He’s a 75-year-old evangelist facing up to 90 days in jail. Once lauded as a beloved figure in Kansas City, Michael Wheeler is banned from Arrowhead Stadium for life and prohibited from entering the Westport Entertainment District, too. He is also accused of violating probation from a previous trespassing arrest in Westport.
That raises the question: How did Wheeler, a popular runner and Christian minister widely known in the region as KC Superman, go from local hero to being repeatedly locked up over minor infractions in just a matter of years?
Since 2020, Wheeler has been arrested far too many times to keep track, so I think it’s fair to question if there is something affecting his run-ins with the law. I asked Stacy Messick, Wheeler’s friend of more than a decade, if we should be concerned about Wheeler’s mental, physical or spiritual health…