A 30-year-old Wichita area man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Wichita for being in possession of firearm after a felony conviction.
Justin L. Wolke is charged with one count of unlawful possession of a firearm after a felony conviction and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm by a user of controlled substances. The crimes are alleged to have occurred Jan. 9, here in Hutchinson.
You may recall us telling you about a stand-off occurring with Hutchinson Police, the Reno County Sheriff’s Office, state parole, U-S Marshals and ATF Agents. The standoff with Wolke started around 11 a-m, that day and ended just after 8:30 p-m.
Wolke was listed at the time as an absconded from parole for convictions of three counts of aggravated assault and criminal possession of a weapon. He was apparently spotted by an officer with the state parole office while doing surveillance and looking for him. He attempted to stop the vehicle Wolke was in leading to a brief chase, and Wolke then allegedly baled from the vehicle and ran away on foot. He later returned to the home at 806 North Monroe. Parole officers were allowed into the home by those renting the home to search for Wolke and then got word that he was in the basement and may be armed. They then backed off, and police were called in.
Police did loose contact with him for some time when he became uncooperative, but eventually they regained contact using a throw phone and they were then able to regain contact. He was eventually convinced him to give up and was taken into custody without incident.
He did have a weapon in the basement with him which is what led to the federal charge.
Wolke has a long list of criminal convictions. In addition to the ones mentioned, he has convictions for criminal damage to property, criminal deprivation of property, two counts of domestic battery, flee and elude, DUI, criminal possession of a firearm and endangering a child. All of theses convictions were from Sedgwick County.
If convicted on the federal charges, he faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000 on each count.