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Wichita sexual assault suspect arrested after 8-hour standoff

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A sexual assault suspect is in custody following an eight-hour standoff in southeast Wichita.

Officers had been at the scene since around 4:45 p.m. Tuesday at the Claremont Apartments. The suspect was taken into custody just before 1 a.m. Wednesday.


Wichita Police chief Gordon Ramsay said the man inside apartment is accused of rape and other sexual assaults, including the sexual assault on South Pershing over the weekend. The suspect broke into a 32-year-old woman's home, demanded money, sexually assaulted her and left. Officers say that crime led them to the apartment complex where the suspect has barricaded himself.

Officers tried to arrest the the suspect when he pulled out a handgun and threatened to shoot them. Police then disengaged and called in the SWAT team along with negotiators to try to convince the man to come out peacefully.