SEDGWICK COUNTY —A registered Kansas violent offender accused of attacking two woman in downtown Wichita earlier this month made his first court appearance for the crime on Tuesday.
Ishara Samson, 34 of Wichita, is charged with two counts of battery and an offender registration violation, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.
On May 3, two women reported a suspect, later identified as Samson, attacked them while they were walking near Douglas and St. Francis in downtown Wichita, according to police. Samson was was arrested at a homeless shelter.
He has been listed as a registered violent offender in Kansas since October 2022 after conviction on charges of Aggravated battery; Knowingly use weapon cause great body harm/disfigure/death after an attack with a sword.
He’s being held in the Sedgwick County Jail on a $100,000 bond and is due back in court on June 9, according to the district attorney's office.