HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Authorities have released the name of the man that was a part of a long standoff Tuesday afternoon in Hutchinson. Police identified the suspect as 51-year-old Christopher St John of Hutchinson.
According to HPD, officers responded to the 300 block of Logan Street after Emergency Communications received a 911 call from a female asking for help. When officers arrived they learned from neighbors that an altercation had occurred where St John was cursing at a female. Officers made contact with a white female who reported her ex-boyfriend came into her residence uninvited and was refusing to leave.
The woman was safely removed from the home but St John barricaded himself inside the home and a nearly 5-hour standoff began. He then started damaging property inside the bathroom and made threats to officers, and it was determined that he had access to weapons. A perimeter was set, and the Emergency Response Team was activated. Lengthy negotiations took place and St John eventually came out of the residence.
St John refused to comply with commands and a police K-9 was deployed to assist in taking him into custody. During the event St John became physical with the police K-9 but members of the Emergency Response team were able to place him into custody. St John received medical treatment at the Hutchinson Regional Medical Center for lacerations.
Potential charges include charges of felony interference with law enforcement, harming a police dog, criminal damage to property, disorderly conduct, and criminal trespassing.
St John also had absconder warrant for his arrest through the Kansas Department of Corrections.