Update:  The Richardson County Sheriff's Office reports Phillip Doerr is in custody.

(KNZA)--The Brown County Sheriffs office is asking the public's assistance in locating a person of interest in recent criminal activity in Brown County.

Brown County Sheriff John Merchant said dispatch received reports Thursday of a female who had fled to the All Star truck stop near Sabetha after reportedly being held against her will by a male suspect. 

Officers from multiple law enforcement agencies responded.

After the victim was able to enter the truck stop and request help, Merchant said the suspect--26-year-old Phillip Doerr, with the last known address of Webb City, Missouri--fled in a 2004 Gray Mitsubishi Eclipse and eluded officers. 

The vehicle was recovered in Nemaha County, Kansas Friday morning.

Merchant said Doerr is considered armed and dangerous and should not be confronted by the public. He has ties to Topeka, Horton, Hiawatha, White Cloud, Humboldt,  Falls City and surrounding areas.  

If you know of his whereabouts, please contact your local  law enforcement at once.