Timothy Streit
GEARY COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities in Geary County are investigating a suspect for child sex crimes and criminal threat.
On August 22, 2016, Timothy Walter Streit, 37, was located and apprehended by the Kansas Fugitive Apprehension Team at a residence in Carbondale, according to a media release.
Authorities were acting on a warrant for the arrest of Streit issued by Geary County District Court, alleging five counts of Criminal Threat.
Streit is currently being held on a $1.5 million dollar bond in the Geary County Detention Center.
This case is linked to a previous investigation of Aggravated Indecent liberties with a child where Streit is the suspect, according to the sheriff’s department.
The Kansas Apprehension Task Force is a multijurisdictional fugitive task force comprised of the United States Marshals Service, Topeka Police Department, Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office and the Kansas Department of Corrections.