LANSING, Kansas. –Lansing Correctional Facility (LCF) Minimum-custody resident Bradley G. Verstraete has been apprehended.
Verstraete was taken into custody Monday morning by officials from the Lansing Police Department, according to a statement from the Kansas Department of Corrections. He was arrested on the Kansas Department of Corrections escape warrant without incident.
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LANSING, Kansas. –Inmate Bradley G. Verstraete was placed on escape status at approximately 9:00 p.m. after it was reported that he walked away from Lansing Correctional Facility on Sunday, according to a media release from the Kansas Department of Corrections.
Verstraete, a 54-year-old white male, was reported missing when the resident could not be located at the minimum-security unit. This walkaway does not impact the security or operations of the medium-maximum secure compound.
Verstraete is serving a 102-month sentence for convictions of attempted murder in the 2nd degree and aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer that occurred in 2017 in Pratt County.
Verstraete is 6 feet 1 inch tall and weighs 130 pounds. He has Hazel eyes and brown hair. He was last seen wearing blue jean jacket, blue jeans, and red hat. His hair was in a ponytail, and he had a goatee-style beard.
Anyone with information on Verstraete can call the Kansas Department of Corrections at 913-727-3235 ext. 58224, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation at (800) 572-7463, or local law enforcement at 911.