Dec 27, 2022

Kan. offender who walked away from work release turns himself in

Posted Dec 27, 2022 6:58 PM
Leis is listed a a registered Kansas offender for an aggravated assault conviction in 2017-photo KDOC
Leis is listed a a registered Kansas offender for an aggravated assault conviction in 2017-photo KDOC

TOPEKA —Minimum-custody inmate who walked away from the Wichita Work Release Facility Monday is back in custody.

According to the Kansas Department of Corrections, 28-year-old Zachary H. Leis turned himself in just before the noon hour Tuesday.

Leis is serving a sentence for a convictions of aggravated assault, aggravated battery, criminal damage to property and two counts of domestic battery out of Sedgwick County. He is listed a a registered Kansas offender for an aggravated assault conviction in 2017.

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TOPEKA—Law enforcement authorities are investigating after minimum-custody inmate Zachary H. Leis walked away from Wichita Work Release Facility, according to a media release from the Kansas Department of Corrections.

Leis, a 28-year-old white male, was reported missing when he did not return to the facility after work.

Leis is serving a sentence for a convictions of aggravated assault, aggravated battery, criminal damage to property and two counts of domestic battery out of Sedgwick County. He is listed a a registered Kansas offender for aggravated assault conviction in 2017.

Leis is 6 feet 3 inches tall, 202 pounds with blue eyes and brown hair.

Anyone with information on Leis can call the Kansas Department of Corrections at 316-779-5814, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation at (800) 572-7463 or local law enforcement at 911.