MOUNT VERNON — Two men are in the Jefferson County Jail after a call complaining about them sleeping at a Mt. Vernon truck stop led police inquiries to reveal one man was wanted for murder in another state.

Just before 8 a.m. Monday, Mt. Vernon police officers responded to the Huck’s Travel Center on South 45th Street to remove two men reportedly sleeping on the property.

Officers identified one of the men as 46-year-old James R. Cook, of Louisville, Colorado. Cook was wanted for first degree murder in Pima County, Arizona. He was taken to the Jefferson County Jail with bail set at $500,000.

The second man gave inconsistent information about his name and date of birth and was taken into custody for obstructing justice.

After running his fingerprints, officers discovered the man was 20-year-old Anthony K. Downey, of Niles, Michigan. Downey was wanted on three warrants in Michigan. The warrants were for criminal sexual assault of a victim under the age of 13, failure to register as a sex offender, and a probation violation. He also remains held in the Jefferson County Jail.