SEDGWICK COUNTY— A suspect accused of sneaking into a school and making unauthorized contact with a 13-year-old girl made is due back in court Wednesday.
Michael D. Arnold, 36, faces a bench trial before Judge Phillip Journey, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.
Arnold was charged with stalking, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office. He remains jailed on a $50,000 bond, according to online jail records.
Police have arrested Arnold after investigating two incidents at Gordon Parks Academy, 2201 E 25th Street N. Wichita, in which he entered the school and made unauthorized contact with a 13-year-old girl, according to a media release from Wichita Police.
The first incident happened around 9:30 a.m. Monday, March 9, at Gordon Parks Academy. Investigators learned Arnold gained access to the building and had contact with the 13-year-old girl speaking with her without parental authorization.
The second incident happened Tuesday, March 10, when Arnold returned to the school entered the building where school staff told him to leave immediately and called police.
Detectives with the Wichita Police Department’s Exploited and Missing Children’s Unit worked the case and took Arnold into custody March 11. He met the requirements for bond and was released on May 1, according to online jail records. USD 259 banned Arnold from all district schools.