According to a news release from the Brown County Sheriffs Department officers responded to a report of a reckless driver on 36 highway coming from the direction of Fairview Kansas.  A shots fired call was then reported in connection with the reckless driving incident.

Brown County Sheriff John Merchant said an officer was able to stop the vehicle around the 300 block of N. 8th St. in Hiawatha. 35-year-old Walter Lee Cole, Jr, of Morrill was arrested on a charge of Aggravated Assault and 19-year-old Angel Spomer of Centralia was arrested on a charge of Felony Obstruction.

17-year-old Braiden Guido ran from the scene and was later arrested at his home in Hiawatha after a search warrant was issued around 7 a.m. Monday.

Guido’s location was secured by law enforcement and the entry team was called in to respond to a barricaded subject.  Merchant said this is standard protocol in this type of situation.

Merchant said attempts were made to contact Guido before the entry team entered the home, when that failed tear gas and flash-bangs were deployed and Guido was taken into custody.

Law enforcement from Kansas Highway Patrol SRT team, Kansas Highway Patrol surveillance plane, Iowa Sac and Fox and Kickapoo Tribal Police, Nemaha County, Sabetha Police and Horton Police were called out to assist.

According to the news release further investigation into the incident led to the arrest of 39-year-old Joni Spitzengal and 29-year-old Adam Johnson of Hiawatha.  Both were charged with obstruction.

 

Brown County said that no shots fired were ever confirmed in the city of Hiawatha.

An investigation is still underway into the incident and other charges may be filed