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OTR Aug. 9-11, 2019
on the record
OTR for Aug. 22, 2016

Great Bend Fire/EMS

Emergency Medical Service responded to five calls Friday, six Saturday and seven Sunday.

There was a false alarm Friday. At 10:35 p.m. Saturday, there was a report of arcing power lines at 12009 8th St. On Sunday firefighters performed one carbon monoxide check. They responded to a ditch fire in the 100 block of NW 20 Ave. at 5:05 p.m.

Great Bend Police

A wallet was found Friday at Braum’s, 4209 10th St., and booked into evidence.

A Social Security card was reportedly stolen from a purse at 1714 Adams St.

A 1994 GMC Sonoma bearing Kansas tag 701KSH was reportedly stolen from White Sands Dr. and Timber Creek Cir.

Non-injury crashes were reported Friday at 1:08 p.m. at Walmart, 3503 10th St.; at 3:42 p.m. at Dillons #3, 1811 Main; and at 7:24 p.m. at Walmart.

A safe was found in the roadway in front of Great Bend Fire Station No. 1, 1205 Williams St., Saturday morning. It was booked into evidence.

Non-injury crashes reported Saturday at 9:56 a.m. at Casey’s General Store, 2716 10th St.; at 1:18 p.m. at McDonald’s, 3307 10th St.; at 2:49 p.m. at 19th and Main; and at 4:36 p.m. at Broadway and Main.

A sex offense was reported.

A battery was reported at Walmart.

Theft of money from a room was reported Sunday at Super 8, 911 Grant St.

A 2005 Cobalt was reportedly stolen from the Walmart parking lot. Barton County Sheriff’s Office located the vehicle in the county. Bradley Ehster, Hoisington, was arrested for felony theft, with bond set at $5,000.

Around 6:26 a.m. Monday, a male reported being battered by an unknown subject in the area of Lakin and Morphy.


Barton County Sheriff

A non-injury crash was reported at 5:56 a.m. Friday at the Ellinwood Airport, 960 NE 6 Road, Ellinwood.

A non-injury crash was reported at 1:04 a.m. Saturday in the 500 block of East Barton County Road.

A search warrant was issued over the noon hour Saturday at 1036 Van Buren St., Great Bend.

A sex offense was reported Saturday in Great Bend.

A battery was reported Saturday night at 4203 8th St., Great Bend.

A non-injury crash was reported at 10:31 p.m. Saturday in the 100 block of SW 30 Road, Great Bend.

Non-injury crashes were reported Sunday at 6:16 p.m. at Big Bend Lake, 100 Washington St., Great Bend, and at 8:17 p.m. on East K-4 at mile marker 131.

A burglary in progress was reported at 6:35 p.m. at 323 Marla St., Great Bend.


Barton County Jail

Booked Aug. 9

Cheslea Purcell, Great Bend — No driver’s license, speeding

Kelly Polzin — Hold for Kansas Department of Corrections

Nicholas Hicks — From Kansas Department of Corrections for court

Timothy Richardson — Probation violation

Gabriel Flores, Great Bend — Driving while suspended

Fabio Chavez, Great Bend — Parole violation

Peter Zamarripa — Serve sentence

Curtis J. Rosas, Great Bend — Serve sentence

Tyler Leech — Serve sentence

George H. Murphy, Great Bend — Aggravated violation of the Kansas Offender Registration Act

Cassandra Maupin — Serve sentence

Andrea J. Clark — Failure to appear

Corey Peverley, Rush Center — Contempt of court, driving while suspended


Released Aug. 9

Cheslea Purcell, Great Bend — $500 surety bond

BJ Corter, Hoisington — Serve sentence

Bobby Heinz — To corrections

Gabriel Flores — $1,000 cash/surety bond

Jose Saul Torres Jr. — $10,000  surety bond



Booked Aug. 10

Jamie Nieto, Great Bend — Driving under the influence, exhibition of speed, failure to signal turn

Douglas Dimitt — Criminal trespass

Matthew Tracy, Great Bend — Distribution of marijuana, criminal in possession of a firearm, possession of paraphernalia, no drug tax stamp.

Billy Byington — Domestic battery

Leonard Boese, Great Bend — Driving under the influence


Released Aug. 10

Jamie Nieto, Great Bend — $1,000 surety bond

Douglas Dimitt — $1,000 cash/surety bond

Matthew J. Tracy, Great Bend — $50,000 surety

Billy Wayne Byington — $1,000 surety

Tina M. Jackson, Great Bend — Own recognizance

Leonard Boese — $1,000 cash/surety

Miseal Rodriguez, Great Bend — $100,000 surety


Booked Aug. 11

Daravian Ryce, Topeka — Probation violation

Jasmine Velsaco, Great Bend — Contempt of court

Tara Buess, Great Bend — Aggravated domestic battery. Bond set at $20,000.

Adrian Lemuz, Great Bend — No license

Bradley Ehster, Hoisington — Theft


Released Aug. 11

Peter Zamarripa — Serve sentence in full

Curtis Rosas — Serve sentence in full

Adrian Lemuz — $1,000 cash/surety bond

Cassandra Maupin, Great Bend — Serve sentence

Andrea J. Clark — $353 cash bond