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OTR Jan. 11-13, 2019
on the record
OTR for Aug. 22, 2016

Great Bend Fire/EMS

Emergency Medical Service made four ambulance runs Friday, four Saturday and seven Sunday. An additional call was canceled Friday while the ambulance was en route. Firefighters checked on a report of a smoke detector/excessive heat on Sunday morning but found no fire.


Barton County Sheriff

A fraud case was reported Friday in Albert.

A search warrant was executed at 2:58 p.m. Friday at 110 West B St. in Ellinwood.

Non-injury crashes were reported Friday at 5:22 p.m. at NW 190 Road and NW 50 Ave.; at 5:47 p.m. in the 1000 block of NW 90 Ave., Olmitz; and at 8:42 p.m. on East U.S. 56 and NE K-156.

An injury crash was reported at 10:36 p.m. Friday at NE 20 Ave. and East K-4, Hoisington. Kansas Highway Patrol responded and reported suspected minor injuries.

A battery was reported Saturday morning at the Barton County Detention Center.

Criminal damage to property was reported at 114 First St., Olmitz.

A non-injury crash was reported at 6:03 p.m. Saturday at SE 30 Road and SE 60 Ave.

A fight was reported at 10:10 p.m. Saturday in the 1400 block of Eighth Street in Great Bend.

A non-injury crash was reported at 10:26 p.m. Saturday at NW 80 Ave. and West Barton County Road.


Great Bend Police

Someone entered a vehicle in the 1200 block of Harding Street and rummaged through it overnight, it was reported Friday morning.

On Friday an individual reported being battered by a known person Thursday at AutoZone, 2219 10th St. A notice to appear (NTA) in municipal court was signed.

Friday afternoon, police received a possible location of aggravated battery suspect Timothy Chism. At 6:57 p.m. he was located and arrested in the 2100 block of Adams St. He was booked into the Barton County Detention Center in lieu of $20,000 bond.

A vehicle hit a stop sign at Broadway and Madison and left the area, it was reported Saturday morning.

A sex offense was reported Saturday evening.

Criminal damage to property was reported at Sonic Drive-in, 3909 10th St.

An officer took a case for possession of marijuana at Veterans Memorial Park.

A fight was reported at 10:07 p.m. Saturday in the 1400 block of Eighth St. An NTA for one suspect was signed but not served.

Theft of a cellphone Saturday at 2325 12th St. was reported Sunday.

An individual reported being battered by a known person, Sunday afternoon in the 600 block of Williams St. An NTA was signed and served.

Police received a report of a disabled vehicle in the roadway at 12th and Kansas at 5:52 a.m. Monday but the vehicle was moved without additional action.


Barton County Jail

Booked Jan. 11

Corey Detter, Great Bend — Barton County warrant for distribution; bond set at $100,000.

Daniel Bartonek, Great Bend — Failure to appear

Steven Herren, Great Bend — Serve sentence

Ryan Mead — Aggravated battery, aggravated assault, aggravated battery domestic battery

Matthew Kibler, Great Bend — Serve sentence

Melissa Slack, Great Bend — Serve sentence

Jennifer Wilson, Great Bend — Serve sentence

Ouray Gray, Great Bend — Serve sentence

Eugene Merica — Serve sentence

Timothy Charles Chism — Aggravated battery; bond set at $20,000

Wade Wagner, Eldorado — Probation violation

Aaron Pohlman, Ellinwood — Serve sentence

Randy Baker, Claflin — Failure to adhere


Released Jan. 11

Jaynie Brazda, Hays — $303 cash bond


Booked Jan. 12

Curtis Rosas, Great Bend — Seven Great Bend Municipal warrants for contempt of court

Mary Katherine Tush — Driving under the influence, criminal trespass


Released Jan. 12

Ryan Mead — $75,000 and $5,000 cash/surety bonds

Matthew Kibler, Great Bend — Serve sentence

Mary Katherine Tush — $1,000 surety bond


Booked Jan. 13

Matthew Grandclair, Great Bend — Great Bend warrants for failure to appear, contempt of court; Hoisington Municipal Court warrant for failure to appear, no bond.


Released Jan. 13

Aaron Pohlman, Ellinwood — Serve sentence

Steven Herren, Great Bend — Serve sentence

Melissa Slack, Great Bend — Serve sentence

Jennifer Wilson, Great Bend — Serve sentence in full

Ouray Gray, Great Bend — Serve sentence