Hays Post

WHEATLAND – School is back to normal today after a man fleeing law enforcement ran through Wheatland High School on Monday.

Gove County Sheriff Alan Weber reported law enforcement attempted to stop a 2014 Kia with Florida license plates on Interstate 70 in Thomas County.

The driver Jeron Thibeaux, 31, Kansas City, reportedly refused to stop and traveled into Gove County.

Deputies successfully used stop sticks on the vehicle just east of Grinnell.

Despite that, Weber said the suspect continued down the interstate, took the Grainfield exit and abandoned his vehicle after hitting a highway fence.

Gove County Deputy Tony Dinkel contacted Wheatland High School, and it was placed on lockdown.

Weber said the suspect entered a door on the south side of the school that had been left open for a delivery.

The suspect ran through the building, exited a door on the west side of the school and was taken into custody about 100 yards west of the building.

USD 292 Superintendent Gary Kraus had no comment on the incident except to confirm the school was in lockdown for 15 to 20 minutes.

Thibeaux was transported to Gove County Medical Center for treatment of a head injury sustained during the accident. He is being held in the Thomas County jail.