SHAWNEE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a violent attack on Saturday morning and have made an arrest.
Just after 9 am, police were called to the Capitol Plaza 1717 SW Topeka Blvd, where staff was reporting a disturbance involving a man "going after guests in the parking lot armed with a large machete," according to. Police Lt. Aaron Jones.
The man identified as 59-year-old Norman Kelly had been banned from the hotel on a prior occasion. The area was congested due to the Stormont Vail Event Center hosting a capacity crowd attending the Blizzard Bash Demolition Derby just to the south.
When Officers arrived they found Kelly running onto SW 17th Street.
He is accused of committing several aggravated assaults on multiple law enforcement officers as he was brandishing two large knives.
Officers used force to take Kelly into custody. No injuries were reported for anyone involved other than minor scrapes and bruising on Kelly.
He is being held in the Shawnee County Department of Corrections on requested charges of Criminal Trespass, Felony Obstruction and Aggravated Assault on a Law Enforcement Officer, according to Jones.