HIAWATHA- Kan. – The Sheriff’s Department in Brown County made multiple arrests after a reckless driving call on Sunday.

According to a news release from the Brown County Sheriff’s Department officers responded to a report of a reckless driver on U.S. 36 highway coming from the direction of Fairview, Kansas.

A shots fired call was then reported in connection with the reckless driving incident.

Brown County Sheriff John Merchant said an officer was able to stop the vehicle around the 300 block of North 8th Street in Hiawatha. Walter Lee Cole, Jr., or Morrill, 35, was arrested on a charge of Aggravated Assault and Angel Spomer, 19, Centralia was arrested on a charge of Felony Obstruction.

Braiden Guido, 17, ran from the scene and was later arrested at his home in Hiawatha after a search warrant was issued around 7 a.m. Monday.

Guido’s location was secured by law enforcement and the entry team was called in to respond to a barricaded subject.

Merchant said this is standard protocol in this type of situation.
Merchant said attempts were made to contact Guido before the entry team entered the home, when that failed tear gas and flash-bangs were deployed and Guido was taken into custody.

Law enforcement from Kansas Highway Patrol SRT team, Kansas Highway Patrol surveillance plane, Iowa Sac and Fox and Kickapoo Tribal Police, Nemaha County, Sabetha Police and Horton Police were called out to assist.

Further investigation into the incident led to the arrest of Joni Spitzengal, 39, and Adam Johnson, 29, of Hiawatha. Both were charged with Obstruction.

Brown County said that shots fired were never confirmed in the city of Hiawatha.

The incident remains under investigation and additional charges may be filed.