Little Apple Post

MANHATTAN-A Kansas man on Tuesday plead not guilty to two counts of attempted first degree murder and one count of aggravated weapons violation by a convicted felon.

Mark Self Jr., 31, of Manhattan, appeared in Riley County District Court for an arraignment in connections with a shooting that occurred in the early morning hours of May 3, 2015 in Manhattan’s Aggieville.

According to the preliminary hearing held on July 31, it was alleged that Self was in a physical altercation with Kevin Green, 26, of Manhattan inside Tubby’s Sports Bar in Aggieville.

After both Self and Green were escorted out of the sports bar into the alley, Green began walking away when Self pulled a concealed handgun from his waistband and fired several shots in Green’s direction.

Green was then struck in the left arm. Another shot allegedly ricocheted and struck Jeremy Caudill, 19, Fort Riley, who was caught between Self and Green in the alleyway.

After emptying the weapon Self allegedly placed the handgun back into his waistband and began to walk away when a witness pointed him out to an approaching Officer with the Riley County Police Department.

After a brief foot chase, Self was tased by the officer and taken into custody, and police found the emptied Glock .40 handgun in Self’s boxer shorts that is believed to have been used during the shooting.

Trial in the case is scheduled for February 1, 2016.