PRESS RELEASE: On April 10, 2025, at about 5:43pm, the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office received a report of the location of possible stolen trailers in the 22000 block of Highway 24, just outside Belvue, Pottawatomie County, Kansas. Law enforcement located two trailers reported stolen from Riley County in February and March of 2025 and arrested Jake Fechner, 47, homeless, on multiple outstanding warrants, aggravated escape from custody, interference with law enforcement, alter/destroy vehicle identification number (VIN), possession of vehicle with a destroyed/alter VIN , and Criminal Damage to Property charges. Fechner is currently confined at the Pottawatomie County Jail on a $25,000 bond for the local charges and several no bond warrants from other jurisdictions. Pottawatomie County Detectives continue to investigate the case and if you have any information, please contact Detective Butler at 785-457-3353 or leave a tip on our crime stoppers link at www.ptsheriff.com. We would like to thank the St. Mary’s Police Department for their assistance with the arrest.