BARTON COUNTY—Law enforcement are investigating a man for an alleged attack on his mother.
Just after 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, police responded to a residence located in the 1700 block of Morton Street in Great Bend in response to a report of an aggravated kidnapping and aggravated assault.
While responding to the call, officers were advised that a family member reported to 911 that a son was holding his mother at knife point inside of the residence.
Upon arrival, officers attempted to make contact with the residents inside of the home but were unable to do so. Great Bend police officers, with assistance from the Kansas Highway Patrol, quickly surrounded the residence, while a search warrant was drafted.
Upon the execution of the warrant, officers located and apprehended Patton Mills, 33, who was taken into custody without incident. A female victim was located inside the residence with multiple injuries consistent with blunt force trauma. The victim was transported by EMS for further medical treatment.
Mills was booked into the Barton County Detention Facility on requested charges of Aggravated Kidnapping, Aggravated Assault, Aggravated Battery (Domestic Violence), and for an outstanding Warrant.