HARVEY COUNTY—Law enforcement are investigating a Kansas felon on new charges after a Sunday incident that involved throwing household items from his apartment window and threatening the rest of the building.
At 7:15p.m. Sunday night, police were dispatched to Midtown Towers, 115 W. Ninth Street in Newton on a report of someone throwing items from a seventh-story window at people below, according to a media release.
Newton officers had been to this location multiple times in the past two days attempting to contact a person reported to be suicidal and breaking personal property.
Officers made contact with the suspect, who made homicidal, suicidal and threatening statements toward the apartment building. Out of caution, officers asked other residents of the building to voluntarily evacuate or shelter in place.
A Newton Police negotiator arrived and began speaking with the suspect by phone. For about four hours, the negotiator tried to de-escalate the situation and offered the suspect any help he needed. The suspect refused help and continued throwing household items from the window and barricading the apartment doors.
Officers learned that the suspect had multiple felony warrants for his arrest for aggravated burglary, theft and two counts of stalking.
Just before midnight, the Harvey County Emergency Response Team forced entry into the apartment and took the suspect into custody without incident.
The suspect, 58-year-old Lyle Gulick of Newton, was taken to NMC Health, where he was medically cleared, and he was booked into the Harvey County Detention Center. In addition to the warrants, Gulick was booked on requested charges of aggravated assault, felony obstruction to official duty, criminal damage and disorderly conduct. He has previous convictions for aggravated assault and criminal damage to property, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections.