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OTR for Aug. 16, 2016
on the record

Great Bend Fire/EMS
Firefighters made eight ambulance runs on Monday. There was one fire call.
At 8:47 p.m. units responded to 2523 12 St. for smoke coming from the back yard. The occupant were burning rubbish, the fire was extinguished.

Great Bend Police
Criminal damage was reported at 818 Elm St.

Barton County Sheriff
An injury accident was reported at East U.S. 56 and West K-4.
A non-injury accident was reported at NE 150 Road and Susank Road. A vehicle hit a cow.

Barton County Jail
Booked Aug. 15
Susan Zuniga, Great Bend — Contempt of court
Taylor Schartz, Ellinwood — Probation violation
Shawn Owens, Ellinwood — Aggravated battery
Jose Esquivel-Dominguez, Great Bend — Failure to appear
Alexander Anderson, Great Bend — Serve sentence
Brittney Collins — Failure to appear
Claudia Aranda — Failure to appear
Tammy M. Gamino — Possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana, possession of paraphernalia
David Mickle, Great Bend — Serve sentence
Frank Shanks, Great Bend — Contempt of court

Released Aug. 15
Margarita Cruz-Hernandez, Great Bend — Serve sentence
Kandace Elasser, St. John — Serve sentence
Layne Philbern, Great Bend — Serve sentence
Billy Hamilton — Serve sentence
Jose Esquivel-Dominguez, Great Bend — Serve sentence
Jose Esquivel-Dominguez, Great Bend — $200 cash bond
Brittany Collins — $200 cash bond
Erin M. Hosier — To probation
Erin M. Hosier — $10,000 cash/surety bond
Susan Zuniga, Great Bend — $531 cash bond
Tammy Gamino — $10,000 cash/surety bond
Ricky Bryant, Hoisington — 18 hour own recognizance bond
Roland Ortiz, Garden City — Transferred to Pawnee County Jail
Claudia Aranda — $500 surety bond
Cody Gustus — $10,000 cash/surety bond
Spencer Wolfkill, Great Bend — $500 surety bond