CLAY COUNTY – The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) arrested a former Kansas undersheriff.
Just after 4p.m. n Friday, KBI agents arrested Harold Stellner, 55, of Clay Center, when he turned himself in at the Clay County Jail, 539 Lincoln Ave., in Clay Center, according to a media release from the agency.
Stellner was arrested on a requested charges of mistreatment of a confined person, a class A misdemeanor.
On Oct. 4, 2023, the KBI initiated this investigation at the request of the Clay County Sheriff when he discovered evidence of an incident that took place on Sept. 29, at the Clay County Jail. During the incident it is believed Stellner unlawfully struck an inmate. Shortly after, Stellner’s employment was terminated by the Sheriff’s Office.
The Kansas Attorney General’s Office is expected to prosecute the case.