The 27-year-old Hutchinson area man facing trial for a number of felony charges in association with a flee and elude case is being sent to Larned for another mental evaluation according to Assistant District Attorney Andrew Davidson. This after a previous evaluation showed he was competent for the case to continue.

Christopher Gregory is charged with four counts of aggravated battery of a law enforcement officer, felony flee and elude, four counts of criminal damage to property, and DUI because of an alleged blood alcohol level of .21. The legal limit in Kansas is .08.

The case itself started during the noon hour on June 22, when sheriff deputy Richard Jennings was dispatched to a home in the 7500 block of East 30th, on the report of a disturbance where he was breaking windows in a car.

That later led to a chase with both the Reno County Sheriff’s Office and Hutchinson Police. The chase lasted about 10-minutes and ended when Gregory who was traveling south on the old K-61 highway ran out of pavement south of 43rd. He allegedly proceeded anyway, and went into a big dip, in what was at the time a construction area, just north of 30th & the new K-61. He then got stuck, and law enforcement had to struggle to get him into custody.

During the chase he damaged at least three law enforcement vehicles.

With him being sent to Larned, the case is again on hold pending the outcome of that mental exam.