The perp barricaded himself in a house and promised to appear on a date before the funeral occurred. Then he later called to the Sheriff’s to let them know that he had changed his mind and would turn himself in after the funeral.
They should have arrested him the moment he showed up at the funeral. They were too lenient with him.
His dad died and the guy called the police to tell them. That doesn’t sound like someone who is trying to leave the area. It sounds like someone who is grieving over his dad’s death.
They could have arrested him BEFORE the funeral or AFTER the funeral but it was more than just a little DUMB to try to arrest him DURING the funeral!