Iola man arrested in Chanute
CHANUTE A call Monday to a Chanute apartment complex on a separate matter resulted in the arrest of an Iola man.
Chanute police officers responded to a call in Chanutes Safari Apartments in the 1500 block of West Main Street.
While there, officers spotted Iolan Slade Stowell, 27, whom they suspected was wanted on an arrest warrant.
Upon approaching Stowell, officers said he fled, but was quickly apprehended.
While being taken into custody, officers said they found a 9-millimeter handgun, 8 grams of what they believe is methamphetamine and other drug paraphernalia.
He was arrested for suspicion of possessing with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, criminal possession of a weapon by a felon, possessing drug paraphernalia and interfering with law enforcement.
The Neosho County attorneys office will review and consider the case for formal charges, officers said.
Standoff ends with arrest
THAYER Neosho County sheriffs deputies took a Chanute man into custody Tuesday following a standoff inside a metal building in Thayer.
Deputies said they and Kansas Highway Patrol troopers responded to a report of an armed individual inside a building in the 700 block of North Galveston in Thayer who had allegedly committed an aggravated assault on a family member.
While at the scene, deputies heard shots fired from within the building.
Officers set up a perimeter and surrounded the building, eventually establishing phone communication with the suspect, Nathan Fickle, 41, Chanute.
Fickle surrendered without further incident. There were no injuries.
