Officials are monitoring the nearby Little St. Francis River to see if fish kills are happening further downstream, the Missouri Department of Conservation said.
The man was held in the home from Sept. 13-19. He was able to tell police about his ordeal on Sept. 19 when officers came to the house to investigate another crime.
Support Missouri Ice Hockey Association official Dean Robinson and his family. Robinson sustained an eye injury while officiating an ice hockey game on Oct. 27.
"The other individual involved, an adult male, is hospitalized at this time due to injuries sustained in the incident. No other suspects are currently being sought."
A company spokesperson also said that using water from the Village Creek is not recommended while testing is being done, after dead fish were found Friday.