Man charged in North Kansas City golf club attack arrested, prosecutor says

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – A man charged in an alleged July golf club attack has been arrested, according to the Clay County Prosecutor’s Office.

Michael Whiteman, who had been featured on Clay County’s Top Ten Most Wanted list, was taken into custody by Kansas City police and is being held at the Clay County Detention Center, the prosecutor’s office said. He was charged with first-degree assault.

A probable cause statement said North Kansas City police allege Whiteman struck a man several times with a golf club near 10th Avenue and Ryerson Street on July 28, 2026. The man was taken to the hospital, where he required staples…

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