NOVEMBER 30, 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NEWS RELEASE #19-1130-2
CONTACT: SHERIFF TIM MORSE 785-364-2251
Dathan Aaron Horn
Two arrested following vehicle pursuit
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office arrested one adult and one juvenile on Friday following a vehicle pursuit in southern Jackson County. Shortly before 5 pm, a Jackson County Sheriff’s Deputy attempted to stop a vehicle for a traffic infraction near 158th and R. Road on the south edge of Mayetta. The vehicle then fled northbound through the City of Mayetta and north on R. Road. The vehicle came to a T intersection at 182nd Road where the vehicle slid off the roadway into a muddy field. The vehicle managed to exit the field and went west on 182nd Road and met deputies east of Hwy 75 on 182nd Road. The vehicle came to a stop and the four occupants surrendered to law enforcement. Two of the vehicle’s occupants were taken into custody. The driver, a juvenile, was arrested for possession of a hallucinogenic drug, possession of drug paraphernalia, felony fleeing and eluding a law enforcement officer and reckless driving. In addition, the juvenile had been entered as a missing person and had an outstanding felony warrant out of Shawnee County for vehicle burglary and theft of a firearm. The adult was identified as Dathan Aaron Horn, 18, of Topeka. Horn was arrested for possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. The two remaining occupants were released at the scene.