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OTR for Jan. 21, 2019
on the record

Great Bend Fire/EMS

Emergency crews made seven ambulance runs on Friday, eight on Saturday and 10 on Sunday.

There were two fire calls. The first call was on Friday at 10:28 a.m. in the 9000 block of 8th Street for an oven that overheated. The second call came in on Sunday and was a false alarm.


Great Bend Police


Jan. 18 

A non-injury crash was reported at 1315 Holland St.


Jan. 19

An aggravated battery was reported at 12:24 a.m. in the 900 block of Stone Street. Police put out an attempt to locate bulletin on a thin white male.

A non-injury crash was reported at 2817 21st St.

Theft was reported at 221 Holland St.


Jan. 20 

Theft was reported at Walmart, 3503 10th St.


Barton County Sheriff


Jan. 18

A non-injury crash was reported in the 900 block of East Santa Fe Boulevard in Ellinwood.


Jan. 20

A non-injury crash was reported at East K-4 and NE 100 Ave.


Barton County Jail

Booked Jan. 18

Johnathan Brown — Possession of marijuana

Alexander Anderson, McPherson — Failure to appear

Karen Bronson, Great Bend — Failure to appear

Cheslea Purcell, Great Bend — Serve sentence

Cody Helsel — Serve sentence

Ouray Gray — Serve sentence

Juana Perez, Great Bend — Serve sentence

Tiffany Wedgeworth, Great Bend — Serve sentence

Melissa Loveall — Contempt of court

Justin B. Lewis — Failure to appear


Released Jan. 18

Johnathan Brown — $1,000 cash/surety

Karen Bronson, Great Bend — $200 cash bond


Booked Jan. 19

Karie McBride, Bushton — Felony flee and elude; Ness County warrant for possession of opiate, opium or certain narcotics with intent to distribute, possession of drug paraphernalia with intent to distribute; Rush County warrant for theft, burglary to motor vehicle, criminal damage to property, criminal possession of a firearm

Mark A. Caton — Failure to appear

Barrian Cartwright, Great Bend — Driving while suspended, no insurance


Released Jan. 19

Trisha Buresh — Own recognizance


Booked Jan. 20

Janett Natividad, Great Bend — Domestic battery

Miles Jackson, Great Bend — Probation violation

Crystal Rios — Contempt of court

William Rowe, Great Bend — Aggravated assault, criminal damage to property


Released Jan. 20

Barrian Cartwright, Great Bend — $1,000 cash/surety bond

Crystal Rios — $200 cash bond

Cheslea Purcell, Great Bend — Serve sentence

Cody Helsel — Serve sentence

Ouray Gray — Serve sentence

Janett Natividad — $1,000 surety