Officers from Reno, Stafford counties arrest person of interest in death of Dodge City woman

Reno County authorities stopped and arrested a man considered a person of interest in a homicide in Dodge City.

Reno County Sheriff Randy Henderson said by e-mail that deputies from his office and the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office tried to make a felony traffic stop west of South Hutchinson at U.S. 50 and Whiteside about 10:50 p.m. Monday. The driver accelerated and led law enforcement on a pursuit that topped speeds of 120 mph.

A 26-year-old Dodge City man was pulled over on U.S. 50 at Mayfield and was taken into custody without incident. He was arrested on suspicion of criminal possession of a firearm, flee and elude, and cocaine possession, Henderson said in the e-mail.

The man is a person of interest in the death of 30-year-old Natasha Pruitt, who was found dead at a Dodge City home Monday afternoon.

Dodge City police said her death is being investigated as a homicide but have not released details about how she died or other information about the case.

This story was originally published September 23, 2014 at 12:00 PM with the headline "Officers from Reno, Stafford counties arrest person of interest in death of Dodge City woman."