RILEY COUNTY—Poice in Manhattan are investigating an alleged violent crime.

Just before 3p.m. Thursday, officers filed a report of aggravated battery and criminal damage&nbsp; near Leavenworth and Tuttle Creek Blvd., according to the Riley County Police Department activity report.

 A 50-year-old man and a 24-year-old man reported a 37-year-old male suspect drove a 1996 Chevy 3500 truck into the victims’ 2025 Hyundai Elantra. 

Dexter Earl Johnson, 37, of Westmoreland, was arrested at approximately 4:53 p.m. at mile marker 311 on I-70 for aggravated battery, criminal damage to property and having no driver’s license. Johnson is being held on a $25,000 bond.&nbsp; He has a previous drug conviction in Geary County, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections.

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 </figure>RILEY COUNTY—Poice in Manhattan are investigating an alleged violent crime.Just before 3p.m. Thursday, officers filed a report of aggravated battery and criminal damage&nbsp; near Leavenworth and Tuttle Creek Blvd., according to the Riley County Police Department activity report. A 50-year-old man and a 24-year-old man reported a 37-year-old male suspect drove a 1996 Chevy 3500 truck into the victims’ 2025 Hyundai Elantra. Dexter Earl Johnson, 37, of Westmoreland, was arrested at approximately 4:53 p.m. at mile marker 311 on I-70 for aggravated battery, criminal damage to property and having no driver’s license. Johnson is being held on a $25,000 bond.&nbsp; He has a previous drug conviction in Geary County, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections.

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