SHAWNEE COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are instigating an aggravated assault and have made an arrest.

Just after 3p.m. Wednesday, the Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Warrant Unit attempted to locate a suspect for an arrest warrant at a residence in the 500 block of NE Emmett in Topeka, according to Sgt. Todd Stallbaumer.  The suspect identified as Luis Munoz-Yepez, 43, Topeka, crawled into a basement crawl space in the residence.

Three hours later, deputies arrested Munoz-Yepez without further incident.

He is being held in the Shawnee County Department of Corrections on an arrest warrant for aggravated assault, according to Stallbaumer.