DECATUR COUNTY —Law enforcement agencies along the border between northwest Kansas and southwest Nebraska are actively assisting Decatur County, Oberlin, Kansas, authorities with an ongoing investigation of an abduction and holding a hostage from Oberlin, according to Decatur County Sheriff David Wachendorfer.
On Saturday, Decatur County Dispatch in Oberlin received a report from a man that he had been kidnapped and had just escaped from his captors.
Law Enforcement Officers from the Decatur County Sheriff’s Office and Oberlin Police Department, as well as members of Decatur County EMS and Emergency Management responded to the location.
The victim was located and the incident appears to be valid, according to Wachendorfer. The kidnapping occurred in another jurisdiction and the victim was able to escape while passing through. The sheriff is asking for the public’s assistance in watching for a blue or green older model mini van with Oklahoma plates.
The vehicle is occupied by a white male about 5-foot-6, bald, with a long brown beard and tattoos on his chest.
The second subject is a black male 5-foot-10, chubby, with a mustache, goatee and face tattoos. The suspects are to be considered armed and dangerous. Do not approach them.
If seen, immediately call law enforcement, and provide as much detail as possible while keeping a safe distance.