SALINE COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Kansas teen after a weekend incident at a Salina hotel.
On Saturday, police responded to a report of a shot fired at the Fairfield Inn and Suites, 2455 Virginia in Salina, according to Police Captain Paul Forrester.
A motel guest reported to the front desk that an electrical outlet in his room had exploded. When staff went into the room to investigate, they found what appeared to be a bullet hole in the wall and called police.
As officers were entering the room, they observed three subjects exiting an adjacent room where the shot appeared to have originated. Officers detained the three and while police were clearing the adjacent room, they observed marijuana and a bullet hole, according to Forrester.
The three subjects, Juan Whitaker, Jr., 19, of Salina, an 18-year-old girl and a 15-year-old boy were taken to the Salina Police Department for questioning.
After an investigation and questioning, police arrested Whitaker on requested charges of Criminal discharge of a firearm into an occupied dwelling, Possession of marijuana, Possession of paraphernalia and Endangering a child