Mendenhall III
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A 34-year-old man bound over for trial in two domestic cases, one where he held police at bay for nearly six hours, is scheduled to be arraigned today.
Charles Mendenhall III is accused for the two incidents, one on Dec. 24, 2015, and the other on Jan. 10, 2016.
Mendenhall is charged with kidnapping, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, criminal discharge of a firearm, criminal threat and two counts of aggravated endangerment of a child in the Christmas Eve incident. In the case from Jan. 10, he’s charged with aggravated battery, aggravated burglary, interference with law enforcement, violation of a protection from abuse order, criminal restraint and battery of Hutchinson Police Officer Josh Long.
The arraignment is scheduled in front of Judge Trish Rose.