Man charged with stealing historic Spanish cannon from park

By CNN Newsource

Published April 8, 2025 4:32 pm

By KAKE News Staff

WICHITA, Kansas (KAKE) — A 37-year-old man has been charged with stealing and damaging an 800-pound cannon from the Spanish-American War Memorial in Central Riverside Park.

Records show Gordon Pierce is charged with theft value over $100,000, aggravated criminal damage to property and possession of drug paraphernalia. He made his first court appearance Tuesday afternoon.

Wichita police said the cannon was found Thursday at a home in the 2300 block of North Amidon. It was significantly damaged.

The cannon, which was taken from the memorial site in Riverside Park at 720 Nims, was created in Seville, Spain in 1794.

Pierce was arrested Thursday remains jailed on $200,000 bond.

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