by Tracy McCue, Sumner Newscow — Two Wichita men accused of assaulting a Sumner County Sheriff deputy during a string of alleged burglaries on Dec. 3, have been formerly charged in Sumner County District Court.

Christopher McDaniel, born in 1983, of Wichita and Kevin Parker, born in 1978, of Wichita have been charged with 15 felony and misdemeanor counts stemming from the burglaries of four homes in the northeast area of Sumner County from Belle Plaine to the Peck area.

One home was located in Belle Plaine, another in the Peck area, and the other two on North London and North Hydraulic Roads.

Parker has also been charged with two additional counts of kidnapping in the alleged assault of Sheriff Deputy Risa Stegman on Dec. 3.

The incident occurred when the suspects were discovered in the 1400 block of North Hydraulic after a report of a burglary one hour and 40 minutes earlier (see full story here).

After a physical altercation with Stegman, the two suspects allegedly used their car to push out Stegman’s police car  was was blocking the entrance to prevent their escape. The pair did escape and traveled north where they were eventually apprehended by Sedgwick County Deputies and the Wichita Police.

For the four burglaries, Sumner County Attorney Evan Watson has charged the two men of:

•Conspiracy to commit burglary of a dwelling, a level 9 felony;

•Burglary of a dwelling, a level 7 felony;

•Theft, a class A misdemeanor.

According to the complaint the men were charged with removing jewelry and a pillow case from each home, valued less than $1,000. The complaint stated that McDonald was acting as a lookout for Parker, who allegedly committed the crime with the intent to “permanently deprive the owner thereof. Coins were listed as one item of removal at one resident burglary.