MANHATTAN, Kan. (WIBW) – A man was behind bars in the Riley County Jail after his arrest in connection with aggravated assault and other offenses in Manhattan, officials said.
Officers filed a report of aggravated assault, criminal damage to property, domestic battery and criminal possession of a weapon around 9:42 a.m. on Friday in Manhattan.
A 52-year-old woman and a 31-year-old woman were listed as the victims in the case.
Riley County police arrested a man in connection with aggravated assault and other offenses Friday in Manhattan, officials said.(WIBW)
According to Riley County Police records, Joshua Keith Downey, 29, of Manhattan, was arrested around 9:57 a.m. Friday in the 400 block of Walters Drive on the north side of Manhattan.
Downey was then booked into the Riley County Jail in connection with aggravated assault; criminal damage to property; domestic battery; and criminal possession of a weapon.
Downey was issued a total bond of $18,000 and remained in the Riley County Jail on Monday, officials said.
Additional details weren’t immediately available.
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