St. Joseph Post

ATCHISON- Two people have been arrested in connection with burglaries across more than three counties in Northeast Kansas.

Atchison County Under Sheriff Joe Butner said Steven Thornington, 23, and Brenda Wilson, 38, both of Leavenworth were arrested just before 8 a.m. Wednesday.

They are being held in connection with burglaries in Atchison, Doniphan, and Leavenworth counties.

Butner said they might have also burglarized homes in Brown County.

The Atchison County Sheriffs office received a call of suspicious activity involving a vehicle Tuesday night near Labette and 318th Road.

After a chase and search involving the Kansas Highway Patrol and search dogs, deputies arrested the suspects Wednesday morning. They hid in a cornfield overnight, Butner said.

Thornington and Wilson both have a criminal history.
Charges in connection with the burglaries are pending.