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Topeka man arrested after Jackson Co pursuit and manhunt

By Greg Bebermeyer

10/15/2025

Credit: Jackson Co Sheriff's Office

(KNZA)--A Topeka man is jailed in Jackson County following a pursuit and manhunt.

Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse said around 8:30 Monday morning, a Sheriff's deputy attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a car just east of Q.4 Road on 150th Road.

The vehicle allegedly failed to stop and a pursuit ensued eastbound.

The suspect vehicle came to a stop just east of W. Road on 134th Road near a corn field. The driver allegedly fled on foot into the corn field.

A perimeter was established with the assistance of multiple Jackson County Sheriff- deputies, Mayetta Police, the Kansas Highway Patrol, and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.

The suspect, identified as 28-year-old Jesse Gergick, was captured with the assistance from a KHP drone and a police service dog.

He was arrested on multiple charges--including felony flee and eluding law enforcement, felony interference with law enforcement, felony criminal damage to property, criminal possession of weapons, possession of fentanyl, possession of methampehtamine, possession of psilocybin mushrooms, possession of drug paraphernalia, reckless driving and several traffic offenses.

Following his arrest, Gergick was booked into the Jackson County Jail, where he remains held on a $50,000 bond.

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