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On the Record - April 22, 2021
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Great Bend Police

A domestic battery was reported at 3:42 a.m. Thursday. Ethan Gottschalk was arrested and booked for aggravated domestic battery and later released on a $20,000 bond.

Criminal damage to a window was reported at Cerv’s, 1000 Main St. at 5:40 a.m. Thursday.

A search warrant was executed at 2537 16th St. at 9:42 a.m. Thursday. Three individuals were arrested at the scene.

Criminal damage was reported at Great Bend High School at 9:47 a.m. Thursday.

The Great Bend Co-Op, 224 Main St., reported and unknown individual entering the business and taking tools.

A non-injury crash was reported at 2:53 p.m. Thursday in the 1300 block of Williams Street.

The K-9 unit was dispatched to a traffic stop at 10th and Morton at 9:21 p.m. Thursday.


Barton County Sheriff

A non-injury crash was reported at 4:25 a.m. Thursday at 164 NE 30 Rd., Great Bend.

The K-9 unit was dispatched to assist on a call at 260 E. U.S. 56 near Lyons.


Barton County Jail

Booked April 22

Thomas Alvis - Holding for Rush County (Bond revocation)

Ethan Gottschalk - Aggravated domestic battery; $20,000 bond

Jericho Riddle - Failure to appear (3 counts)

Blake Stegman - Possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana, possession of paraphernalia, no drug tax stamp, criminal use of a weapon; $10,000 bond

Sonia Candia-Oviedo - Possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana, possession of paraphernalia, no drug tax stamp; $10,000 bond

John Turner - Probation violation

Tabitha Greathouse - Failure to appear (2 counts - Ellis County warrants)


Released April 22

Ethan Gottschalk - $20,000 surety bond

Mercedes Mater - $21,000 own-recognizance (OR) bond

Daniel Chapman - Own recognizance

Linda Reyes - $50,000 OR bond

Dietre Ann Stevenson - Sentenced to probation

Tabitha Greathouse - $2,500 surety bond

Blake Stegman - $10,000 surety bond