Arrest made in Allen Co. homicide

Raymond Maloney(KBI)
Published: May. 6, 2022 at 7:34 PM CDT

LA HARPE, Kan. (WIBW) - A man has been arrested in connection to a La Harpe homicide.

The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is assisting the Allen Co. Sheriff’s Office in investigating the death of 68-year-old Richard Diehl. Friday, the agency announced Diehl’s neighbor, 78-year-old Raymond Maloney, was arrested on suspicion of Diehl’s death.

The Allen County Sheriff’s Office was called to a home at 1255 2400th St. in La Harpe, Kansas just before 10 a.m. Tuesday. They said a family member found the body of Diehl in the shop outside of his home. Diehl was pronounced dead at the scene.

The investigation is ongoing.

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