Man arrested in connection to alleged Manhattan kidnapping

WYANDOTTE COUNTY (KSNT) - The Riley County Police Department announced it had arrested a man in connection to an alleged kidnapping in Manhattan.

At 4:35 a.m. on April 26, the RCPD responded to a call from a female victim in the northeast part of Manhattan. Dispatchers got a text shortly later from the victim saying she was being held inside an apartment by a 26-year-old with a gun, according to the RCPD.

On arrival, police found the suspect to be uncooperative. Around 6 a.m. the female victim was able to escape the apartment. The suspect then left the apartment and fled the city in a vehicle, the RCPD said.

The RCPD requested the Kansas Highway Patrol's assistance in finding the suspect who was later found driving east on I70. Stop sticks were deployed but the chase continued until a tactical intervention vehicle was used. After speaking to negotiators the suspect was taken into custody.

The suspect was arrested on charges of:

• aggravated kidnapping x3
• aggravated assault x2
• criminal threat
• interference with an LEO, aggravated intimidation of a witness/victim, domestic battery
• criminal damage to property

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