Injured suspect charged with theft and evading police
Thomas Torrez's left arm was heavily bandaged as he appeared on camera. The Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office said he had to have medical treatment after a K-9 helped capture him on Tuesday.
He is charged with a string of alleged crimes that played out on Sunday, including driving a stolen car, fleeing police, ramming a deputy's car, not letting a female passenger out of a car, stealing another car, and more. The deputy had minor injuries.
Law enforcement found him hiding in a refrigerator on Tuesday. The officers said he refused to come out, so the K-9 was sent to retrieve him.
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Torrez is charged with:
Aggravated battery against a law enforcement officer,
Kidnapping,
Two counts of criminal damage to property,
Theft,
Fleeing or attempting to elude an officer,
Leaving the scene of an accident,
Driving while license is suspended or canceled,
Aggravated burglary, and
Interference with law enforcement.
The judge set bail for Torrez at $500,000 and scheduled his next court date for May 22.
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