SPRINGDALE — A former standout wrestler from Har-Ber High School was arrested Sunday after he broke into an assisted living facility and assaulted the staff, police said.
Treyton Baker, 18, of Harper Valley Lane in Springdale was arrested in connection with commercial burglary and first-degree criminal mischief, both felonies, according to a preliminary arrest report from Springdale police.
Baker also faces misdemeanor charges of third-degree battery, second-degree assault, harassment, disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and public intoxication.
Baker arrived about 9 p.m. Saturday at Morningside of Springdale, where he jerked open the locked doors of the facility, according to the report. Two staff members said Baker then started walking toward them, yelling and tearing down interior decorations.
One staff member locker herself in an adjacent room while the other tried to calm Baker, the report said. After refusing commands to leave, Baker was forced into an activities room. With the door locked behind him, Baker started throwing items and pulled a French door from its frame.
Upon seeing the staff members locked inside a separate room, Baker demanded their shirts while yelling that he was a god, the report said. After his attempts to break into that room failed, Baker headed toward a section of the facility where residents live.
One of the staff members — neither of whom were identified in the report — got Baker’s attention, the report said. Baker then demanded her shirt and started to pull the collar down from her shoulder. During the struggle, Baker kissed the staff member’s cheek and told her she was his wife, the report said.
From there, staff managed to push Baker out the entry doors. Springdale police then took him into custody after a brief struggle, the report said.
Baker, who told police he had taken several hits of acid, caused roughly $2,500 damages when he broke the locking mechanism on the facility’s entry doors, according to the report.
Baker was named to the All-Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette wrestling team as a senior in 2016 after finishing second in the Class 6A-7A state tournament. He compiled a 61-9 record during the season and tallied 168 career wins over four years at Har-Ber.
In February, Baker signed a letter of intent to wrestle at the University of the Ozarks in Clarksville.
He was released Sunday from the Washington County Detention Center after posting a partial bond of $5,000.