A Sedgwick County judge has declared a Wichita man competent to stand trial for kidnapping incidents last year involving three children.
A hearing was held for 22-year-old Manasse’h Ward, who is facing charges of aggravated kidnapping, aggravated indecent liberties and rape. A jury trial was scheduled for August 12th.
Ward was arrested in early January, 2023 after a 13-year-old girl reported being kidnapped by a man driving a blue vehicle in the 6600 block of East Boston. The girl said the man tried to sexually assault her, then he let her go. The next day, a boy and a girl were kidnapped while walking to Clark Elementary School. The boy was released and the man drove off with the girl, who was later found safe. Officers caught up with a suspect a short time later in the 6600 block of East Boston.
