TOPEKA, Kan. — A Kansas Highway Patrol official says basic information won’t be available for more than a week on its arrest of a top legislative leader.
Senate Majority Leader and Wichita Republican Gene Suellentrop was arrested early Tuesday on suspicion of driving under the influence and attempting to flee from law enforcement while driving the wrong way on a highway in Topeka. The patrol’s general counsel said Wednesday that the public portion of the arrest report would be available “on or before” March 26.
Suellentrop issued a written statement saying he was stepping aside from most of his office’s duties until matters involving his arrest are resolved.
