Manhunt on for suspect in Facebook slaying video
of this has happened. My heart & prayers goes out to the family members of the victim(s). Steve really is a nice guy. ... he is generous with everyone he knows. He was kind and loving to me and my children. This is a very difficult time for me and my family Please respect our privacy at this time.”
Williams, the police chief, said the woman is safe and has been cooperating with investigators.
Williams said earlier that authorities had followed numerous leads and searched various locations. “Our reach now is basically all over this country,” he said at the news conference.
“Steve is still out there someplace,” the chief said earlier, adding: “We’re still asking Steve to turn himself in, but if he doesn’t, we’ll find him. We’re not going to stop until he’s in custody.”
The police chief asked the public to call 911 with any information and pleaded with those whoknowwhere Stephens is to report his whereabouts to authorities.
Stephens is considered armed and dangerous, and investigators have no evidence that he has switched vehicles or fled the state. Still, police said Mondaythat residents in Pennsylvania, New York, Indiana and Michigan should be on “alert.”
Authorities described Stephens as a 6-foot-1, 244pound black man, with a bald head and a full beard.
Police said he was driving a white Ford Fusion with temporary Ohio tag number E363630.
The video of Sunday’s homicide was not broadcast live, as police had initially stated. It was posted after the fact, Facebook said late Sunday, and was viewable for about three hours before it was removed and Stephens’ profile was deactivated.