Man arrested after women in central Wichita threatened with knife

Officers arrested a man after two women in central Wichita reported being threatened in separate incidents by a suspect with a knife, police said Friday.

In the first incident, around 11 a.m. on Thursday, a woman reported that a man forced her to slow down by walking into the street as she was driving near Ninth and Broadway. He approached the passenger side, showed a knife, cussed at her and threatened to kill her, Wichita police Lt. James Espinoza said. She drove off and called 911.

About 10 minutes later, a woman with her 13-year-old daughter in the 1000 block of North Emporia reported that a man was yelling and cussing at her, and when she told him he needed to be careful about what he was saying, he pulled out a large knife and threatened to hurt her in front of her daughter, Espinoza said.

Officers found a man in the 900 block of North Santa Fe, and he was booked into jail on two counts of aggravated assault.

This story was originally published March 11, 2016 at 11:33 AM with the headline "Man arrested after women in central Wichita threatened with knife."