DICKINSON COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities searching for a 17-year old juvenile who allegedly issued severe threats to harm and kill people is now in custody, according to a statement from Dickinson County Sheriff Jerry Davis on social media.
As a precaution, victims in a previous case involving the juvenile, members of the public at the Chapman ball field complex and the Chapman swimming pool were notified and those facilities were evacuated.
The juvenile is described as a 17-year-old white boy, approximately 5-foot-10, 140 pounds with shaggy brown hair. He was last seen wearing a black and white sweat shirt on foot near 1400 Ave. and Fair Road south of Abilene at about 9 p.m. Monday.
Assisting in the search were the Dickinson County Sheriff's Department, Chapman police, Abilene police, Saline County Sheriff's Office, Junction City police and the Kansas Highway Patrol. The juvenile could not be located.
During the search the Kansas Highway Patrol helicopter unit, Sheriff's Office K-9 and drone units and a Saline County Sheriff's Office mobile forward-looking infrared unit were utilized. Dickinson County Fire District No. 1 assisted in manning a mobile command post.
The juvenile subject displayed a small pistol in at least one of the videos he recorded on Snapchat. The Dickinson County Sheriff's Office said the juvenile should be considered armed and dangerous.
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By Dewey Terrill
JC Post
Dickinson County Sheriff Jerry Davis has issued a release on the search for a 17-year old juvenile who allegedly issued severe threats to harm and kill people. As a precaution, victims in a previous case involving the juvenile, members of the public at the Chapman ball field complex and the Chapman swimming pool were notified and those facilities were evacuated.
The juvenile is described as a 17-year-old white boy, approximately 5'10 140 pounds with shaggy brown hair. He was last seen wearing a black and white sweat shirt on foot near 1400 Ave. and Fair Road south of Abilene at about 9 p.m. Monday.
Assisting in the search were the Dickinson County Sheriff's Department, Chapman police, Abilene police, Saline County Sheriff's Office, Junction City police and the Kansas Highway Patrol. The juvenile could not be located.
During the search the Kansas Highway Patrol helicopter unit, Sheriff's Office K-9 and drone units and a Saline County Sheriff's Office mobile forward looking infrared unit were utilized. Dickinson County Fire District #1 assisted in manning a mobile command post.
The juvenile subject displayed a small pistol in at least one of the videos he recorded on Snapchat. The Dickinson County Sheriff's Office said the juvenile should be considered armed and dangerous.
If you have contact with the subject or know his whereabouts do not approach him and call 911 immediately.