Updated Oct 26, 2026, by Brian Hagen 11:40 a.m.
(KAIR)--Additional details are released regarding the Saturday morning arrest of a 45-year-old Iowa man in Brown County, following a pursuit and wreck the night before.
Brown County Sheriff John Merchant says the incident began shortly after 9:15 Friday night, when deputies responded to the Atchison-Brown County line following a report of a pursuit involving a 2018 Chevrolet Camaro.
A Brown County deputy later engaged the vehicle, which wrecked on the southern edge of Horton. The driver, Joseph Roth, of Orange City, Iowa, fled on foot.
Roth was located and arrested without incident Saturday morning near U.S. Highway 75, in the Powhattan area.
Merchant says Roth faces felony charges of fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement and obstruction, along with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, driving while suspended, no proof of insurance, no registration, and failure to report a wreck.
He remains in custody at the Brown County Jail.
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(KAIR)--An ongoing investigation into criminal activity in Brown County led to the Saturday morning arrest of a 45-year-old Iowa man.
The apprehension of Joseph Roth, of Orange City, Iowa, came about an hour after Brown County Sheriff John Merchant issued a release asking for the public's assistance in locating Roth, who was identified as a suspect in recent criminal activity in the county.
In that earlier release, Merchant said authorities had reason to believe Roth was no longer in the Horton area.
A follow-up release from Merchant, issued shortly after 11:00 Saturday morning, said a Brown County deputy located and arrested Roth around 10:20, near 140th Road and U.S. Highway 75, in the Powhattan area of Brown County.
Merchant credited assistance from the Atchison, Horton, Hiawatha and Highland Police Departments, the Kansas Highway Patrol, sheriff's offices in Jackson, Nemaha and Doniphan counties, Sac and Fox Police, and Kansas Wildlife and Parks.
Roth was booked into the Brown County Jail on charges including fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement, interference with law enforcement, driving while his license was suspended or revoked, unlawful vehicle registration, failing to report damage to unattended property, and possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.
Merchant, in Saturday morning's final release, called the investigation "ongoing," with "more details" to "be released at a later date."
