WEBBER, Kan. (KSNW) -- A fugitive wanted in Nebraska was captured near a Kansas lake.

The Jewell County Sheriff's Office says it happened at Lovell Lake on Thursday.

The sheriff's office received information from the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism that a suspect with a felony warrant out of Adams County, Nebraska, was in the park at the Lovell State Reservoir.

Deputies responded and spotted the suspect leaving the park. After a traffic stop, the man was taken into custody without incident.

A passenger was temporarily detained but was released with the vehicle shortly thereafter. No other details have been released.

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