Standoff Ends in Wamego

Standoff closes 600 Block of Ash in Wamego

Editor’s note: This is a continuing story. By Beth Day, Times of Pottawatomie County Updated: According to Wamego Police Chief Dale Burton, Beningo Aquino, Jr., who had been the subject of a standoff lasting around eight hours, was peacefully taken into custody. He had been in the attic at 613 Ash, Wamego. Wamego, April 20, 2026 — A standoff has closed a section of Wamego in the 600 block of Ash Street as law enforcement officials are attemptin…

Standoff ends in Wamego

Updated: According to Wamego Police Chief Dale Burton, Beningo Aquino, Jr., who had been the subject of a standoff lasting around eight hours, was peacefully taken into custody. He had been in the attic at 613 Ash, Wamego.