A Manhattan man was arrested Saturday on a number of charges, including assault and battery.
The Riley County Police Department says 27-year-old Michael Lee Williamsen is charged with single counts of aggravated assault, criminal threat, domestic battery and attempted possession of a firearm while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. He’s also charged with two counts of aggravated child endangerment. The victims in the case were a 26-year-old woman and two children, according to a Monday police report.
Williamsen was arrested just before 1:30 p.m. Saturday in the 200 block of Hackberry Ave.
He remains jailed on a $25,000 bond.
Elsewhere on Saturday, police also arrested a 21-year-old Manhattan man on a Riley County District Court warrant.
Landen Bearce is charged with two counts of failure to appear and one count of theft. Online court records show he has two pending criminal cases in Riley County, including a charge of aggravated assault and attempted aggravated robbery, interference, battery and theft. The charges stem from a September 2023 incident.
Bearce remains jailed on a $53,000 bond.