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- UPDATE……3:25…..26 year-old Joshua Barron, the Northfield man suspected of shooting 51-year-old Loran Sirek on Monday, was captured early today following a snowmobile chase. Aitkin County Deputies had received information that Barron was staying at a rural Aitkin residence. At approximately 2:00am, when officers from the Aitkin County Sheriff’s Office, the Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office, the Aitkin Police Department, and the Minnesota State Patrol – including a State Patrol helicopter – neared the residence, Barron exited the house and fled on a snowmobile. A 20-minute chase followed and involved the snowmobile traveling down roads, trails and across a lake. The chase ended when the snowmobile crashed into some trees and brush along the ditch of Hwy 169 and became immobile. Two other adults who were at the residence from which Barron fled were also arrested on unrelated charges. Shanessa A. Ceplecha, 27, and Randall J. Wang, 34, both of rural Aitkin, were arrested on 5th Degree Controlled Substance charges. All remain in the Aitkin County Jail with formal charges pending. The investigation into this matter is ongoing.
- 26-year-old shooting suspect Joshua Barron is in custody. He was apprehended at about 2:50 this morning by authorities in Aitkin, Minnesota. Northfield Police Chief Mark Taylor says authorities acting on a tip and through investigative work, were able to pinpoint the address of an acquaintance of Barron’s where Barron was staying. Chief Taylor says Barron, suspecting authorities were closing in, fled the residence on a snowmobile, before authorities were able to capture him. Barron had been on the run since Monday. That’s when authorities believe Barron shot 51-year-old Loran Sirek with a rifle following a domestic confrontation. Chief Taylor was not able to verify whether the weapon used in the shooting was seized as evidence. Sirek is in satisfactory condition at HCMC. KYMN will have more information on this story as there are developments.
