SEDGWICK COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Kansas felon on new charges after a Tuesday arrest.
Just after 4a.m., the police responded to a disturbance with a weapons call at a home in the 2000 Block of South Topeka in Wichita, according to officer Charley Davidson.
It was reported to police that 42-year-old Lucas Scales of Wichita was experiencing a mental health crisis, according to Davidson. He was reported to be armed and had set a garage on fire.
When officers arrived they found scales sitting on the back porch of the residence.
They talked to Scales and arrested him on requested charges of arson and an aggravated weapons violation, according to Davidson. Offices also recovered a knife and several lighters at the scene.
Scales has previous convictions for criminal possession of a weapon, aggravated robbery and aggravated escape from custody.
Fire department crews responded to extinguish the fire. There was minimal damage and no injuries, according to Davidson. Scales is being held on a $50,000 bond, according to online jail records.