TOPEKA —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a kidnapping and have a suspect in custody.
Just after 5:3o p.m. Wednesday, officers responded to the 2600 block of SW 33rd Street in Topeka on a report of a possible kidnapping involving a 7-year-old child and 31-year-old Gregory Allen Rumph, according to police Lt. Steve Roth.
Rumph and the victim are known to one another and Rumph reportedly made threats to harm the child.
Officers located Rumph near SW 29th and Indian Trail Rd. driving a pickup truck. He refused to stop for officers and initiated a pursuit that lasted approximately 10 minutes with speeds never exceeding 20 mph.
While the pursuit was unfolding, Rumph called the Shawnee County Emergency Communications Center. Dispatchers and officers were able to convince Rumph to stop the truck and let the 7-year-old-child out without incident.
Rumph then continued to attempt to elude officers and admitted that he also had a 3-month-old child in the truck. The pursuit ended at SE 29th and Kansas Ave. where police took Rumph into custody on requested charges including Kidnapping, Stalking, Aggravated Child Endangerment, Felony Obstruction, Felony Flee and Elude, Violation of a PFA, a Felony warrant and 3 Misdemeanor warrants.
There were no injuries reported.