JACKSON COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities in Jackson County are investigating a suspect for alleged domestic violence and driving a stolen car.

Just after 9 a.m. on Sunday, the Jackson County Sheriff’s office received a report of a domestic altercation between a man and a woman in the drive of an abandoned residence 12000 block of 134th Road in a rural area of Jackson County, according to a media release.

The woman left for help on foot while man, identified as Benjamin W. Braden, 42, Topeka, left the area in a white Dodge Intrepid.

Deputies found the Intrepid, later confirmed to have been stolen from Nemaha County, east of T. Road on 134th Road.

The suspect was believed to have exited the vehicle and fled on foot.

Shortly thereafter, a search for the Braden ensued. Deputies from the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office and additional law enforcement officers from the Potawatomi Tribal Police Department, Kansas Highway Patrol and the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism assisted with the search.

K-9s led to Braden who was hidden inside of a hay barn approximately one half mile south of 142nd Road east of T. Road.

He was taken into custody with the assistance of a police K-9 at about 12:15 pm.

Braden was transported to and was treated at the Holton Community Hospital for injuries associated with his apprehension by the K-9.

He is currently being held in the Jackson County Jail on charges of possession of stolen property and criminal threat. Additional charges can be expected. Bond on Braden has not yet been set. Braden is wanted on multiple outstanding warrants across the State of Kansas.