Klickitat County Murder Suspect Arrested In Jefferson County

A Rufus man wanted in connection with the murder of two people in mid-March north of Goldendale has been arrested in Jefferson County, Oregon.  The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says 31-year-old John Scott Raczykowski was taken into custody and lodged in the Jefferson County Jail in Madras on Sunday on a Klickitat County warrant charging him with two counts of first degree murder in the shooting deaths of 35-year-old Jeremy Allen Wyatt and 34-year-old Elisha Ann King of Yakima.  There were no details released on the circumstances surrounding the arrest.  Klickitat County Sheriff Bob Songer says Raczykowski will face extradition hearings, and other legal proceedings, prior to being transported to Klickitat County.  Once Raczykowski arrives at the Klickitat County Jail, he will face various charges as a result of the murder investigation.  Klickitat County investigators determined Wyatt and King were killed at a location on Box Canyon Road north of Goldendale on March 16, and their bodies burned near Toppenish on Yakama Tribal land.  Authorities arrested another man in connection with the case early the next day for rendering criminal assistance and tampering with physical evidence.

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