BARTON COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities in Barton County are investigating a suspect in connection with a residential burglary.

Just after 3 a.m. on Monday, Great Bend Police Officers were dispatched to the 1400 block of 12th Street, in reference to a lady reporting she heard noise in her backyard, near her garage, according to a media release.

When officers arrived, they heard noise coming from inside the garage of the residence.

Once they determined that someone was inside, they surrounded the structure and apprehended a man, later identified as Kerry Partridge, Jr.

Inside the garage, officers located a bag with various tools inside it, which they ascertained were likely used to pry open a window into the garage. They also located damage to the ceiling and wall of the garage, where the subject had apparently tried to create an escape from the structure when he realized he was surrounded.