GEARY COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating the Deputy Chief of Police for Fort Riley for alleged domestic battery.
Just after 4:30p.m. Monday, police arrested 51-year-old Shannon Wilson at his home in Wakefield, according to Steve Elstrom, Director of Public Affairs with Fort Riley.
Wilson was booked into the Clay Co. Jail on a requested charge of domestic battery, according to the sheriff's department and is no longer in custody, according to online jail records.
Wilson has been employed as a Department of the Army Civilian employee since 2014. He has been Deputy Chief since 2016.
During the investigation, Wilson has been assigned duties without law enforcement authority.