One man has been taken into custody on numerous charges in connection with a home burglary.

 

Deputies with the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office responded to the burglary of a home in Lowell earlier this week. As law enforcement was speaking with the property owner, two suspects returned to the home. Realizing a deputy was inside, they then fled to a nearby wooded area.

 

Law enforcement with the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office, Baxter Springs Police Department, and Kansas Highway Patrol established a perimeter while K9 teams with the Sheriff's Office and Highway Patrol searched the area.

 

Just after 4:00 pm. one of the suspects was taken into custody. The subject falsely identified himself but was later determined to be Kevin Lee Hanten.

 

Hanten is being held in the Cherokee County Jail on allegations of Aggravated Residential Burglary, Theft, Criminal Damage to Property,  Interference with Law Enforcement, Obstructing Justice, and has outstanding felony warrants from the State of Missouri.