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OTR for April 18, 2016
on the record

Great Bend Fire/EMS
Firefighters made four ambulance runs on Friday, five on Saturday and six on Sunday. There were no fires.

Great Bend Police
April 15
Theft of medication was reported at 5840 Cherry.
Fraud was reported at 222 Hickory St.
Theft of money was reported at 2212 Van Buren.
A narcotics violation was reported at Frey and Hickory St. Jose Alvarado was arrested for possession of marijuana and no drivers licence.
A non-injury accident was reported at 10th and Harrison St.
Fraud was reported at Orscheln Farm and Home located at 5320 10th St.
Criminal damage was reported at 11th and Morton St. A window was broken out in a vehicle.
April 16
Criminal damage was reported at 200 McKinely St. A lock was cut on a storage locker.
Theft of cigarettes was reported at Dollar General located at 5318 10th St.
An injury accident was reported at 2320 Mccormick St.
April 17
Theft of a vehicle was reported at 2516 11th St.
Theft of a vehicle was reported at 2940 Quivira Ave.
Theft of a phone was reported at 1317 Eisenhower Ave.
A non-injury accident was reported at 9th and Frey St.
Burglary was reported at 5717 Aspen Drive.

Barton County Sheriff
April 15
Burglary was reported at 1279 NE 100 Road in Claflin.
A narcotics violation was reported at 330 E U.S. 56. Subject was arrested for possession of meth.
Burglary was reported at 19 NW 50 Road.
Burglary was reported at 265 W 2nd St.
April 17
An injury accident was reported at 2401 Railroad Ave.

Barton County Jail

Booked April 14
Chet Whetham, Great Bend — Contempt of court
John Hilton Brown, Great Bend — Failure to appear

Released April 14
Kenneth Ray Gray — On Great Bend Municipal Court warrant
John Kenneth Cruz — On Great Bend Municipal Court warrant
Tucker Roach — $500 cash bond
Brandy Ann Wondra — $20,000 and $10,000 surety bonds

Booked April 15
Robin Espejo, Great Bend — Driving while habitual violator
Khalli Sean Franklin, Great Bend — Contempt of court
Jose Alvarado-Danilo, Great Bend — Possession of marijuana, no drivers license, no insurance
Tamatha Beal, Great Bend — Possession of methamphetamine, possession of paraphernalia
Veronica Hernandez, Great Bend — Serve sentence
Matthew Garrard, Great Bend — Serve sentence
Neal Baxter, Great Bend — Serve sentence
Bo Jack Coley, El Dorado — contempt of court, probation violation
Gerald Johnson Jr., Hoisington — Serve sentence
Juvenile — On Barton County District Court warrant
Juvenile — On Barton County District Court warrant
Chet Whetham, Great Bend — Incarceration
Derek Petz — Serve sentence
Robert Amador Sr. — Serve sentence
Jaime Garcia Jr. — Non-residential burglary, endangering a child
John Hilton Brown, Great Bend — No proof of insurance

Released April 15
Robin Espejo — $2,500 cash/surety bond

Booked April 16
Jose Barrera-Velazquez, Great Bend — Driving while suspended, basic speed rule, ignition interlock
Linda Fernandez, Great Bend — Possession of a controlled substance
David Standlee, Ellinwood — Driving under the influence
Hope Grabast, Great Bend — Serve sentence
Amy Mansur, Hoisington — Serve sentence
Eric Peters, Olmitz — Violation of protection from abuse order, battery domestic violence
Tyler Hontz, Grand Valley, Mo. — Contempt

Released April 16
Linda Fernandez, Great Bend — $10,000 surety bond
Kurt Woods, Great Bend — Serve sentence
David Standlee, Ellinwood — $1,000 surety bond
Jose Barrera-Velaquez, Great Bend — $500 surety bond
Eric Peters, Olmitz — Two $2,500 bonds

Booked April 17
Shannon Diggs, Topeka — Driving under the influence, refusal of preliminary breath test
April Ward, Great Bend — Criminal trespass
Erica Manning, Ellinwood — Driving under the influence, turning movement required signals
Christopher Michael Buckley, Great Bend — Battery domestic violence
Tyson Eric Sanders, Great Bend — Battery domestic violence

Released April 17
April Ward, Great Bend — $500 surety bond
Veronica Hernandez, Great Bend — Serve sentence
Gerald Johnson, Hoisington — Serve sentence
Erica Manning, Ellinwood — $1,000 surety bond
Collin Kern, Great Bend — Serve sentence
Neal Baxter, Lyons — Serve sentence
Candy Mickle — $283 cash bond
Tammy Gamino, Great Bend — $350 cash bond
Derek Petz — Serve sentence
Robert Amador — Serve sentence
Matthew Garrard — Serve sentence