JACKSON COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating two suspect in connection with break in at a salvage yard.
Just before 4a.m. Tuesday, deputies reported a sighting of two men at the salvage yard near 330th and U.S. Highway 75 in Netawaka, according to Sheriff Tim Morse.
Deputies and other area law enforcement secured the perimeter around the salvage yard.
A Jackson County Sheriff’s Office drone and K-9 were used in the search. The Jackson County Sheriff’s drone located a subject just east of the salvage yard lying in a field.
Shortly thereafter, a second man was located by the drone in a soybean field east of the property and east of U.S. Highway 75.
Both men were taken into custody and identified as 59-year-old, Ronald Almon Wieland Jr. and 49-year-old Michael Ray Young both of Topeka.
They are being held in the Jackson County Jail on requested charges that include burglary, attempted theft and drug charges.
The Kansas Highway Patrol, Kickapoo Police Department, Holton Police Department, Brown County Sheriff’s Office, Nemaha County Sheriff’s Office assisted with the search.