HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A 34-year-old man arrested in Hays this week for the shooting death of another man has a case pending here in Reno County.

Ryan Thompson was charged with criminal possession of a firearm by a felon for reportedly having a Beretta Tomcat 32 Automatic on Feb. 24. The state also claims the weapon was stolen, leading to a second charge for possession of stolen property.

Thompson was scheduled to be in Reno County District Court Friday morning for the reading of charges. However, Magistrate Judge Daniel Gilligan was told Thompson was being held in Ellis County for the shooting death of another man.

Hays police responded to a domestic disturbance call Wednesday night and found a 26-year-old man dead from a gunshot wound. Thompson fled the scene, but was apprehended with the help of officers from the nearby town of Ellis.

Thompson has previous convictions for burglary, aggravated endangerment of a child and drug charges.

Judge Gilligan issued a bench warrant with a $10,000 bond to bring Thompson back to Reno County, but it could be a long time before that happens, considering the murder case in Ellis County.