Bond set for suspect in I-70 chase, standoff

JUNCTION CITY – The Geary County Attorney’s Office set the bond for a suspect held in connection with a law enforcement chase and standoff on Wednesday.

In District Court, bond Chris Charles Hennington, 55, Junction City, is set at $100,000.

Hennington was arrested following a law enforcement pursuit in southwest Geary County, and a standoff in a Dickinson County pasture. No one was injured.

Hennington is being held on suspicion of three counts of Aggravated Assault on a Law Enforcement Officer, and one count each of Criminal Damage to Property, and Fleeing or attempting to elude a Law Enforcement Officer.

According to Geary County Sheriff Tony Wolf, Hennington fired a gun, and was acting irrationally.

Deputies responded to the scene and a chase began.

Wolf said the suspect fired three shots at the Kansas Highway Patrol aircraft.

Law enforcement authorities at the scene of the Wednesday standoff -KHP photo

The KHP along with the Geary County Sheriff’s Department, Dickinson County Sheriff’s Department, Junction City Police and Fire Departments responded to assist with the case.

A status check and preliminary hearings for Hennington have been scheduled July second in Geary County District Court.