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On the Record - April 19, 2023
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Great Bend Fire/EMS

Great Bend Emergency Medical Service made four ambulance runs Wednesday.

Firefighters responded to a tent on fire at 6:47 p.m. at Second St. and Main St.

Great Bend Police

A theft was reported at 12:21 p.m. Wednesday at Walmart, 3503 10th St. 

A theft of gas was reported at 3:16 p.m. at Zip Stop, 3620 10th St. 

K9 Menta was used in a Barton County Sheriff’s traffic stop at 4:21 p.m. in the 2500 block of Washington St.

An injury crash was reported at 4:46 p.m. at 24th St. and McKinley St.

A domestic battery between two individuals was reported at 6:38 p.m. in the 200 block of Main St. Both individuals were arrested.

K9 Menta was deployed at a traffic stop at 11:03 p.m. at 3008 10th St.

K9 Menta was deployed at a traffic stop at 1:09 a.m. Thursday at 16th St. and Washington St.

Officers responded to a domestic call at 1:24 a.m. in the 3700 block of 23rd St. 

An assault was reported at 2:16 a.m. in the 4900 block of Lakin Ave. An individual reports another individual threatened him with a gun.

Barton County Sheriff

A traffic arrest was made at 3:59 p.m. Wednesday in the 2500 block of Washington St.

Barton County Jail

Booked April 19

Ernest C. Klima — Probation violation

Justin L. Merritt — Probation violation

Jonnathen G. Harrington — Driving with no drivers license

Cassandra D. Maupin — Battery domestic violence

Mark A. Caton — Domestic battery

Roger Kornegay — Forgery, theft

Released April 19

Ernest C. Klima — $5,000 surety bond

Jonnathen Harrington — $1,000 surety bond

Trey M. Hurd — Serve sentence

Cassandra D. Maupin — $1000 surety bond