Two men arrested following alleged attack in Baxter Springs

After a call to rural Baxter Springs, two men have been arrested by Cherokee County Sheriff Deputies.

At about 9:30 AM, deputies responded to a home of a reported domestic disturbance after a woman had sustained injuries from a physical attack, where the claimed assailant also supposedly discharged a firearm, according to the Cherokee County Sherrif.

The suspect was 44-year-old Richard Stark who was found at the home in Pittsburg.

A search warrant was executed for the home where a handgun and other evidence was seized.

Richard Stark was arrested and taken to the Cherokee County jail on allegations of Criminal Threat and Criminal Damage to Property, Aggravated Battery, and Aggravated Assault.

19-year-old Kolby Stark was also arrested and taken to the Cherokee County Jail.

He faces allegations of Obstructing Justice.