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Jun 24, 2026

Preliminary hearing: Kan. murder suspect arrested in Hutchinson

Posted Jun 24, 2026 4:55 PM
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SEDGWICK COUNTY— A Kansas man arrested by police after a standoff in Hutchinson for killing a man in Wichita will return to court Wednesday.

Andrew Presley, 31, is scheduled for a preliminary hearing in the courtroom of Judge Christopher Magana, according to the Sedgwick County District attorney's office.  

He was charged with second degree murder in the death of 32-year-old Kelly Black. He is also charged with criminal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.  On July 15, police in Hutchinson arrested Presley after a brief standoff, according to a media release from the Wichita Police Department.

Just before 6p.m. July 13, police responded to a shooting in the 7000 block of E. Lincoln in Wichita.. First responders found  Black lying on the ground with a gunshot wound. He was transported to a local hospital in critical condition but was later pronounced dead.

Presley remains jailed on bonds totaling over $1,000,000.00, according to online jail records.