The Kansas Bureau of Investigation has arrested a former Kansas undersheriff.
On Friday afternoon, KBI agents arrested Harold Stellner, 55, of Clay Center, after he turned himself in at the Clay County Jail in Clay Center. He was arrested for mistreatment of a confined person, a class A misdemeanor.
The KBI began their investigation in October at the request of the Clay County Sheriff when he discovered evidence that Stellner unlawfully struck an inmate at the jail on September 29, 2023. Shortly after, Stellner’s employment was terminated by the Sheriff’s Office.
The Kansas Attorney General’s Office is expected to prosecute the case.