The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) and the Cowley County Sheriff’s Office have new information about an Arkansas City man charged with multiple child sex crimes.
On Dec. 28 around noon, Brian Black, 40, was found dead outside of his residence in Arkansas City.
Black died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Deputies contacted the coroner who pronounced him deceased at the scene.
Black had been released on bond after he was charged with rape and other crimes committed against a 16-year old.