The Wichita Police Department (WPD) has arrested 51-year-old Jesse Camacho on the charges of Aggravated Assault/DV, Battery/DV, and obstruction stemming from an Assault with a weapon investigation.

At approximately 1:00 am, Monday, Officers were dispatched to the 900 block of South Topeka for an Assault with a weapon call. Officers arrived on the scene and contacted a 28-year-old female who stated she was battered and assaulted with a weapon by Camacho.

The investigation revealed that a physical disturbance occurred in the residence between Camacho and the victim. The victim was able to escape the residence and contact Police. Officers learned that Camacho was absconding from Parole and attempted to contact him. Camacho refused to exit the residence. Contact was made over the phone with Camacho by a Police Supervisor who spoke to Camacho for several hours to have Camacho surrender peacefully. Camacho would eventually disconnect the call, but prior to hanging up, he informed the supervisor to not have officers come in because he had rigged the residence with explosives.

At this point, the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team was activated as well as our Crisis Negotiators. The residents around the home were notified of the danger and recommended they leave the area.

Several hours later Camacho was taken into custody and no explosives were located during the sweep of the residence.

The case will be presented to the District Attorney’s office in the coming weeks.
The case number is 23C020444.