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On the Record - Dec. 8-9, 2020
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Great Bend Fire/EMS

They responded to a structure fire at Concrete Service at 221 Baker Avenue at 3:12 a.m. Wednesday. The fire inside the shop was extinguished, and the building sustained minor smoke damage indoors. The exterior structure was not damaged.


Great Bend Police

A non-injury crash was reported at 1:54 p.m. Tuesday in the 1600 block of Main Street.

A search warrant was executed at 2:06 p.m. Tuesday at 1212 Baker Ave.

A fight was reported at 6:54 p.m. Tuesday at 2214 San Domingo St. Chad Schuster was arrested and booked for battery and disorderly conduct in lieu of bond.

A narcotics violation was reported at 2:10 a.m. Wednesday at 5210 10th St., Apt. 11. Mercedes Mater was arrested and booked for possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, obstruction and calling false communications in lieu of bond.

A hit-and-run non-injury crash was reported at 7:13 a.m. Wednesday in the 2100 block of Harrison Street.

An attempted burglary was reported at 8:75 a.m. Wednesday in the 2100 block of Washington St.

A non-injury crash was reported at 10:24 a.m. Wednesday in the 3500 block of Broadway Ave.

A fraud was reported at the Credit Union of America, 4708 10th St., at 2:39 p.m. Wednesday.

A non-injury crash was reported at 3:23 p.m. at 21st Street and Morton Street.

Theft of fuel was reported at Great Bend Ampride, 2302 10th St., at 6:01 p.m. Wednesday.


Barton County Sheriff

A fraud was reported at the Kansas Department of Children and Families office, 1305 Patton Rd., at 10:31 a.m. Tuesday.


Barton County Jail

Booked Dec. 8

Audra Cross, Great Bend - Contributing to a child’s misconduct (2 counts), $20,000 total bond

Horacio Carrasco - Contributing to a child’s misconduct, $10,000 bond

Juvenile male - Rape (2 counts)

Chad Schuster - Battery, disorderly conduct

Vernon Schmitt - Stalking, violation of protection from stalking order

Joseph Sanders - Sexual assault with child under 15 years of age (Fremont County, Colo., warrant)


Released Dec. 8

Steven W. Herren - Serve sentence

Dianna Espinoza - $1,000 surety bond

Audra Michelle Cross - $20,000 surety bond

Linda Katherin Reyes - $10,000 own-recognizance bond

Juvenile - Transported to Bob Johnson Youth Shelter


Booked Dec. 9

Horacio Carrasco - Arrest and Detain for the Kansas Department of Corrections

Mercedes Mater - Possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, obstruction, calling false communications

Leatrice Christie, Heizer - Failure to wear seat belt, operate unregulated vehicle, no proof insurance, driving while suspended, felony obstruction, possession of opiates/opium, $10,000 bond


Released Dec. 9

Joshua Williams - $8,500 total surety bond (all charges)