GEARY COUNTY –Law enforcement authorities in Geary County are investigating four suspects in connection with a aggravated kidnapping and battery.

Four suspects are in custody in connection with an incident near Old Highway 13 in the rural southeast portion of Geary County, according to the Geary County Sheriff’s Department.

Deputies say man was found severely injured at the edge of a field.

The victim alleged he had been beaten and kidnapped from his residence in rural Wabaunsee County near Alta Vista and was transported to a residence in rural Geary County.

The Sheriff’s Department initiated an investigation and requested assistance from the United States Marshal’s Service in locating and apprehending the suspects.

Mark Daniel Lee, 33, Herington, was already in the custody of the US Marshal’s Service on unrelated charges, according to Geary County Sheriff Tony Wolf .

On August 11 the Geary County Sheriff’s Office apprehended Justin David Spiker, 26, Alta Vista.

On August 16 the Kansas Apprehension Task Force arrested Randy Carroll Fetters Jr., 36, and Story Lee Blocker, 36, both of Herington.

Wolf confirmed all of the suspects were charged in Geary County District Court warrants with Aggravated Kidnapping, Conspiracy to Commit Aggravated Kidnapping and Aggravated Battery.

The identity of the victim has not been released.

The incident allegedly involved illegal drugs and stolen property, according to Wolf.

The Kansas Apprehension Task force is a multi-jurisdictional fugitive task force comprised of the United States Marshals Service, Topeka Police Department, Shawnee County Sheriff’s

Office, and the Kansas Department of Corrections.