Great Bend Fire/EMS
A 2002 Mercury Mountaineer owned by Harold Winters caught on fire Tuesday. Firefighters responded to 21st and Hubbard at 3:11 p.m. Fire Chief Mike Napolitano said the fire started in the engine compartment and the vehicle sustained heavy damage.
At 12:09 a.m. Wednesday they responded to a report of a grass fire at 5936 Eisenhower. It was a small fire and was out when firefighters arrived.
There were five ambulance runs on Tuesday.

Kansas Highway Patrol
Roger B. Schmidt, 46, from Russell was injured Tuesday night while fleeing from a Concordia police vehicle on a motorcycle. The pursuit occurred at 10:30 p.m. in Cloud County, half a mile west of K-9 on Noble Road, 3 miles south and 4 miles west of Concordia. Schmidt crossed K-9 onto a dirt road and crashed. He was taken to Cloud County Health Center with undetermined injuries.

Great Bend Police
Theft of an iPod from 2303 Main St. was reported Tuesday.
A subject reported that a known person pulled a knife and tried to cut him, around 11 p.m. Tuesday at 2129 Morton St. The suspect left and police were attempting to locate him.

Barton County Sheriff
A Chevy Silverado hit a deer on K-156 at NE 90 Ave. around 1 a.m. Tuesday, according to the driver, who reported the accident later in the morning.
At 8:20 a.m. Tuesday, a motorist reported missing the last curve on North Susank Blacktop and NE 230 Road around 10:30 p.m. Monday, hitting two signs and damaging the vehicle. It was determined this occurred in Russell County.

Barton County Jail

Booked June 10

Richard Etim, Great Bend — Probation violation and contempt of court
Jose Torres Jr., Great Bend — Three Salina warrants for probation violation
Christopher Whiting, Great Bend — Failure to appear
Amber L. McIntyre, Wichita — Contempt of court
Zebulon T. Flynn, Great Bend — Probation violation
Lee W. Dean, Great Bend — Aggravated escape; Reno County warrant for non-residential burglary, felony theft and criminal damage to property
Dalton Barlow, Great Bend — Obstructing apprehension or prosecution
Allen W. Davis, Bison — Hold for other jurisdiction - Mitchell County
Dakota W. Gray, Great Bend — Failure to appear


Released June 10
Marcela Cerna-Gonzalez, Great Bend — Serve partial sentence
Cassie Mae Scheuerman — To City on the Hill treatment facility
Jose Torres Jr., Great Bend — $2,500 surety bond, three $1,000 surety bonds
Stephanie Epp-Rose, Great Bend — Two $500 own recognizance bonds

Booked June 11
Gillette Vanover, LaCrosse — Hold for Rush County Sheriff’s Office
Jay R. Kroulik, Ellinwood — Driving while suspended and no insurance
James Epke, Great Bend — Failure to appear
Lucas Musgrove, Great Bend — Contempt of court
Scottie Schmidt, Great Bend — Barton County charges: theft, burglary of a motor vehicle, probation violation; Great Bend charges: three counts failure to appear; Hoisington charge: contempt of court
Benjamin Eric Delgadillo, St. John — Stafford County warrants for probation violation
Christopher Whiting, Great Bend — Probation violation

Released June 11
Nathaniel Troyer — To Kansas Department of Corrections
Autumn Davis — Per Rush County Sheriff’s Office
Gillette Vanover, LaCrosse — Per Rush County District Court; own recongizance
Allen D. Washburn — To Rush County for transport to Ness County
Allen W. Davis — To Mitchell County
Gary Lee Nagel, Great Bend — Served sentence in full