Fugitive Arrested at Lake Arrowhead

CLINTON COUNTY, MO – Clinton County deputies responded to a call of a suspicious vehicle and an individual brandishing a firearm at Lake Arrowhead on Monday. Before deputies arrives, the suspect, later identified as Independence resident Brad Courtney, fled into a wooded area.

The sheriff’s office, assisted by the Missouri State Highway Patrol and K-9 Deputy Merlin searched the area. The suspect was located with a thermal imaging FLIR drone.

When he was spotted, Courtney took off his clothes, jumped into the lake, and swam to the other side. K-9 Merlin tracked Courtney where he was hiding under a trailer.

Courtney was arrested on outstanding warrants from several other jurisdictions.