KOAM posts information on theft of weapon that led to arrest in Carthage murders

KOAM continues to be on top of the breaking news about the arrest of two men in the murders of Bob and Ellen Sheldon of Carthage.

KOAM posted the news first that the arrests had been made beating the Joplin Globe by more than half an hour and The Carthage Press by an hour.

The Globe has already posted a bare bones story with little detail, but KOAM's account has plenty of information to digest, including this passage:

Sheriff Dunn says the murder weapon was a knife.

Authorities say in September 2008, Darren Winans and another man - Zachary Townsend - stole a gun from the Old Cabin Shop, owned by the Sheldons.

A report was filed and Townsend was arrested.

Then on July 1, Winans was also arrested and charged with stealing the gun.

Sheriff Dunn says two anonymous tips with the same story helped lead to the arrests.