Man taken into custody by Lawrence police after allegedly making threats with paintball gun

LAWRENCE, Kan. (KCTV) - Lawrence police took a man into custody Tuesday afternoon after an incident in the downtown area.

The Lawrence Police Department said officers were called to a parking garage on Vermont Street after someone reported a person threatening them with a gun and then taking off.

While officers were on their way to the scene just before 1 p.m., they spotted a man fitting the suspect’s description near 6th and Maine. They also found a paintball gun resembling an AR-style assault rifle in the man’s possession.

LPD said the man was taken into custody and transported to the Douglas County Correctional Facility, where he was booked on two charges of aggravated assault.

No one was injured, police said.