At about 2:30 p.m. Monday, the Barton County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a reported burglary in progress approximately 3 miles east of Great Bend on East Barton County Road.
Deputies were advised the property owner was holding a suspect at gunpoint.
Upon arrival, deputies took the suspect into custody at an unoccupied farmstead. The suspect had been removing items from the house and outbuildings.
Arrested at the scene was Harry Casper, 64, of Dundee. Casper was transported to the Barton County jail without incident where he was booked on suspicion of burglary.