Update 7 p.m.: Aaron Flynn Gess has been captured in Louisiana, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said. Gess, 48, is awaiting extradition to Alabama:
Original story:
Murder warrants have been issued against an east Alabama man in connection with the weekend slayings of his brother and twin sister in Macon County.
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency on Tuesday announced the formal warrants against 48-year-old Aaron Flynn Gess, previously identified as a person of interest. Authorities have said he has a history of mental illness and “has made threats to resist any type of apprehension.”
Macon County Coroner Hal Bentley said William Gess, Jr., 60, and Sharon Gess, 48, a brother and sister, were found dead in their a Notasulga home. The two were discovered at approximately 1:40 p.m. There is no word yet on the cause of death.
ALEA says Gess may be traveling in a grey 2019 Kia Optima with Alabama license plate 46AT885.ALEA
Sharon Gess, the suspect’s twin sister, was director of the Emergency Department and Emergency Medical Services - Ambulance Service - at East Alabama Medical Center.
ALEA says Aaron Gess may be traveling in a grey 2019 Kia Optima with Alabama license plate 46AT885. He could be in the Atlanta area.
Anyone encountering him or with information is asked to call ALEA at 334-270-1122 or local law enforcement in that area