob Wages was found dead in his home at 1912 S. Pearl on July 6th, 2012. The Joplin Police Department requested the help of the U.S. Marshall’s Service in apprehending Mr. Hartman.
Police received a tip that Mr. Hartman was in Rolling Fork Mississippi. The U.S. Marshall Service and Mississippi State Police followed up on the tip and Hartman was arrested without incident. The extradition process will now take place in an effort to bring him back to Missouri.
A juvenile suspect remains at large and police are continuing to follow up on leads as to his whereabouts.