OTTAWA COUNTY — A suspect who fled a traffic stop in north central Kansas on Wednesday night is in custody.
Just after 11p.m. Thursday, 64-year-old Floyd Morrison was booked into the Mitchell County Jail, according to online jail records.
On Thursday morning Law enforcement asked for help to find Morrison.
Just before 11p.m. Wednesday, Minneapolis, Kansas Police reported to the Ottawa County Sheriff's Deputy on patrol that there was a vehicle headed North on 120th road speeding and driving carelessly. The Deputy on duty happened to be on 120th road.
He stopped his vehicle and waited on the vehicle headed North on 120th. The Deputy did not observe any speeding but the vehicle did not have lights on the back of the trailer.
The Deputy attempted to make a traffic stop on the vehicle driven by Morrison. The driver increased his speed and fled from the Deputy.
The vehicle started driving on the county gravel roads leaving behind a cloud of dust. The deputy tracked the vehicle to Rifle and 160th where he lost the dust cloud from the fleeing vehicle.
A caller at 1624 Rifle road called 911 and reported a vehicle hitting a power pole in his yard. All responding officer went to this residence. The driver’s door on the vehicle was open when the Deputy first arrived on scene. The vehicle was cleared and officers with the Kansas Highway Patrol Cloud County Sheriff’s Office and Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office cleared the residence and multiple out buildings on and around the property.
Authorities working this investigation believed there was only one individual in the fleeing vehicle. After searching the area for several hours for Morrison who fled on foot, the search was ended around 2:30am. K9, foot patrol, UTVs and a drone from Cloud County was used in an attempt to locate and apprehend Morrison. He was never located while officers were on scene. At 3:50am, the Sheriff’s Office was notified by the property owner that Morrison was seen on a game camera on his property around 2:15am.
The Deputy on duty returned to the property and assisted the property owner in removing personal property from the residence. The sheriff asked the public to be on the lookout and if they happen to see anyone walking from or around the location to call and report it. Do not approach and do not offer him a ride. The Ottawa County Sheriff said Morrison should be considered dangerous and he may be trying to get to Nebraska.
Authorities have not released details on how and where they found Morrison or charges he faces.