SEDGWICK COUNTY —A registered Kansas violent offender accused of attacking two woman in downtown Wichita is due back in court Thursday.
Ishara Samson, 35, Wichita is scheduled for an arraignment hearing, according to the Sedgwick County District attorney's offic.e
Samson is charged with two counts of battery and an offender registration violation.
On May 3, 2025 two women reported a suspect, later identified as Samson, attacked them while they were walking near Douglas and St. Francis in downtown Wichita, according to police. Samson was arrested at a homeless shelter.
He has been listed as a registered violent offender in Kansas since October 2022 after conviction on charges of Aggravated battery; Knowingly use weapon cause great body harm/disfigure/death after an attack with a sword.
He’s being held in the Sedgwick County Jail on bonds totaling over $100,000, according to online jail records.