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OTR for Sept. 24, 2018
on the record

Great Bend Fire/EMS

Firefighters made five Emergency Medical Technician runs Friday, three Saturday and three Sunday. 

Units performed standbys  at the drag races and the football game on Friday, and at the drag races on Saturday.

There was and one fire call Sunday in the 1700 block of Williams Street, for an unauthorized burn. The fire was out prior to firefighters’ arrival.


Great Bend Police


Sept. 21

Theft was reported at 1813 Morphy St.

A non-injury crash was reported at 10th and Morton Street.

A non-injury crash was reported at 21st and Washington Street.

A non-injury crash was reported at 17th and Washington Street.


Sept. 22

Burglary/not in progress was reported at 1822 Adams St.

A non-injury crash was reported at 24th and Williams Street.

A non-injury crash was reported at 10th and Main Street.


Sept. 23

Criminal damage was reported at 1013 Stone St.

A non-injury crash was reported at 10th and Jefferson Street.


Sept. 24

Criminal damage was reported at 2419 Coronado Ave.


Barton County Sheriff


Sept. 21

A non-injury crash was reported at North U.S. 281 and NW 210 Road.

Criminal damage was reported at 502 Centre St. in Pawnee Rock.


Sept. 22

Theft was reported at 152 South Washington Ave.


Sept. 23

Burglary/in progress was reported at 205 North Wilhelm Ave.


Barton County Jail

Booked Sept. 21

Charles Demel — Serve sentence

Alicia D. Hoeffner — Failure to appear

Michelle Wadett Cavender — Great Bend Municipal Court warrant

Brandi Milford — Serve sentence

Ryan Shryock, Great Bend — Serve sentence

Tommy E. Shepherd — Contempt of court


Released Sept. 21

Eric W. Torres — $25,000 surety bond

Michelle W. Cavender — $412.50 cash bond


Booked Sept. 22

Paige White, Great Bend — Domestic battery


Released Sept. 22

Paige White — $1,000 surety


Booked Sept. 23

Michael Baxter, Great Bend — No turn signal, no insurance, no registration, failure to stop at stop sign, basic speed rule, flee and elude

Tyler Tomlinson — Possession of methamphetamine, possession of paraphernalia

Margaret Becker, Hoisington — Failure to appear, expired tags, suspended driver’s license

Logan Buehler — Driving under the influence, no insurance

Gerald Martin, Great Bend — Felony possession stolen property, driving while suspended, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia

Jerry Cossman, Ellinwood — Possession of stolen property, possession of a controlled substance

Jacob Philbern, Hoisington — Contempt of court

Joshua Winchester, St. John — Failure to appear

Shawn Corkill, Wichita — Failure to appear


Released Sept. 23

Michael Baxter — $500 cash bond

Tyler Tomlinson — $10,000 cash/surety bond

Logan Buehler — $1,000 cash/surety

Margaret Becker — $250 cash bond and $1,000 cash/surety

Jacob Philbern — $200 cash

Brandi Milford — Serve sentence

Ryan P. Shyrock — Serve sentence

Shawn Corkill — $1,000 cash