JACKSON COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Kansas felon for alleged 2nd-degree murder.

Just after 9:30p.m. Sunday, deputies responded to a residence in the 500 block of Ohio Street in Holton after report of an aggravated domestic battery.

Deputies from the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, Officers from the Holton Police Department, Troopers from the Kansas Highway Patrol and a deputy from the Nemaha County Sheriff’s Office searched for the alleged suspect, Randall Eugene Hartman Jr., 30, Topeka.

The search consisted of the entire City of Holton and the immediate surrounding areas. The initial report indicated Hartman was allegedly carrying a rifle and had made threatening statements towards the victim. Hartman was taken into custody by the Holton Police Department and other agencies at approximately 2 a.m. Monday near the old Central School in the 400 block of New Jersey Street in Holton.

Hartman was booked into the Jackson County Jail on the following charges: Attempted murder in the 2nd degree, aggravated domestic battery, domestic battery, criminal damage to property and disorderly conduct. Bond was set on Hartman at $75,000.00.

Aggravated domestic battery is (1) Knowingly impeding the normal breathing or circulation of the blood by applying pressure on the throat, neck or chest of a person with whom the offender is involved or has been involved in a dating relationship or a family or household member, when done in a rude, insulting or angry manner; or (2) knowingly impeding the normal breathing or circulation of the blood by blocking the nose or mouth of a person with whom the offender is involved or has been involved in a dating relationship or a family or household member, when done in a rude, insulting or angry manner.

Hartman has 7 previous convictions for theft and burglary, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections.