All three men who escaped from Lansing are back in custody

Posted: May 10, 2013 - 9:39am
Updated: May 10, 2013 - 11:00pm

Update: 11pm:

The Kansas Department of Corrections says that all three men are back in custody tonight.

Allen Hurst and Scott Gilbert were arrested in Clinton County, Missouri following a car chase, shootout  and standoff with law enforcement. The men made it approximately 25 miles from the prison.

Randy Ridens, Sr, was apprehended just inside of Topeka, Kansas before 10:30 Friday evening. Ridens made it approximately 40 miles from the prison.

Update 1:17pm:

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says they have surrounded a home near Trimble, Missouri (Clinton County). Two of the escaped convicts are said to be in the home. The third man is unaccounted for currently. Authorities have not said which men are in the home and which man remains unaccounted for.

An alert Platte City, Missouri officer spotted a vehicle on Interstate 29 around 10 a.m.. That officer believed that the occupants resembled two of the escapees. The officer gave chase and was joined by the Platte County Sheriff's Office. The escapees fired shots at law enforcement while on Interstate 29.

After exiting the Interstate, the chase wound through Edgerton, Missouri and east on State Highway Z. The men ran into a home in the area of Highway Z and U.S. Highway 169. The two men remain holed up in that home as of this update.

Officials say they currently have "no info" on the third man.

The St. Joseph News-Press reports that the homeowner told authorities that he is an avid gun collector and his collection is in the home. No one was home when the men broke in.

Original Report:

Authorities throughout northeast Kansas are on alert after three minimum security inmates escaped from the Lansing Correctional Facility on Friday morning. The facility is located in Leavenworth County.

Prison officials say that at approximately 7:40 a.m. it was confirmed that the three men were declared on escaped status.

Two of the men have convictions out of Sedgwick County, Kansas. The third man has convictions out of Douglas County and Shawnee County.

All three men should be considered armed and dangerous. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of any of these men should call 911, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation at 1-800-572-7463 or the Lansing Correctional Facility at 913-727-3235.

Allen M. Hurst

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Born March 8, 1982 (31-years-old). He stands 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighs approximately 220 pounds, has brown hair, and blue eyes. Hurst has several tattoos  on his arms, legs, and chest. His left ear is also pierced. He was being held on a 2010 conviction out of Sedgwick County, Kansas for multiple counts of burglary and theft. His known aliases include Alan Hurst and Allan Michael Hurst

Scott A. Gilbert

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Born November 26, 1963 (49-years-old). He stands 6 feet 2 inches tall, weighs approximately 231 pounds, has brown hair and brown eyes. Gilbert has tattoos on his arms and chest. His tattoos are said to include a several swastikas (right side, abdomen, and right chest) and the words  "white power" on his right chest, among many others. He was being held on a 2010 conviction out of Sedgwick County for multiple counts of burglary and theft. His known aliases include Raymond L. Cox and Gilbert A. Scott.

Randy A. Ridens

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Born November 11, 1955 (57-years-old). He stands 5 feet 11 inches tall, weighs approximately 230 pounds, has brown hair and brown eyes. Ridens has numerous tattoos on his arms, legs, chest, and back. He also is said to have a six inch scar on his right forearm and a 14 inch scar on his abdomen. He was being held on 2010 convictions out of Douglas County and Shawnee County for multiple counts of burglary and one count of theft. He is known to go by the name "Blue".



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3-year-old Kansas boy found safe after Amber Alert

Posted: July 1, 2012 - 3:32am
Updated: July 2, 2012 - 2:03am

Update: Authorities say 3-year-old Anthony Lopez and his non-custodial Father, Francisco Lopez, were both located near Arkansas City, Kansas early Sunday evening. Lopez has been taken into Police custody and the Amber Alert has been canceled. Officials will only say that Anthony Lopez was found safe, no other information regarding the incident has been released at this time.


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3-year-old Anthony Hernandez

An Amber Alert has been issued for 3-year-old Anthony Hernandez (10/1/2008). He is described as a white male, standing 2 feet 5 inches tall, weighing 38lbs, with brown hair and hazel eyes. He was last seen wearing a yellow tank top, black shorts with yellow stripes, and yellow 'Spongebob Square Pants' crocks.

He was last seen in the 600 block of S 6th Street in Arkansas City, Kansas, 67005, late Saturday, June 30th, 2012.

Authorities say the suspect is Francisco Lopez, a 33-year-old (January 1979) white male, standing 5 feet 5 inches tall, weighing 200lbs, with brown hair and a bald head. Lopez was last seen wearing a dark blue t-shirt and dark blue shorts. Lopez is Anthony's non-custodial Father according to local Police.

The suspect owns a white 2003 Chevrolet Cavalier bearing on Oklahoma license plate of 336 HPW. Police say a reflector on the rear of the vehicle between the rear brake lights is broken.

Authorities say the suspect is possibly headed to Yonkers, New York after a domestic dispute in Arkansas City, Kansas. Unknown direction of travel.

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Anyone with information on their whereabouts is urged to call 911 immediately or contact the Kansas Bureau of Investigation at 1-800-KS-CRIME.






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