A Manhattan man is jailed after police say he threatened another man with a machete and later struck a patrol vehicle during his arrest.
Officers initially filed a report of aggravated assault at approximately 7:36 a.m. July 2 in the 800 block of North Fourth Street after a 51-year-old man reported a known 65-year-old suspect approached him while brandishing a machete.
Russell Royal Springer, 65, of Manhattan, was arrested just before 6 p.m. July 4 in the 400 block of Fort Riley Boulevard on the aggravated assault charge.
During the arrest, officers allege Springer drove his vehicle into a patrol vehicle, leading to additional charges of aggravated battery of a law enforcement officer and possession of marijuana. A 34-year-old man was listed as the victim in that incident.
Springer was issued a total bond of $30,000 and remains confined in the Riley County Jail.
