HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A 66-year-old man arrested on March 22 after he allegedly held a Westar Energy employee against his will was in court Thursday with his attorney Stan Juhnke.
Marc Miller is charged with one count of aggravated assault and misdemeanor count of criminal restraint. The charges were filed by Harvey County Attorney David Yoder, who agreed to act as a special prosecutor after the local DA’s office recused itself.
Miller allegedly held the victim, 61-year-old Brent Bunting, a Westar Energy employee, from leaving his home east of Hutchinson after Bunting replaced an electric meter at his home. He held him at bay with a shotgun, one of many guns that were apparently in the home.
Miller is free on bond and, through his attorney, waived the reading of formal charges. Magistrate Judge Cheryl Allen set the case as part of a waiver-status docket for June 1.