Sheriff: Stolen equipment recovered, suspect already in jail

Haggerty-photo Kans. Dept. of Corrections

POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities in northeast Kansas are investigating a suspect in connection with theft of heavy equipment from a business in Wamego.

A skid loader and trailer reported stolen on Monday from Reed company was recovered in Topeka on Wednesday, according to a media release.

A Topeka business located the skid loader and trailer, and contacted the owner.

Sheriff Detectives processed the found equipment for evidence and spoke to person at the business where it was located.

A suspect was developed from security video at the Topeka business.

Detective Tyler Garver of the Sheriff’s Office believed the individual to be Francis Haggerty of Leavenworth.

Security video shows the alleged theft of equipment

Haggerty was located at the Pottawatomie County Jail. He had been taken into custody on a Kansas Department of Corrections warrant just after 11:30 p.m. Monday.

The felony theft case has been forwarded to the Pottawatomie County Attorney.