Wichita police, with help from the Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) and the U.S. Marshals Service, arrested a man, 37, wanted on federal and state warrants after a pursuit Tuesday.
Officers spotted the man about 2:15 p.m. Dec. 30, driving a stolen 2004 GMC Sierra near East Central and Oliver. He was wanted on a federal warrant and a felony state warrant for aggravated kidnapping and aggravated assault.
Officers followed the truck and requested assistance from the KHP Air Support Unit.
A Kansas Highway Patrol unit equipped with a grappler attempted a traffic stop near Central and Edgemoor. The grappler was deployed to prevent the suspect vehicle from fleeing, but the suspect escaped. Shortly afterward, the suspect’s vehicle collided with a 2024 Subaru Impreza in the westbound lanes near the 6800 block of E Central.
Officers took him into custody at 4:53 p.m.
The Subaru’s occupants, a man, 72 and a woman, 66, were taken to a hospital with minor injuries.
The suspect was booked into the Sedgwick County Jail. The case will be presented to the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office for charging.