Deputy arrested after runaway found

Friday's arrest of an Allen County sheriff's deputy for suspected indecent liberties with a child marked the second time in two years a deputy with the department has been charged with such a crime

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April 1, 2024 - 3:26 PM

Michael Tennyson, 24, was arrested in Iola for suspicion of sex crimes. Photo by Kansas Bureau of Investigation

An Allen County sheriff’s deputy was arrested Friday on suspicion of sex crimes related to a missing persons case in Hays.

It’s the second time in two years an Allen County deputy has been arrested or charged with sex crimes against a child. 

Iola Michael Tennyson, 24, was arrested at 7:15 p.m. Friday at the Allen County Sheriff’s Office on suspicion of aggravated indecent liberties with a child. He had been hired in January as a deputy. 

The arrest stemmed from a call from the Hays Police Department to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation at around…

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