Hutchinson police capture man wanted on several warrants

A Hutchinson man wanted by police on several outstanding warrants was taken into custody Sunday shortly after someone reported seeing the man at a local Dillons store.

When police arrived at the Dillons parking lot at 725 E. Fourth, officers pulled behind a car driven by Sonny J. Bray, who fled in the car, according to Sgt. R.W. Rowe in a release issued Sunday by the Hutchinson Police Department.

While officers were pursing Bray, he allegedly threw a sawed-off shotgun out of his car window. In the 500 block of East Third, Bray’s car struck a tractor-trailer truck. His vehicle then went south on Plum, and at the intersection of East Avenue B and South Plum, he struck a curb and stop sign, disabling his car. Police later captured Bray as he ran from the scene on foot.

Bray was arrested on suspicion of criminal possession of a firearm by a felon, criminal use of a weapon, having shotgun barrel of less than 18 inches, felony interference with a law enforcement officer, felony flee and elude, driving while suspended, two counts of leaving the scene of an accident involving unattended property, a Reno County District Court Warrant for failure to appear, a Reno County District Court Warrant for aggravated battery, a Hutchinson Municipal Court Warrant for failure to appear and a parole violation through the Kansas Department of Corrections.

The Reno County Sheriff’s Office and the Kansas Highway Patrol assisted in the investigation.

This story was originally published July 19, 2015 at 11:40 PM with the headline "Hutchinson police capture man wanted on several warrants."