KINGMAN, Kan. | The Kingman police chief has been charged with felony criminal threat and misdemeanor counts of criminal restraint and batter in connection with an April 26 altercation with his girlfriend.</p><p>Prosecutors announced the charges Thursday during a brief court appearance by Police Chief John Braden. He is free on $10,000 bond.</p><p>City Manager Frank Soukup said he likely will decide next week whether to keep Braden on paid administrative leave or take other action.</p><p>Police arrested Braden early April 26 after responding to a disturbance call at his Kingman home. He is accused of battering his longtime girlfriend, and at one point she managed to get his pistol and fire a shot, officials said. Nobody was injured.</p><p>Still, he said Kingman residents shouldn&#8217;t lose their confidence in the police department.</p><p>&#8220;As far as, does it tarnish the reputation &#8212; I don&#8217;t think so,&#8221; Soukup said.</p><p>He said townspeople see the situation as an isolated incident that doesn&#8217;t reflect on the police department.</p><p>&#8220;The fact that the two city officers that responded to the original incident did their duty and did not turn away from it &#8212; I think some of those things are reassuring to the community,&#8221; Soukup said.