HIAWATHA, Kan. (WIBW) — A man armed with a gun in Hiawatha was convinced to surrender to police after speaking to a 911 dispatcher.
The Brown County Sheriff’s Office says their dispatch received a report of a vehicle theft in progress around 9:26 a.m. Thursday morning. Hiawatha and Kickapoo police responded to the call.
When officers arrived on Linden Rd., they found the suspect, Gregory Rumph, 31, of Glasgow, Kentucky, armed with a handgun.
Rumph then called 911. The dispatcher developed a rapport with the Rumph and convinced him to surrender to the officers.
Rumph was arrested on felony theft, aggravated assault and violation of a protection order. Sheriff John Merchant says other charges are pending based on more investigating by the Sheriff’s Office.
