Riley County Police are investigating after a series of altercations in the Aggieville area over the weekend.
According to Monday’s RCPD Activity Report, officers arrested 23-year-old Brently Crider, of Manhattan in connection for aggravated assault and criminal possession of a weapon. Crider is alleged to have been in a scuffle around 2 a.m. Sunday with an 18-year-old male near the intersection of North 12th and Moro Streets. Police say Crider fired a gun into the ground after the altercation.
He remains jailed on a $50,000 bond.
Officers filed additional reports for battery early Sunday, after a 23-year-old man was punched in the face by a 21-year-old suspect in the 1200 block of Moro Street. The victim was treated for face lacerations at Via Christi.
A short time later, a report for an aggravated battery was filed in the 1100 block of Moro after a 23-year-old man was brought by two citizens to the emergency room at Via Christi with severe head injuries. Police say he was found in the alley behind Tate’s Bar just after 3 a.m. Sunday. The victim was later transferred to Stormont Vail in Topeka for further treatment of a brain bleed.
Anyone with information is asked to call RCPD or Manhattan Riley County Crime Stoppers.
