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OTR for Aug. 20, 2018
on the record

Great Bend Fire/EMS

Firefighters made one ambulance run on Friday, two on Saturday and seven on Sunday.

There were two fire calls. Units responded to a rollover crash at the SRCA Dragstrip. No injuries reported. The second call was on Sunday for a lighting strike that hit a tree. There was no fire.


Great Bend Police


Aug. 17

Theft was reported at Dollar General located at 2400 10th St.

Theft was reported at 916 9th St.

A non-injury crash was reported at SRCA Dragstrip located at B-29 Way.


Aug. 18

Theft was reported at 2515 Walnut Drive.

Criminal damage was reported at 811 Grant St.

A non-injury crash was reported at 1010 Frey St.


Aug. 19

Burglary/not in progress was reported at 1226 Harrison St.

Burglary/not in progress was reported at 702 A St.

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

A non-injury crash was reported at 3rd and Pine Street.

Theft was reported at 455 evergreen St.

Burglary/not in progress was reported at 5901 Eisenhower Court.


Barton County Sheriff


Aug. 17

A non-injury crash was reported at West U.S. 56 and SW 70 Road.


Aug. 18

Criminal damage was reported in the 700 block of East Santa Fe in Ellinwood.


Barton County Jail

Booked Aug. 17

Nicholas S. Hicks — Burglary

Kristal Buck, Great Bend — Distribution of methamphetamine, aggravated endangering of a child, possession of marijuana, possession of paraphernalia, no drug tax stamp

Matthew Pelster, Great Bend — Possession of marijuana, possession of a controlled substance

Sarah B. Wagner — Probation violation, failure to appear

Gary Waller — Serve sentence

Charles Bower, Great Bend — On Great Bend Municipal Court warrant

Carlos Batres, Great Bend — Serve sentence

Julio C. Ayala — Serve sentence


Released Aug. 17

Jesus Leyva Jr., Great Bend — Serve sentence in full

Alicia Hoeffner — On Barton County District Court cases

Matthew Pelster, Great Bend — $10,000 cash/surety bond

Samuel Freeman, Ellinwood — $25,000 cash/surety bond

Jason Ickler — $10,000 cash/surety bond and two $500 cash bonds

Stephen Jackson Crawford — $5,000 surety bond


Booked Aug. 18

Curtis Rosas, Great Bend — Driving while revoked, driving while suspended, habitual violator, expired registration, display tag not assigned, no insurance, failure to signal, failure to appear

Carl Jacobs, Salina — Possession of marijuana, possession of paraphernalia

Julian Huitron-Gracia, Great Bend — Serve sentence

Jason Kramer, Great Bend — Failure to appear

Jessica M. Schenkel — Serve sentence


Released Aug. 18

Carl Jacobs, Salina — $2,500 surety bond

Jason Kramer, Great Bend — $1,500 cash/surety bond


Booked Aug. 19

no bookings


Released Aug. 19

Jessica M. Schenkel — Serve sentence in full

Gary Waller — Serve sentence

Julio C. Ayala — Serve sentence