Escaped SPTP resident arrested in Yoder

LARNED – Kevin James Snyder, the Sexual Predator Treatment Program (SPTP) resident who escaped from Larned State Hospital (LSH) last Thursday, was arrested Tuesday evening in Yoder, according to Pawnee County Attorney Douglas McNett.

McNett said in an email that Pawnee County Sheriff Larry Atteberry called him about around 5:05 p.m. to report the arrest. “More details to follow,” McNett wrote.

Snyder, 59, walked away from the Meyer East building on the LSH campus early Thursday, Nov. 5. The search for him entered its sixth day Tuesday.

The Tribune will update this story as more information becomes available.