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Police: Suspect arrested, accused of burning car of missing KC woman

Runions -courtesy photo
Runions -courtesy photo

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Latest on the disappearance of a suburban Kansas City woman (all times local):

Authorities say a man has been taken into custody on charges that he burned the vehicle of a suburban Kansas City woman who hasn’t been seen since Thursday.

Kansas City Police spokeswoman Sgt. Kari Thompson says 27-year-old Kylr Yust was taken into custody around 8:30 Sunday morning in Edwards, Missouri. Thompson says Yust was arrested on charges of “knowingly burning” Jessica Runions’ vehicle, which was found abandoned by a road in southern Kansas City Saturday.

Police say the search for Runions is considered a suspicious missing persons case.

KSHB-TV reports Yust is being held on a $50,000 cash only bond. It wasn’t immediately clear if he had an attorney who could comment on his behalf.

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Law enforcement officials are searching for a 21-year-old suburban Kansas City woman who hasn’t been seen since Thursday.

Kansas City police say they found Jessica Runion’s car burned and abandoned by a road in southern Kansas City Saturday.

A search of the area near where the car was found resumed Sunday.

Spokeswoman Capt. Stacey Graves says police consider Runions’ disappearance a suspicious missing persons case.

A relative told KSHB-TV that Runion, of Raymore, was last seen Thursday night at a party with her boyfriend. Her mother called police Friday evening.

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