Police arrest homicide suspect after search of wooded area on city's East Side - Kansas City Star

Updated: 2011-11-29T16:36:57Z

Kansas City police arrested a homicide suspect about mid-morning today after searching a wooded area on the city's East Side.

Travis A. Robling was taken into custody about 9:50 a.m. in the 7000 block of East 28th Street.

Police were dispatched about 7:50 a.m. to the 3000 block of Manchester Avenue on a report of two suspicious parties — a man and a woman. The man's description fit that of Robling, who is suspected in the shotgun slaying of Nathan L. Davis on Nov. 8 inside a home that was later set on fire.

Police established a perimeter and shortly thereafter took the woman into custody for questioning. Police continued to search for Robling in a wooded area near Manchester Avenue and U.S. 40.

Shortly before 10 a.m., officers responded to a nearby mobile home where they found Robling and arrested him.

Robling was charged last week with second-degree murder and armed criminal action for the death of Davis, 25, in the 5400 block of East 28th Street.

Davis' body was found Nov. 11 after firefighters extinguished the fire. Davis' body had been left in the home for three days before someone set the fire.

Robling is the second person charged in the case. Kody O. Saulmon, 19, of Independence faces the same charges.

Police had been looking for Robling for more than a week.

| Robert A. Cronkleton, bcronkleton@kcstar.com

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