
MANHATTAN – A Kansas man accused in connection with the September 4, robberies that prompted the lockdown at Kansas State University appeared in Riley County Court on Monday.
Sean Johnson, 20, Manhattan, is charged with three counts of felony-aggravated robbery, felony conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery and two counts of misdemeanor theft.
A three day trial was scheduled for March 29, 2016.
Johnson was arrested on September 9, after an investigation into several robberies on September 4 in the Manhattan that caused K-State University and Manhattan Christian College to lock down their campuses.
Johnson was arrested along with Johnathon Elliott, Carson Buckley and Janir Vega.
Johnson’s bond was originally set at $150,000. Elliott appeared in court on November 10, for a preliminary hearing where officers with the Riley County Police Department and victims testified about the incident. Read their testimony here.