By CRISTINA JANNEY
Hays Post
The Kansas Highway Patrol apprehended an escaped suspect on Thursday after a hunt in the rural area near Walker.
At about 4:30 p.m. Thursday, a Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper observed a silver Honda Pilot traveling eastbound on Interstate 70 at a high rate of speed near Walker, said Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper Tod Heilman.
The trooper made a traffic stop and found that a female passenger, 27-year-old Yury Alexandra Agudelo-Forero, had two active warrants out of Colorado for charges of burglary, Heilman said.
The trooper took the suspect into custody, placed her in handcuffs, placed her in the front seat of his vehicle and seatbelted her into the vehicle, Heilman said.
The trooper then returned to the stopped vehicle to assist the other trooper on the scene and assure his safety, Heilman said.
The suspect unbuckled the seatbelt, opened the door and fled, Heilman said.
A search for the suspect ensued, including troopers on the ground and a Kansas Highway Patrol plane in the air.
A witness reported seeing the suspect in a field near Gorham. The suspect, who was still in handcuffs, was taken back into custody without further incident at that location at about 10:05 p.m., Heilman said.
The suspect was taken to HaysMed for examination because of her exposure to cold weather conditions. She was seen, released by the hospital and booked into the Ellis County Jail.
"No one was in danger of any harm," Heilman said. "She was just trying to get away from us."
Agudelo-Forero was still in custody at the Ellis County Jail as of Monday morning.
Heilman said the burglary case concerning her warrants is still under investigation.