PAWNEE COUNTY —The Pawnee County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the assistance of the public in locating Kevin James Snyder, 59, who absconded in Thursday morning from the Sexual Predator Treatment Program located on the campus of Larned State Hospital.
The state hospital notified local law enforcement at appropriately 1:05 p.m. of an elopement a request for assistance. The last confirmation of Snyder still being on the state hospital campus was at 3:38a.m., according to the sheriff's office. Snyder was seen on surveillance cameras walking north towards the hospital's water tower. The fugitive was last seen on security cameras in the 300 block of West 14th Street in Larned, Kansas at approximately 5:37 A.M. heading east on foot.
The Larned community is requested to review their video systems during the time frame of 5:40 A.M. and thereafter for anyone wearing dark clothing outside their house or business near 14th and Broadway and Northeast of that intersection.
Snyder has been listed as a sexually violent predator since a conviction in 2005 in Lyon County, according to the Kansas Offender Registry.
If you have any information, please contact the Pawnee County Sheriff’s Department at 620-285-2211.
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PAWNEE COUNTY —Larned State Hospital has reported that a male subject has walked off grounds, according to Pawnee County Attorney Doug McNett
. Don't give anyone a ride, report suspicious persons immediately, and take precautions for keeping yourself safe.
Absconder is registered sex offender Kevin James Snyder, white male 59 years of age, last seen wearing Dark Jeans and light grey shirt. Updated: Possibly changed to all black.
If you see something, please contact your local law enforcement.
Snyder has been listed as a sexually violent predator since a conviction in 2005 in Lyon County, according to the Kansas Offender Registry.