Charges have been announced against a Galena man arrested Friday following an incident on Fort Riley.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office 24-year-old Jordan Thompson is charged with two counts of assault with a deadly weapon for allegedly assaulting two people Friday on the federal military installation. Thompson made his initial appearance Monday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Rachel E. Schwartz. If convicted, he faces up to 10 years in prison on each count.
Thompson was suspected of abducting his 3-year-old daughter from the child’s mother at gunpoint at a Fort Riley residence Friday afternoon. He was arrested that evening in El Dorado, following the issuance of a statewide Amber Alert. The child was unharmed. The child’s grandmother, who was initially listed as a suspect, was not charged, according to the Butler County Sheriff’s Office.
The Department of Army Criminal Investigation Division, Fort Riley Department of the Army Civilian Police, Kansas Bureau of Investigation, FBI, and the Butler County Sheriff’s Office are investigating the case.
