BREAKING
Police respond to report of armed suspect
Suspect now in custody; no shots fired.
Full Story
By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism.
Inmate walks out of sexual predator treatment program
John-Colt
The photo courtesy of the Pawnee County Sheriff's Office shows John Freeman Colt, who walked out of the Sexual Predator Treatment Program at Larned State Hospital on Wednesday morning. If you see him, call 911.

LARNED — Law enforcement officers in Pawnee County announced that John Freeman Colt walked out of the Sexual Predator Treatment Program at Larned State Hospital shortly after 7 a.m. Wednesday.

According to the Pawnee County Sheriff’s Office, Colt was last seen at 11:10 a.m. walking northbound from the Kwik Shop on Broadway in Larned. The public was warned that he should be considered dangerous.

Colt is a white male with medium skin tone, 5-feet 7-inches tall, weighs 200 pounds, and has blue eyes and short brown hair. He also has a tattoo on his left arm of a heart with the letters BH.

When he was last seen, he was wearing a gray, long-sleeve shirt, black pants (possibly dress pants) and a dark face mask. He may have an ID badge with the name “C JONES,” and he may have a cell phone.

Anyone who sees Colt or has information about his whereabouts is asked to call 911.