Man accused of threatening police with candlestick in church
November 20, 2019
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Topeka police arrested a man who allegedly threatened police with a large candlestick during a disturbance at a church.
Police spokeswoman Gretchen Koenen said officers responded to a call early Tuesday about a disturbance at the Holy Name Catholic Church.
The nearly 100 children and adults attending a Mass were evacuated from the church.
Koenen says 32-year-old Edwin Soto Jr. became combative with officers and threatened them with a large candlestick. No one was injured.
Koenen says Soto is being held in the Shawnee County jail without bond facing possible charges of aggra...
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