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RUSK COUNTY \u2013 The Rusk County Sheriff\u2019s Office is currently searching for a man wanted in connection to a crash that happened on Highway 79 on Friday. According to the sheriff\u2019s office, a two-vehicle crash happened at around 6 p.m. on Friday on Highway 79 near County Road 341 in Chapman. Dispatchers were told that two people fled from the crash scene on foot.<\/p>\n
The Texas Department of Public Safety was able to locate one of those suspects from the crash scene but one man wasn\u2019t found during their search on Friday. The sheriff\u2019s office identified that man as Derek Laningham. On Saturday at around 8 a.m., a resident called the sheriff\u2019s office from County Road 341 because a man had entered his home and took his car keys and clothes. The sheriff\u2019s office said this man was also identified as Derek Laningham.<\/p>\n
Deputies searched the area near the caller\u2019s home on foot and in ATVs but they still haven\u2019t found him as of Saturday night. Laningham now has a warrant out for his arrest and the sheriff\u2019s office asked residents to call them at 903-657-3581 if a suspicious person is spotted near County Road 341.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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