By SALINA POST
A man removed from Evergy property in Salina for trespassing was later arrested again after allegedly breaking windows at a convenience store, according to Salina Police Capt. James Feldman.
SPD officers were called to 1001 Edison Place around 5 p.m. Wednesday. Evergy employees reported that a man had been camping on the property and refused to leave.
Officers offered the 51-year-old man, later identified as Jason William Meyer, several shelter options due to the cold weather, but he declined assistance. When he refused to leave the property, officers arrested him for trespassing and booked him into Saline County Jail.
By early Thursday morning, Meyer was out of jail and at 848 N. Broadway, where he called 911 around 5:20 a.m. Officers arrived to find him yelling that he was going to do something to get arrested.
Again, officers offered Meyer various shelter options, but he refused assistance and did not commit any crimes at that time.
Minutes later, at 5:40 a.m., Meyer called police again, reporting that he had broken windows at the Valero Convenience Store at 848 N. Broadway.
When officers arrived, Meyer admitted to damaging the store’s front doors, valued at approximately $3,000. He was arrested for felony damage to property and booked back into Saline County Jail.