JUNCTION CITY – The Geary County Attorney’s Office set the bond for a suspect held in connection with a law enforcement chase and standoff on Wednesday.
In District Court, bond for Chris Charles Hennington, 55, Junction City, is set at $100,000.
Hennington was arrested following a law enforcement pursuit in southwest Geary County, and a standoff in a Dickinson County pasture. No one was injured.
Hennington is being held on suspicion of three counts of Aggravated Assault on a Law Enforcement Officer, and one count each of Criminal Damage to Property, and Fleeing or attempting to elude a Law Enforcement Officer.
According to Geary County Sheriff Tony Wolf, Hennington fired a gun, and was acting irrationally.
Deputies responded to the scene and a chase began.
Wolf said the suspect fired three shots at the Kansas Highway Patrol aircraft.
The KHP along with the Geary County Sheriff’s Department, Dickinson County Sheriff’s Department, Junction City Police and Fire Departments responded to assist with the case.
A status check and preliminary hearings for Hennington have been scheduled July second in Geary County District Court.