MAY 24, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NEWS RELEASE #22-0524-1
-CONTACT: SHERIFF TIM MORSE 785-364-22515
Dallas Eugene Harmon
Fugitive captured following burglary near Delia
JACKSON COUNTY, Kan. (JASO) – Sheriff Tim Morse reports one man is in custody following a Monday night manhunt south of Delia. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office was notified by neighbors of a burglary in progress at 2830 102nd Road south of Delia around 8:30 P.M. Deputies and KHP troopers arrived where the alleged burglar fled into the woods. The Kansas Highway Patrol helicopter also responded and assisted with the search. During the search for the suspect, the suspect managed to return to his pickup truck that was parked on the property and nearly struck a Jackson County Deputy and a Kansas State Trooper. The man sped across a cornfield and ran into a heavily wooded area northwest of the residence. Deputies and troopers used K-9s during the search. The search continued until approximately 4 A.M. Tuesday, which was reduced to deputies patrolling the immediate area. The Sheriff’s Office issued an alert, warning the public to be alert that this suspect may be in the area on foot, and to lock doors and remove keys from vehicles. At approximately 9:45 A.M. Tuesday morning after receiving a report of a subject approaching a residence near the Shawnee and Jackson County line, Jackson County deputies and detectives located the suspect about 1 mile south of the Jackson County line on Capper Road. Jackson County was assisted by Rossville Police and Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office. The suspect, Dallas Eugene Harmon, 41, was arrested and transported to the Jackson County Jail. Harmon is being booked for the following charges: 2 counts of aggravated assault of law enforcement officers, 2 counts of burglary and theft and fleeing and eluding law enforcement. Harmon was also wanted on a full-extradition warrant of the State of Colorado.