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On the Record - Oct. 2-5, 2020
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Great Bend Fire/EMS

Friday, they responded to three Emergency Medical Services calls.

Saturday, they responded to four EMS calls.

Sunday, they responded to 11 EMS calls.

Monday, they responded to six EMS calls.


Great Bend Police

A non-injury crash was reported at 7:47 a.m. Friday in the 2300 block of Main Street.

A non-injury hit-and-run crash was reported at 11:14 a.m. Friday in the 2500 block of Quivira Ave.

A possible phone scam was reported at 3:38 p.m. Friday.

A non-injury hit-and-run crash was reported at 5:11 p.m. Friday in the 2500 block of 10th Street.

A burglary in-progress was reported at 8:27 p.m. Friday at 5901 Eisenhower Ct., A.

A non-injury hit-and-run crash was reported at 12:47 p.m. Saturday in the 5900 block of Eisenhower Avenue.

Criminal damage to a residence was reported at 8:54 p.m. Saturday at 3124 Morton St.

A battery was reported at 6:25 p.m. Sunday at 1052 Warner Rd.

A narcotics violation was reported at 12:21 a.m. Monday in the 3200 block of 10th Street.

The K-9 unit was dispatched at 9:10 a.m. Monday to the 800 block of NE K-156.

A fight was reported at 5:23 p.m. Monday at 608 Holland St.

Theft of a bicycle was reported at 10:15 p.m. Monday at 811 Grant St.


Barton County Sheriff

A non-injury crash was reported at 8:20 p.m. Friday at E K-4 and NE 100 Avenue.

A burglary not in progress was reported at 10:16 a.m. Saturday at 572 NE 40 Rd.

A non-injury crash was reported at 1:22 a.m. Sunday at 2200 N. U.S. 281.

A fraud was reported at 11:11 a.m. Sunday at Outer Limits Liquor, 30 NE 30 Rd.

A possible fire was reported at 3:35 p.m. Monday at NW 210 Road and NW 10 Avenue.

A fraud was reported at 5:06 p.m. Monday at 1076 NE 140 Ave., Claflin.


Barton County Jail

Booked Oct. 2

Robert Crawford - Probation violation

Paul Converse - Probation violation

Paul Childers - Aggravated sodomy, $1,000,000 bond

Amanda Decker - Serve sentence

Kenneth Grabast - Serve sentence


Released Oct. 2

John Melton, Great Bend - Time served

Amber Wilson - $10,000 own-recognizance bond

Booked Oct. 3

Miguel Gonzalez, Great Bend - Serve sentence

Brenda Graves - Probation violation

Freddy Miller - Criminal damage

Zackery Jacobs - Contempt of court, probation violation, theft, possession of marijuana, $18,183.58 total bond (all counts)

Jonathan Martinez-Orozco, Great Bend - Domestic battery

Patricia Sapein-Fortes - Failure to appear

Israel Donley - Failure to appear

Derek Devine, Great Bend - Driving while suspended, no registration


Released Oct. 3

Paul Converse - $10,000 surety bond

Jonathan Martinez-Orozco, Great Bend - $1,000 bond

Freddy Miller - $1,000 surety bond

Patricia Sapein-Fortes - Failure to appear

Jason Lea Battaglear, Jr. - Serve sentence


Booked Oct. 4

Drew Blake - Possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia

Luther Turner - Operate car without ignition interlock, failure to wear seat belt

Lyle Miller - Transporting open container, driving under the influence, circumvention of ignition interlock

Steven Weatherman - Domestic battery

Gregory Friesen - Driving under the influence, driving left of center, lane straddling


Released Oct. 4

Derek Devine - $1,000 bond

Drew Blake - $1,000 bond

Luther Turner - $2,500 surety bond

Kenneth Grabast - Serve sentence

Israel Donley - $500 cash bond


Booked Oct. 5

Chelsea Brown, Great Bend - Domestic battery

Pierre Taylor - Attempted murder (Shelby County, Tenn. warrant)

Tyler Witten - Failure to appear

Tristan Mass-Rader - Probation violation


Released Oct. 5

Gregory Friesen - $1,000 cash/surety bond

Miguel Gonzalez, Great Bend - Serve sentence

Michael J. Jackson - To Nowata County (Okla.) Sheriff’s Office

Sabrina Carr - To Reno County Sheriff’s Office

Steven Weatherman - $1,000 surety bond

Tyler Witten - Failure to appear

Dominique Hoch - Time served