WICHITA, Kan. (KNSW) — Police serving a warrant Wednesday in Russell say they ended up in a foot chase with a suspect that briefly shut down a neighborhood school.

It began around 10:50 a.m. at 11th and Main streets.

In a news release, Russell police said they were trying to serve a warrant for a probation violation and failure to appear when the 26-year-old suspect fled on foot.

More police, the Russell County Sheriff’s Office and the Kansas Highway Patrol were called in to help run the man down.

A KHP K-9 is credited with tracking the suspect to a nearby bush, where he was taken into custody without further incident, according to the release.

Simpson Elementary School, just two blocks from the scene, was "placed into a 'hold' status for the safety of students and staff" during the c

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