ALLEN COUNTY —Special agents of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation have moved a man shot by two sheriff's deputies at a campground in southeast Kansas from a hospital to jail.
Edward Bridges, 41, Chanute, was taken into custody Tuesday after he was released from the University of Kansas Medical Center.
Deputies booked Bridges into the Allen County Jail on Wednesday. He is being charged in neighboring Woodson County with aggravated assault, possession of a narcotic drug, criminal possession of a firearm, possession of stolen property, criminal carrying of a weapon and possession of marijuana. He is being held on a $50,000 bond, according to the Allen County Sheriff's office.
The July 2 shooting in Neosho Falls occurred as two Woodson County deputies were questioning the man about a vehicle that had been reported stolen. Neosho Falls has about 140 residents about 75 miles (121 kilometers). southeast of Topeka. Both deputies fired shots, hitting him.
The Woodson County attorney Zelda Schlotterbeck said the investigation into the shooting is ongoing.
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WOODSON COUNTY – The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) is investigating after an officer involved shooting occurred Thursday afternoon in Neosho Falls, Kansas.
The shooting occurred at approximately 3:15 p.m. Thursday near the pavilion at the campgrounds in Neosho Falls. Two deputies from the Woodson County Sheriff’s Office were attempting to question subjects regarding a nearby vehicle that was reported stolen. During questioning, an altercation occurred between the deputies and an armed male subject. Both deputies fired shots that struck the man, who was later identified as 41-year-old Edward G. Bridges, of Chanute. The deputies were not injured during the incident.
EMS responded to the scene and transported Bridges to the Allen County Regional Hospital. He was then flown to the University of Kansas Medical Center. Bridges underwent surgery and is now in stable condition.
The KBI will conduct a thorough and independent investigation into this shooting. Once completed the findings will be turned over to the Woodson County Attorney for review.
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WOODSON COUNTY —The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is on the scene of an officer involved shooting that occurred Thursday afternoon when the Woodson County Sheriff’s Office was at the Neosho Falls campground attempting to question a man while investigating a stolen vehicle, according to KBI spokesperson Melissa Underwood.
The injured suspect was flown to the hospital with gunshot wounds. No law enforcement officers were injured during the incident.