Great Bend Police
At 3:11 p.m. Tuesday, an individual reported Travis Beal had violated a protection from abuse order and threatened another person in the 1900 block of 16th St. He was arrested and transported to the jail, where he was booked in lieu of bond. He was also charged with obstruction and battering a law enforcement officer.
Vehicles driven by Pamala Elson and Aston Wilburn collided at 3:31 p.m. in the 2500 block of Lakin Ave.
An officer heard a loud bang at 7:18 p.m. in the 3600 block of Broadway Ave. but did not find the source of the disturbance.
Someone cut the tires on a vehicle parked at 1209 Macarthur Road, it was reported Tuesday night.

Barton County Sheriff
At 8:25 a.m. Tuesday, theft of a 2007 Toyota Tundra was reported. It was allegedly stolen from 1006 SE 30 Road by an employee, about 10 minutes after the suspect was laid off.
An animal control officer at the Golden Belt Humane Society, 151 South U.S. 281, requested extra patrols Tuesday after expressing concern that an individual might attempt to break into the shelter during the night and retrieve his impounded dog.
A Kenworth truck driven by Garland Tucker, Riverview, Fla., hit a deer at 9:58 p.m. Tuesday on K-156 near NE 120 Ave.

Barton County Jail
Booked Jan. 6
Benjamin Cross — Serve sentence
Hector Garcia, Great Bend — Failure to appear
Aaron Clark, Great Bend — Rice County warrant for failure to appear
Sarah Smith-Orr, Great Bend — Serve sentence
Mark Miller, Great Bend — Burglary, driving while suspended, no current registration and no proof of insurance
Jo Anne Sawyer, Great Bend — Burglary and resisting arrest

Released Jan. 6
Eric Cogburn, Great Bend — Serve partial sentence
Crysti Anne Mortimer, Hoisington — Served sentence in full
Ryan Julian, Stafford — Serve sentence
Christopher Kelso, Great Bend — $250 cash/surety bond
Carol Davis — Order of Release from Great Bend Municipal Court
Hector Garcia — $2,000 cash/surety bond
Sharr Hamby, Hays — To treatment
Glen Lewis, Great Bend — Own recognizance bond
Amanda Liston, Great Bend — $2,500 surety bond


Booked Jan. 7
Nathan Myers, Ness City — Interference with law enforcement and Rush County warrant for probation violation
Travis J. Beal, Great Bend — Criminal threat, violation of protection from abuse, battery of law enforcement officer and obstruction
Verbin Pitchford, Great Bend — Failure to appear

Released Jan. 7
Nicholas Nondorf, Ellsworth — To Ellsworth County Sheriff’s Office
Michael Moore — Served sentence in full
Travis J. Beal — $5,000 surety bond
Verbin Pitchford — $500 cash bond