At approximately 7 p.m. tonight, law enforcement in Harper County located and arrested 27-year-old Branndon Joseph Bergman north of Anthony without incident. He will be booked into the Sedgwick County Jail Friday evening,.
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SEDGWICK COUNTY, Kan. — The Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office is investigating a domestic-related aggravated battery that occurred early Friday along K-42 Highway and is searching for a suspect.
At approximately 12:18 a.m. Friday, deputies responded to a welfare check involving a woman standing along K-42 Highway between 119th Street West and 135th Street West, according to Sheriff's Department spokesman Branden Stitt.
When deputies arrived, they learned a 22-year-old Harper County woman had been riding in a vehicle with several acquaintances when a disturbance occurred. During the disturbance, 27-year-old Branndon Joseph Bergman, of Harper County, battered the woman. No weapons were used.
The woman got out of the vehicle after the incident and later flagged down a passing motorist, who called 911. She later sought treatment at a Wichita hospital, where she was treated and released.
As the investigation continued, Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office deputies coordinated with the Harper County Sheriff's Office. Harper County deputies developed information that Bergman might be at a residence in the 100 block of Northeast 50th Road. Because of Bergman's history of violence and known access to weapons, the Harper County Sheriff's Office requested assistance from the Pratt County Special Response Team and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.
Law enforcement officers searched the residence but did not locate Bergman. Officers also searched a second location in the 300 block of North Madison in Anthony, but he was not found.
The Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office has an active felony pickup for Bergman in connection with this aggravated battery investigation. He is also wanted on an active Kansas Department of Corrections warrant for a parole violation.
Anyone with information about Bergman's whereabouts should call 911 immediately. Do not approach him.