ATCHISON COUNTY— The Kansas Highway Patrol and the Atchison Police Department assisted Atchison County Sherriff's Deputies to take 20-year-old Taggart Lee into custody shortly after 2:00a.m. Saturday. morning.
The sheriff's department released no additional details.
ATCHISON COUNTY —Authorities continue their search for aggravated robbery suspect 20-year-old Taggart Darnell Lee who is accused of threatening an officer with a piece of lumber after escaping from the jail in Atchison Kansas on Thursday. At 5a.m. Friday, authorities at the jail reported Lee was still missing.
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By TOMMY REZAC
St. Joseph Post
Atchison County, Kansas authorities are looking for an inmate who escaped from the county jail early Thursday morning.
The inmate, identified as 20-year-old Taggart Darnell Lee of Atchison, was being held on an Aggravated Robbery charge. He's been in custody since January 8.
A preliminary investigation shows that several security policies were not followed by jail staff, allowing Lee to manipulate a door lock and make his way into an unsecured area of the jail and eventually get outside.
An officer pursued Lee for several blocks on foot, until Lee picked up a 2x4 piece of lumber and threatened the unarmed officer.
Law enforcement attempted to set up a perimeter, but could not locate Lee.
Lee is described as a light-skinned black male, 20 years old, 6-foot-1, 170 lbs., short black hair and a short beard. He was last seen wearing lime green pants, a white t-shirt and orange slip-on shoes.
Authorities consider Lee to be dangerous and he has a history of being armed. The internal investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information regarding Lee's whereabouts should call 913-367-4323, or 913-804-6080, in a non-emergency situation. You're asked to 911 in case of emergencies.