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OTR for Feb. 25, 2019
on the record

Great Bend Fire/EMS

Emergency Medical Service made seven ambulance runs on Friday, nine on Saturday and seven on Sunday. There were no fires.


Great Bend Police


Feb. 22 

Theft was reported at Burger King located at 3929 10th St.

Criminal damage was reported at 2818 19th St.

Theft was reported at 3310 Lakin Ave.


Feb. 23

Criminal damage was reported at 405 Walnut St.

Criminal damage was reported at 3022 18th St.

Theft was reported at 1026 Madison St.

Theft was reported at Wal-Mart located at 3503 10th St.


Feb. 24

Theft was reported at 5220 10th St. A cell phone was stolen.

Theft was reported at 716 Morton St. A Xbox was stolen.


Barton County Sheriff


Feb. 22

A non-injury crash was reported at Main Street and NW K-96.

Theft was reported at 1560 NE 120 Ave. in Claflin.


Feb. 23

A non-injury crash was reported in the 100 block of Washington Ave.


Feb. 24 

Theft was reported at Barton Community College located at 245 NE 30 Road.

A non-injury crash was reported at West Barton County Road and SW 110 Ave.

Criminal damage was reported at 655 Beckett Ave. in Hoisington.


Barton County Jail

Booked Feb. 22

Jason Bitter, Great Bend — Probation violation

Sasha Kirksey, Wichita — Probation violation, failure to appear

Davin Rose, Stafford — Serve sentence

Mark Bullis, Carr, Colo. — Driving while expired

Dakota Kocher — Serve sentence

Kevin Froelich, Hoisington — Serve sentence

Ryan Michael Wagner — Serve sentence


Released Feb. 22

Abraham Rivas-Ramos — To Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Clarence Flores, Great Bend — Serve sentence

Curtis Rosas, Great Bend — To Barber County Sheriff’s Office

Amanda Decker, Great Bend — To corrections

Tyler Marvin — On Barton County District Court warrant

Morgan McHenery, Great Bend — To Rice County Sheriff’s Office

Scott Lee Schmidt — $50,000 own recognizance bond

Mark Bullis, Carr, Colo. — $1,000 surety bond



Booked Feb. 23

Haracio Vazquez, Great Bend — Domestic battery and assault

Nichole Walker — Serve sentence

Tyler Reeves, Great Bend — Domestic battery, criminal damage

Mason Walk — Interference with law enforcement officer


Released Feb. 23

Haracio Vazquez, Great Bend — $1,000 cash/surety bond

Brandon Maxwell — Serve sentence

Joshua Graves, Great Bend — To probation

Tyler Reeves, Great Bend — $1,000 surety bond

Eric Ehster, Hoisington — Serve sentence in full


Booked Feb. 24

Markell Hastings, Salina — Disorderly conduct, interference with law enforcement officer, battery of law enforcement officer, minor in possession

Carly Taylor, Claflin — Battery domestic violence

Misael Rodriguez — Driving under the influence, incapable of operating a vehicle, failure to maintain lane

Tommy Shepherd, Great Bend — Driving while suspended, defective head lamps, operate without lights required

D’Quintis Rideaux, Great Bend — Interference evidence in felony case, possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, probation violation


Released Feb. 24

Carly Taylor, Claflin — $1,000 cash/surety bond

Misael Rodriquez — $2,500 cash/surety bond

Mason Walk — $1,000 cash/surety bond

Markell Hastings, Salina — $1,000 surety bond

Dakota Kocher, Hoisington — Serve sentence in full

Dalton Staudinger, Great Bend — Serve sentence in full

Ryan Michael Wagner — Serve sentence in full