By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY
Salina Post
DICKINSON COUNTY - A Chapman man with outstanding warrants from three counties was taken into custody Thursday evening after a brief chase.
A Dickinson County deputy who was aware of an outstanding warrant for Scott Lambert Leister, 47, Chapman, was conducting surveillance on Leister's residence when, at approximately 6 p.m. Thursday, the deputy saw Leister leave the property, traveling north on Oat Road in a 2006 Chevrolet Silverado pickup, Dickinson County Sheriff Jerry Davis reported this morning.
The deputy attempted to catch up to Leister, but he fled north on Oat Road to 2700 Avenue. Leister turned east onto 2700 Avenue, then south on Paint Road. At 2600 Avenue, he turned west and then turned south onto Oat Road, returning to his residence, the sheriff noted.
Leister then turned into a field access road at 2710 Oat Road and continued to flee into the pasture east of his residence. The deputy temporarily lost sight of the pickup, but when he caught up to the pickup, Leister had already fled on foot, according to the sheriff.
Additional Dickinson County Sheriff's Department units, as well as those from the Chapman Police Department and the Kansas Highway Patrol helped establish a perimeter around the property. The Dickinson County Sheriff's Office K-9 was on the scene, and two other K-9 units from the Kansas Highway Patrol arrived a bit later.
At the sheriff's department's request, a Kansas Highway Patrol helicopter responded from Topeka. Additionally, the sheriff's department drone was deployed.
The Kansas Highway Patrol helicopter located a heat signature on the property behind a residence in the 1700 block of Old 40 Highway just before 8:30 p.m. Thursday. The sheriff's department drone was deployed to the area until officers searching on the ground arrived.
"A KHP K-9 team searched the area and located Leister hiding underneath a cedar tree. K-9 announcements were given but Leister refused to comply, Leister was subsequently bit by the K-9 and taken into custody," Davis noted in a news release.
Dickinson County Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene and examined Leister. The sheriff's department then transported Leister to Abilene Memorial Hospital, where he was treated for his injuries before he was booked into the Dickinson County Detention Facility.
According to Davis, Leister was arrested on an outstanding Dickinson County bond revocation warrant on original requested felony charges including possession of opiates, burglary, and criminal possession of a firearm. The bond amount on that warrant is $5,000.
Leister also has an outstanding Geary County warrant for failure to appear on felony fleeing and eluding and two counts of child endangerment, Davis noted. The bond amount on that warrant is $10,000.
Additionally, Leister had an outstanding warrant from Saline County for failure to appear on requested theft and criminal damage to property charges. There was no bond on that warrant, the sheriff noted.
In addition to the outstanding warrants, Leister was arrested on the following requested charges, Davis reported.
●Attempting to flee and elude
●Felony obstruction