SALINA – The 15-year-old who was injured in the Dec. 15 officer-involved shooting incident in Smith Center has been arrested, according to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.
KBI agents served an arrest warrant for the teen at around 5 p.m. Thursday at Saint Francis Community Services, 5097 W. Cloud, Salina, where he had been held since his release from a Kearney, Neb. hospital. The juvenile was arrested for attempted first-degree murder, aggravated kidnapping, and aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer.
Following his arrest, the suspect was transported to the Sedgwick County Juvenile Detention Facility, where he will be housed.
Additional charges are possible.