The Geary County Sheriff’s office has reported the arrest of four people in connection with an incident on July 19 near Old Highway 13 in the rural southeast portion of the county where a man was found severely injured at the edge of a field.
The victim alleged he had been beaten and kidnapped from his residence in rural Wabaunsee County near Alta Vista and was transported to a residence in rural Geary County.
The Sheriff’s Department initiated an investigation and requested assistance from the United States Marshal’s Service in locating and apprehending the suspects.
Geary County Sheriff Tony Wolf reported that Mark Daniel Lee, 33, Herington was already in the custody of the US Marshal’s Service on unrelated charges. On August 11 the Geary County Sheriff’s Office apprehended Justin David Spiker, 26, Alta Vista. On August 16 the Kansas Apprehension Task Force apprehended Randy Carroll Fetters Jr., 36, Herington, and Story Lee Blocker, 36, Herington. Wolf confirmed all of the suspects were charged in Geary County District Court warrants with Aggravated Kidnapping, Conspiracy to Commit Aggravated Kidnapping and Aggravated Battery. The identity of the victim has not been released by authorities.
According to Wolf the incident allegedly revolved around illegal drugs and stolen property.
The Kansas Apprehension Task force is a multi-jurisdictional fugitive task force comprised of the United States Marshals Service, Topeka Police Department, Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office, and the Kansas Department of Corrections.
Story Lee Brocker
Justin David Spiker
Mark Daniel Lee
Randy Carroll Fetters Jr.