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Holton man in custody following domestic altercation

By Greg Bebermeyer

06/13/2023

Daniel Martin/Credit: Jackson Co Sheriff

(KNZA)--An aggravated domestic battery suspect was taken into custody following a manhunt south of Holton Monday evening.

Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse, in a release, said the Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a man beating a woman in the 22-thousand block of Q. Road shortly after 5:30 P.M.

The male suspect allegedly fled on foot in a wooded area.

The Sheriff's Office sent out an alert to warn residents to secure their doors and vehicles.

Morse said a drone was used to locate the suspect in the wooded area. An aircraft from the Kansas Highway Patrol and K-9 Team from Topeka Police also assisted with the incident.

The suspect, identified as 30-year-old Daniel Martin, of Holton, was taken into custody around 7:30 Monday evening.

Following his arrest, Martin was booked into the Jackson County Jail on charges of aggravated domestic battery, fleeing and eluding law enforcement and felony interference with law enforcement.

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