A 42-year-old Hutchinson man arrested back in January after a brief standoff with police and arrested again in March on multiple charges of stalking and violation of a protection order was bound over for trial Thursday afternoon by Judge Joe McCarville.

Michael Meeks was arrested at gun-point back on March 10 on suspicion of 8-counts of stalking, 8-counts of violation of a protection from abuse order, 7-counts of harassment by phone, criminal trespass, and felony flee and elude.

The victim apparently called police that Meeks was at her home, and police arrived, but he had already left. She gave a description of his vehicle and they found it at his home. They didn’t make contact, but officer Jamie Schoenhoff was there and saw him get into in his pickup and leave at a high rate of speed, he estimated at 80-miles per hour. The defendant finally stopped after nearly hitting two pedestrians. The stop occurring at 17th & Severance, where police drew their weapons and he surrendered peacefully. Apparently he had called the victim at her home while an officer was there.

In his other case, he is charged with kidnapping, two counts of aggravated assault against a law enforcement officer with a deadly weapon, criminal threat and battery.

According to police, several 911 calls came in reporting a woman being forced into a home. A witness told police that he had picked her up, putting her over his shoulders and took her into the home, when she refused to enter on her own.

Later, when police knocked on the door, the women said everything was “okay,” and they could go away. But Schoenhoff who was also at this incident says he sensed fear in her voice. He says he and Sgt. Josh Radloff had to forced their way in and it was tough because Meeks had barricaded the door with furniture. Meeks was taken into custody, but Schoenhoff was told by the victim that at one point he had a shotgun, and stated “I’m not going to go down alone.” He also stated that this is not going to go well. Officers found the shotgun hidden behind a couch.

They also found in a large safe in the basement, 40-45 weapons including an assault rifle and even a grenade launcher.

With him being bound over in both cases, he’ll be arraigned on the charges on July 2.