Aug 30, 2021

Burglary suspect who escaped SW Kan. jail captured

Posted Aug 30, 2021 9:00 AM
Beltran-photo Grant Co. Sheriff
Beltran-photo Grant Co. Sheriff

 GRANT COUNTY —A felon who escaped from the jail in Ulysses Sunday is in custody. According to the Grant County Sheriff's Department, 29-year-old Francisco Beltran has was captured late Sunday. The sheriff's office thanked the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, Kansas Highway Patrol, Ulysses Police Department, Grant County Fire and EMS, Kansas Wildlife and Parks, Stanton County Sheriff's Office, Steven's County Sheriff's Office  and the Haskell County Sheriff's Office. They released no additional details.

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GRANT COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating an escape from a jail in southwest Kansas and asking the public for help to locate aggravated burglary suspect 29-year-old Fransisco Beltran.

He is described as 5-foot 4, 135 pounds, with a slim build, brown hair and eyes.  He escaped from the Grant County Jail in Ulysses, according to a media release from the sheriff's department. Ulysses is approximately an hour southwest of Garden City.

Beltran has three previous convictions for burglary, for theft and aggravated battery, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections. If you see him or know where he is, call 911.