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OTR for Jan. 28, 2019
on the record

Great Bend Fire/EMS

Emergency Medical Service made two ambulance run on Friday, three on Saturday and six on Sunday.

There was one fire call on Friday. At 7:12 a.m. units responded to the 200 block of Frey Street for a camper on fire. The fire was extinguished.


Great Bend Police


Jan. 25

Criminal damage was reported at 9th and Hubbard Street.

Theft was reported at Dillons located at 4107 10th St. 


Jan. 26 A non-injury crash was reported at Harrison Street and Lakin Avenue.

Theft was reported at Zip Stop located at 3620 10th St. Fuel was stolen.


Jan. 27

A non-injury crash was reported at 8th and Pine Street.


Jan. 28

Burglary/in progress was reported at 206 North U.S. 281.



Barton County Sheriff


Jan. 25

A non-injury crash was reported in the 400 block of Washington Avenue.

Theft was reported at 760 NW 200 Road in Olmitz.

A non-injury crash was reported at Rail Road Avenue and Patton Road.

A non-injury crash was reported in the 600 block of North U.S. 281.


Jan. 27

Theft was reported at 395 North U.S. 281.

A non-injury crash was reported in the 400 block of West K-4 in Hoisington.


Barton County Jail

Booked Jan. 25

Sterling Mills — Serve sentence

Annalise Moore — Driving while suspended

Jerimia Thatcher — Probation violation

Brianna Feist — Failure to appear

Dalton Staudinger, Great Bend — Serve sentence

Eric Morrell — Domestic battery 

Sean Flagg — Probation violation

Jerry Hampton, Great Bend — Driving under the influence

Sabrina Carr — Failure to appear

Jennifer Bowman — Serve sentence

Dontae Adams, Great Bend — Serve sentence

Ouray Gray — Serve sentence


Released Jan. 25

Horacio Carrasco-Olivas, Great Bend — Own recognizance bond

Jerimia Thatcher — To Kansas Department of Corrections

Benjamin C. Bruce — By order of court

Evan Markley, Abilene — $10,000 own recognizance bond

Eric Morrell — $1,000 bond

Eric Hellerud — Serve sentence

Jerry Hampton, Great Bend — $1,000 cash/surety bond


Booked Jan. 26

Shaina Kuester, Great Bend — Probation violation, possession of methamphetamine

Caleb Robinson, Great Bend — Failure to appear

Mark Stanley, Great Bend — Failure to appear

Zachary R. Smith — Failure to appear


Released Jan. 26

Caleb Robinson, Great Bend — $250 cash bond

Mark Stanley, Great Bend — $1,000 bond

Gary Waller, Great Bend — Serve sentence

Zachary Smith — $5,000 surety bond


Booked Jan. 27

Jesse Julian — Contempt of court


Released Jan. 27

Sterling Mills — Serve sentence

Richard Buess, Great Bend — Serve sentence

Stacey Henderson, Great Bend — Serve sentence in full

Ouray Gray, Great Bend — Serve sentence

Dontae Adams, Great Bend — Serve sentence in full

Jennifer Bowman, Great Bend — Serve sentence in full