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OTR for June 7, 2013
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Great Bend Fire/EMS
Firefighters made six ambulance runs Wednesday. There were no fires.

Great Bend Police
A sex offense was reported Wednesday at 2920 10th St.

Barton County
Sheriff’s Office
A vehicle hit a deer on West U.S. 56 and SW 60 Ave. at 12:34 p.m. Wednesday.
A jet ski that was reportedly stolen was recovered Wednesday from a shed in the 100 block of Union St. in Susank.
A vehicle hit a deer on U.S. 56 at milepost 198 at 10:27 p.m. Wednesday.
A vehicle went into the ditch at 24th and Frey St. at 3:16 a.m. Thursday.
A vehicle hit a deer at 6:27 a.m. Thursday on North U.S. 281 at NW 70 Road.

Barton County Jail
Booked June 4
Jonathan Amos, Great Bend — Failure to appear
Eric Jackson, Milan — Possession of firearm by drug user, possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia
Juvenile, Great Bend — Battery of a law enforcement officer
Justin W. Morris, Conway Springs — Possession of a firearm by drug user, possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia
Javier Farfan, Great Bend — Battery domestic violence

Released June 4
Nathan Cook, Anthony — $2,000 own-recognizance bond
Jonathan Amos, Great Bend — Two $250 surety bonds
Sonni Peerman — To United States Marshal
Jeremy Smith, Dodge City — To Cowley County
David Dee Stephen, Hutchinson — $288 own-recognizance bond
Eric Jackson, Milan — $10,000 surety bond
Juvenile, Great Bend —
Justin W. Morris, Conway Springs — $10,000 surety

Booked June 5
Max R. Montgomery, Salina — Possession of marijuana (felony), possession of paraphernalia, driving under the influence (felony) and following too close; criminal threat
Eric Olivarius, Round Lake Beach, Ill. — Failure to appear
Taylor Meitner, Great Bend — Driving while revoked

Released June 5
Javier Farfan, Great Bend — $1,000 surety
Max R. Montgomery — $10,000 and $5,000 surety bonds