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On the record for April 12-14, 2019
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OTR for Aug. 22, 2016

Great Bend Fire/EMS

Firefighters responded to a cooking fire at 12:47 p.m. Sunday at Century Villa Apartments, 809 Coolidge St. A plastic bowl melted on a stove but no other damage was found. There was a smoke smell reported at 4:33 p.m. Saturday at The Reserves at Trail Ridge apartments, 811 Grant St.; nothing was found.

Firefighters were on standby at the farm show on Friday.

Emergency Medical Service responded to two calls Friday, five Saturday and seven Sunday.


Great Bend Police

A sex offense was reported Friday at a Great Bend residence.

A hit-and-run was reported at Walmart.

A dog bite was reported by The University of Kansas Health Systems St. Rose Pavilion.

Items were reportedly stolen from a vehicle at Super 8, 911 Grant St.

A battery was reported at 2:08 a.m. Saturday at Charlie’s Place, 1109 Main.

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

A burglary was reported at 2407 Coronado. Medications were taken from the residence.

A non-injury crash was reported at Ninth and Pine.

A disturbance was reported at 6 p.m. at 2710 19th St.

A non-injury crash was reported at 8:53 a.m. Sunday when a westbound vehicle hit the Advance America building at 2800 10th St.


Barton County Sheriff

A fire was reported at 8:54 p.m. Friday at 92 SW 10 Ave., Great Bend.

An injury crash was reported at 1:18 p.m. Saturday at 558 NE 10 Ave., Hoisington.

A battery was reported Saturday at 193 SE 1 Ave., Great Bend.

Theft was reported Sunday at Camp Aldrich, 884 NE 110 Ave., Claflin.


Barton County Jail

Booked April 12

Hannah Kennedy, Hutchinson — No driver’s license

Juvenile, Great Bend — Probation violation

Michael A. Philbern — Probation violation

Tyrone Lucas, Salina — Failure to appear, criminal threat

Melvin Gray — Probation violation

Sean Shepard, Great Bend — Contempt of court

Janelle Harrison, Great Bend — Serve sentence

Jason Sohm — Probation violation

Deborah Carrasco, Great Bend — Serve sentence

Jeffery Kramer, Hoisington — Serve sentence

Mark Vasquez — Serve sentence

Trevor Olsen, Great Bend — Failure to appear

Daniel Bartonek, Great Bend — Possession of methamphetamine, possession of paraphernalia, felony obstruction


Released April 12

Juvenile, Great Bend — To Bob Johnson Youth Shelter in Hutchinson

Nicolas Hicks — To Kansas Department of Corrections

Hannah L. Kennedy — $500 surety bond

Steven Reed, Great Bend — To Mitchell County Sheriff’s Office

Sean Shepard, Great Bend — By order of court

Jorge Aguilera, Great Bend — To probation

Trevor Olsen, Great Bend — $500 cash bond


Booked April 13

John Thomas, Chase — Driving under the influence

Julian Huitron — Probation violation

Billy Hamilton, Gorham — Failure to appear

Jamie Moore — Probation violation, felony obstruction, possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, aggravated battery, criminal damage to property

Eric Ehster, Great Bend — Contempt of court

Luis Reyes, Great Bend — Possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, defected headlamp


Released April 13

Jeffery Kramer, Hoisington — Serve sentence

John Thomas, Chase — $1,000 cash bond

Billy Hamilton, Gorham — $750 cash bond

Luis Reyes, Great Bend — $2,500 cash/surety bond


Booked April 14

Bailey Klein, Great Bend — Possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana, possession of paraphernalia

Brayden Powell-Rand, Great Bend — Possession of methamphetamine, possession of paraphernalia, possession of marijuana

Krystal Halseth — Traffic contraband into a correctional institution, possession of methamphetamine, possession of paraphernalia, improper lane change, possession of marijuana, possession of a depressant

Dustin Vance, Hoisington — Domestic battery

Jason Bitter — Aggravated domestic battery, domestic battery, criminal damage to property, battery domestic violence

Landon Brack, Great Bend — Driving against restrictions, battery domestic violence

Cody Buckingham, Great Bend — Failure to appear, contempt of court


Released April 14

Jeffery Kramer, Hoisington — Serve sentence

Dustin Vance, Hoisington — $2,500 surety bond

Mark Vasquez — Serve sentence