Police Report Missing Soldier Found Safe; He has Been Arrested

Update:

Riley County police issued a statement this morning on the search and location of Staff Sgt. Garett Michael Swift.

RCPD received a request from Fort Riley to check the welfare of one of their soldiers. We were initially unable to locate Garett Swift for several hours. In the time between when we began looking for him and when he was located, Fort Riley issued a warrant for Swift’s arrest. After RCPD made contact with Swift and verified that he was safe, we arrested him on the Fort Riley warrant.

I’d like to stress that at the time both Fort Riley and ourselves issued a plea for the public to help locate Swift, there was no warrant and we were simply attempting to verify that Swift was safe.

Ofc. Alexander Robinson

Public Information Officer

Riley County Police Department

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FORT RILEY, Kan. – The 1st Infantry Division and Fort Riley are seeking the public’s help in locating a Soldier who is missing.

Staff Sgt. Garett Michael Swift, a fire support specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Inf. Div., was last in contact with his unit April 18 at 9 p.m. The 37-year-old drives a 2008 Hyundai Santa Fe, license number HAV 507.

At this time, Swift is only being sought to ensure his welfare.

Those with information regarding Swift are asked to call his unit at (785) 239-0568 or the Fort Riley Military Police Desk at (785) 239-6767.