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OTR for Aug. 13, 2018
on the record

Great Bend Fire/EMS

Firefighters made four Emergency Medical Service calls Friday, eight Saturday and four Sunday. They were on standby Saturday and Sunday at the dragstrip. A fifth EMS call Sunday was canceled while the ambulance was en route.

They also responded to one unauthorized burn.


Great Bend Police


Aug. 10

A non-injury crash was reported in the 1900 Block of Williams St.

Theft was reported at the Waste Water treatment Facility located at 200 Kiowa Road.

A non-injury crash was reported at 10th Street and Washington Avenue.


Aug. 11

A non-injury crash was reported at 10th and Frey Street.


Aug. 12

Theft was reported at 428 Locust St.

Theft was reported at 821 Morphy St.

A non-injury crash was reported at 4th and Cedar Street.


Aug. 13

Criminal damage was reported at Jefferson Elementary School located at 2716 24th St.


Barton County Sheriff


Aug. 10

A non-injury crash was reported at 403 Patton Road.


Aug. 12

Criminal damage was reported at Barton County Detention Center located at 1408 Kansas Ave.


Barton County Jail

Booked Aug. 10

Jason Payne, Great Bend — For court

Brandon Maxwell, Hoisington — Serve sentence

Michael S. Stroede — Arrest and detain warrant

Derrick Bartonek — Failure to appear

Sean Brown, Hutchinson — Serve sentence

Carlos Batres, Great Bend — Serve sentence

Stephen Jackson Crawford — Burglary

Marvin Allen Lewis Jr., — Contempt of court

Juan Bautista, Great Bend — Serve sentence

Thelma Hernandez-Medina — Contempt


Released Aug. 10

Jacob Hoch — $10,000 cash/surety bond

Jason Payne, Great Bend — To Kansas Department of Corrections

Derrick Bartonek — $200 cash bond

Michael S. Stroede — To Rice County Sheriff’s Office

Jennifer L. Ogden — $2,500 surety bond

Keith A. Meder — $1,000 surety bon

Fernando I. Acosta — $2,000 surety bond

Chelsea L. Guyton — To Russell County


Booked Aug. 11

Jose A. Quezada, Great Bend — No tag light, no driver’s license, no proof insurance

Ralph Tuey, Great Bend — Defective headlamps, illegal tags, no proof of insurance, drivers license revoked, unlawful us of a drivers license

Jesus A. Mercado — Driving while suspended, limitations on backing

Cody Day, Great Bend — Battery criminal damage to property, disorderly conduct

Dale Miller, Belpre — Failure to appear


Released Aug. 11

Jose A. Quezada, Great Bend — $500 cash bond

Jesus Mercado — $500 cash bond

Alexandra Dirreen — $75,000 surety bond

Dale Miller, Belpre — $500 cash bond


Booked Aug. 12

Scottie Ketch, Great Bend — Violation of protection order, criminal trespass

Mark Ray, Great Bend — Driving while suspended, illegal registration, possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, failure to appear

Aqueisa Koett, Great Bend — Possession of methamphetamine, possession of paraphernalia

George Ferdon, Hollister, Mo. — Driving while suspended, speeding, no insurance

Elizabeth L. Meeks — Theft

Taylor Lynn Arnold — Unlawful possession of controlled substance


Released Aug. 12

Scottie Ketch, Great Bend — $2,500 surety bond

Aqueisa Koett, Great Bend — $10,000 surety bon

George Ferdon, Hollister, Mo. — $1,000 cash/surety bond

Sean Brown, Hutchinson — Serve sentence

Juan Miguel Bautista — Serve sentence

Mark Ray, Great Bend — $10,000 surety bond and $198 cash bond

Elizabeth L. Meeks — $1,000 surety bond

Taylor Lynn Arnold — $1,000 surety bond