ATCHISON COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect on multiple allegations after an altercation with police.
Just before 6p.m. October 9, police responded to the area of 9th and Riley Street in Atchison to investigate a disturbance, according to Police Chief Mike Wilson.
On arrival officers observed a subject they knew to be 38-year-old Kevin Maxey run from the area and the officers knew there to be outstanding warrants for Maxey.
Officers began to search the area and subsequently located Maxey hiding in a detached garage off an alley in the 800 block Mound Street.
As he was being taken into custody, Maxey resisted arrest, threatened and spit on officers, and attempted to kick the windows out of a patrol vehicle. He was also found to be in possession of drug paraphernalia that contained methamphetamine. He was taken to the County Jail.
Maxey is being held on a $300,000 bond on requested charges that include assault and battery on a law enforcement officer, criminal threat, interference with law enforcement, possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, a District Court warrant for criminal threat, a District Court warrant for criminal possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, interference with law enforcement, and possession of a controlled substance, and a District Court warrant for criminal threat and battery.