BARTON COUNTY – A civilian employee of the Barton County Sheriff’s Office was arrested Wednesday by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI).

According to a media release at just after 10:30 a.m., KBI agents arrested 64-year-old Jimmy L. Hapes, of Great Bend, at 1408 Kansas Avenue in Great Bend, on one count of rape connected to an incident that occurred on June 7.

Hapes is a civil process server for the Sheriff’s Office, and was placed on administrative leave following the accusation.

The KBI initiated the investigation on June 24, when the Great Bend Police Department requested KBI assistance after the rape was reported to them.