Eric Phan Arrested For Murder of Lauren Barnes

BETHANY, Okla. — Barnes was last seen on Friday at 7:30 p.m. when she told her mother she was going out with a friend. Barnes was not reported missing by her mother until SaturdaySaturday reviews.

A first-degree murder warrant was issued for Eric Phan, 20, a student at Southern Nazarene University, according to Bethany Police Chief Neal Troutman. He has turned himself in to police. Police said they believe Phan and Barnes met at a local park to discuss the possibility that Phan might be the father of Barnes’ unborn child. Spent bullet shells were found in a car belonging to Phan.

Troutman told Eyewitness News 5’s Adam Slinger that officers and volunteers searching the Stinchcomb Wildlife Refugearea should be prepared to find a body.

Thanks, Lee, for the heads up. Sorry, Northwind.