'Armed And Dangerous' Fugitive Couple Possibly In N.J., PA

Two fugitives charged with attempted murder and kidnapping could be either in Pennsylvania or New Jersey, police said.

Jarret Cole Heitmann, 24, and Makayla Danielle Stilwell, 22, are considered “armed and dangerous” and were last seen around 7:30 a.m. Saturday, June 24, at a Walmart in Matamoras, Pa., according to the Eastern Pike Regional Police Department in Pennsylvania.

A trooper from the New Jersey State Police barracks in Augusta told the New Jersey Herald that there was heavy state police activity was in Montague early Thursday, June 22, after the barracks received a phone call from an individual that the suspects had been spotted.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has listed the two on their “Top 10 Most Wanted” list, saying their preferred mode of transportation is either by freight train or by hitchhiking.

On June 20th, 2017 officers with the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office in Tennessee responded to 1924 Bloomingdale Road Lot#1 because of a shooting. Heitmann and Stilwell were identified by witnesses as suspects in the shooting, according to police.

Approximately an hour prior to the shooting incident, Heitmann and Stilwell were positively identified as individuals responsible for an aggravated kidnapping that had occurred in Mt. Carmel, Tenn. and led to the shooting incident in Sullivan County, Tenn. Firearms used in the shooting have not been recovered.

Heitmann and Stilwell, both of Kingsport, Tenn., who are believed to be dating, abducted a woman. They then forced her at gunpoint to knock on another victim’s door and lure him out of his home and into the front yard. Heitmann and Stilwell then allegedly shot the victim in the chest and fled, according to the Herald. The victim reportedly remains hospitalized.

Heitman is a white male who stands 6 foot 1 inches and weighs approximately 165 pounds. He has brown hair and blue eyes. Stilwell is a white female who stands 5 feet 8 inches and weighs 135 pounds. She has brown hair and green eyes. Anyone with information concerning their whereabouts should contact the TBI at 1-800-TBI-FIND. There is a $1,000 reward for information leading to their arrests.

Anyone with any information is also urged to call the New Jersey State Police barracks in Augusta at 973-383-1515, Netcong at 973-347-1000 or Hope at 908-459-5000.

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