Ark City man arrested on suspicion of aggravated assault

Hollins, 60, accused of brandishing firearm at couple Wednesday afternoon

ARKANSAS CITY, Kan. (December 18, 2020) The Arkansas City Police Department arrested an Arkansas City man early Wednesday afternoon in connection with a pair of aggravated assaults.

T.J. Hollins Jr., 60, was arrested on suspicion of two felony counts of aggravated assault and one felony count of criminal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Hollins was booked into the Cowley County Jail in Winfield in lieu of $25,000 bond through Cowley County District Court in Arkansas City. He remained in custody at the time of this release.

A 55-year-old Arkansas City man and a 49-year-old Arkansas City woman, who live together, came to the police department at 3:13 p.m. Wednesday to report having had a firearm pointed at them.

Officers interviewed both victims and learned an altercation had ensued in which the suspect, later identified as Hollins, had emerged from a residence while brandishing a firearm at the couple. He allegedly leveled the weapon at the pair as they fled the neighborhood and returned to their vehicle.

Police gathered sufficient information to apply for a search warrant for the residence, where they retrieved the weapon in question following a search and then took Hollins into custody without incident.

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