Garden City man arrested in homicide in Kearny County

KBI agents, the Kearny County Sheriff’s Office, and the Finney County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a homicide that occurred in Deerfield, Kansas. A Garden City man was arrested.

On Monday, Aug. 31, at around 10:40 a.m., the Kearny County Sheriff’s Office contacted the KBI for assistance. KBI agents responded to help investigate the homicide.

At around 9:40 a.m., deputies from the Kearny County Sheriff’s Office were notified of a stabbing that occurred at a business at 2476 Road 180, in Deerfield. After the incident, Adonis Aguilar-Juarez, 32, of Lakin, Kansas, was transported by private vehicle to the Kearny County Hospital in Lakin. Despite life-saving efforts, Aguilar-Juarez died from his wounds at the hospital.

Authorities identified Erlin Y. Lagos-Gonzales, 43, of Garden City, as the suspect. On Monday at 10:12 a.m., deputies with the Finney County Sheriff’s Office located and arrested Lagos-Gonzales without incident. Lagos-Gonzales was arrested for second-degree murder. He was then booked into the Finney County Jail.

Formal charges are pending. All suspects are presumed innocent, unless and until proven guilty in a court of law. The investigation is ongoing.