Troy Enke/Credit: Brown County Sheriff's Office

 

(KNZA)--A Hiawatha man is facing multiple felony charges following an incident Tuesday.

Police Chief David Villanueva says officers responded to the 200 block of Pottawatomie Street for an alleged criminal damage to property incident accompanied by criminal threats.

The suspect was identified as 36-year-old Troy Enke.

Villanueva says Enke fled to his residence in the 500 block of South Seventh Street and failed to leave when officers arrived.

A search warrant was obtained through Brown County District Court. The Kansas Highway Patrol Special Response Team and K-9 units assisted Hiawatha police and the Brown County Sheriff's Office.

Enke was found hiding inside the home and arrested without incident. He was booked into the Brown County Jail.

Police are requesting felony charges of criminal threat, criminal damage to property and interference with law enforcement.

The investigation remains ongoing.