According to the Lyons Police Department, 25-year-old Great Bend resident Damon Galyardt whose body was found in Barton County on November 12th after being shot to death, was a suspect in a counterfeit money scheme that occurred early that same morning.

Last week a person of interest was arrested in connection to the murder of Galyardt. The shooting death case is still under investigation by the Barton County Sheriff’s Office, Great Bend Police Department, and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.