Sep 08, 2022

RCPD responds to report of attempted runaway student at MHS, email sent to all parents regarding incident

Posted Sep 08, 2022 12:53 AM

by BECKY GOFF
Little Apple Post

UPDATE: According to RCPD, around 2:00 pm. on Tuesday, September 7th, they were notified a student had been located at a nearby residence.

The student ran from officers back towards the school before biting and kicking an officer when they made contact with her.

Sixteen-year-old, Isis Arington was arrested for battery on a Law Enforcement Officer and interference with a Law Enforcement Officer.

Arington was processed through juvenile intake and transported to the North Central Kansas Regional Juvenile Detention Facility in Junction City. 

RCPD says no weapons were used in the incident.

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On Wednesday afternoon, officers from the Riley County Police Department responded to a report of a runaway student at the Manhattan High School west campus.

School resource officers as well as officers from outside the school attempted to make contact with the student, the student ran from officers. 

When officers made contact with the student, they bit one of the officers, and during the struggle, magazines fell off one of the officers. 

The student was then arrested. The Riley County Police Department will release more details on Thursday.

In an email to parents on Wednesday evening, Manhattan High School principal, Michael Dorst, notified parents of the incident involving RCPD at the Manhattan High School west campus.

Prinicpal Dorst's email can be found below.

Email from USD 383 regarding incident with RCPD at MHS
Email from USD 383 regarding incident with RCPD at MHS

This is a developing story and additional details will be added as they become available.