HUTCHINSON – A Kansas man who was arrested on February 21 for the alleged kidnapping of a Hutchinson woman has been formally charged by the state.

Michael Meeks,46, Hutchinson, is charged with aggravated kidnapping, aggravated burglary, criminal threat and two counts of misdemeanor battery.

He is alleged to have battered two of the victims by choking them at a residence in the 300 block of West 14th.

He is also alleged to have forced a female victim into his truck where he apparently took her to the Wichita area. The two were located in the Wichita suburb of Haysville by the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s office.

In court, Meeks indicated that his family had hired a Wichita attorney to represent him, however couldn’t tell the judge who that was. So, Magistrate Judge Cheryl Allen set a status hearing for next Monday.
Meeks remains jailed on a bond of $137,500.