PLATTE COUNTY, MO – Law enforcement authorities in Kansas City have arrested a Kansas man in connection with the death of a woman on Saturday in Topeka.

According to inmate records Clarence James Foy, 26, Paola, was arrested on Wednesday afternoon and is being held in the Platte County Jail.

A suspicious vehicle was spotted in the Northland shortly after 11am. The occupants failed to stop for officers and a chase ensued. The vehicle had been reported stolen in Topeka, according to the Platte County Sheriff’s Office.

Two men inside the vehicle ran after a crash and disappeared into a wooded area near 9 highway and N.W. Coffey.

One suspect was taken into custody shortly after 1:30 p.m., and the other was arrested at about 6 p.m.

On Saturday police found the body of Sarah Cheyenne Crawford, 18, Paola, in a room of the Ramada Inn, 605 SW Fairlawn in Topeka, according to a media release.

Police say Foy and Crawford were acquainted and her death was the result of an argument.