By SALINA POST
A 26-year-old Salina man was arrested Saturday night following an incident involving threats and a firearm at the Airliner Motel, 781 N. Broadway.
According to Salina Police Captain James Feldman, officers were dispatched to the motel around 10 p.m. after they received a report of three male subjects attempting to access a room and making threats.
"Contact was made with the 57-year-old motel employee who reported two white males and a black male attempting to get into a room at the motel. When he confronted them, asking what they were doing, he was told they had gotten locked out," Feldman said. "The employee told them they were not registered to the room and needed to leave, or he would call the police. The subjects then threatened to beat him up and began to leave."
Shortly after arriving at the scene, SPD officers spotted a white male matching the description of one of the suspects. The individual fled on foot.
SPD officers established a perimeter and located the suspect hiding under a vehicle in the 700 block of North 11th Street. He was taken into custody without incident. During the search, officers recovered a 9mm handgun and marijuana in the area.
The suspect, identified as Gunnerkye Rairden, of Salina was booked into the Saline County Jail on multiple charges, including interference with law enforcement, criminal possession of a firearm, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, and criminal threat.
The investigation continued Sunday afternoon when officers located Sevijon Davis, who had a probation violation warrant, in the 800 block of North Fourth Street.
Davis fled on foot but was apprehended in the 800 block of North Santa Fe Avenue. According to Feldman, Davis was wearing clothing that matched the description of another suspect involved in the threats at the Airliner Motel.
Davis was arrested on the warrant and an additional charge of criminal threat in connection with the motel incident. During his transport to the Saline County Jail, Davis allegedly threatened to shoot officers, resulting in further charges of criminal threat and interference.
Both suspects remain in custody, and the investigation into the incidents is ongoing.