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On the Record - Oct. 7-11, 2021
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Great Bend Police

At 12:21 p.m. Oct. 8 an unknown male driving an older model mini-van harassing students near the football field was reported at 1919 Harrison St.

Theft of a vehicle was reported at 9:16 p.m. Thursday at 5501 9th St.

A possible narcotics violation was reported at 10:30 p.m. Thursday at the Reserves at Trail Ridge, 811 Grant St.

A homicide was reported at 7:03 a.m. Friday in the 2800 block of 29th Street.

A battery on law enforcement was reported at 8:09 a.m. in the 1900 block of Main Street. Lyndsay George was arrested and booked on multiple charges in lieu of $1,000,000 bond.

A search warrant was executed at 2800 29th St. at 1:39 p.m. Friday.

Theft of fuel was reported at 7:37 a.m. Saturday at Great Bend Ampride, 2302 10th St.

A non-injury crash was reported at 11:07 a.m. Saturday at 17th and Heizer streets.

Criminal damage to a vehicle was reported at 12:28 p.m. Saturday in the 1900 block of Odell Street.

A fight was reported at 1:31 p.m. Saturday in the 2300 block of 31st Street.

A non-injury hit-and-run crash was reported at 12:47 a.m. Sunday at 217 Pine St.

A battery was reported at 3:48 p.m. Sunday at 1110 Hubbard St.

A non-injury crash was reported at 9:39 p.m. Sunday in the 3500 block of 10th Street.

Theft of a firearm was reported from a residence at 720 Kansas Ave. at 5:05 a.m. Monday.

A non-injury crash was reported at 7:27 a.m. Monday in the 3700 block of 10th Street.

An injury crash was reported at 3:23 p.m. Monday at 2924 Forest Ave.

A subject reported multiple unauthorized uses of a financial card Monday afternoon.

A dirt bike was reported stolen from a residence at 722 Baker Ave. at 5:42 p.m. Monday.


Barton County Sheriff

A battery was reported at the Barton County Detention Center at 9:08 a.m. Thursday.

A theft was reported in the 400 block of Kiowa Road, Great Bend, at 9:15 a.m. Thursday.

BCSO assisted on a report of a structure fire in the 2800 block of 29th Street at 7 a.m. Friday.

Criminal damage was reported at 1901 Ash St., Beaver, at 12:33 p.m. Friday.

A search warrant was executed at 1:54 p.m. Friday at the Traveller’s Budget Inn, 4200 10th St.

A single vehicle non-injury crash was reported at 4:37 p.m. Friday at 65 NE 60 Rd., Hoisington.

A non-injury crash was reported at NE 60 Road and NE 10 Avenue at 7:23 p.m. Friday.

A non-injury crash was reported in the 100 block of S. U.S. 281, Great Bend, at 8:41 p.m. Friday.

A non-injury crash was reported at K-96 and NW 140 Avenue, Albert, at 9:14 p.m. Friday.

A non-injury crash was reported at NE 50 Road and NE 130 Avenue at 11:34 p.m. Friday.

Criminal threats were reported at 4001 Worden St., Albert, at 10:47 a.m. Saturday.

A sex offense was reported at 7:36 p.m. Saturday.

An injury crash was reported at 11:57 a.m. Monday outside Scooter’s Coffee, 3501 10th St., Great Bend.

A non-injury vehicle vs. deer crash was reported at 7:38 p.m. Monday at K-96 mile maker 168.


Barton County Jail

Booked Oct. 7

Brandon Gross - Probation violation

Kevin R. Keeler - Driving under the influence

Joshua Graves - Serve sentence

Garrett L. Barnett - Criminal threat

Brodie Bretz - Possession of hallucinogenic drug, possession of drug paraphernalia, interference with a law enforcement officer, disorderly conduct

Hunter Ward - Contempt of court


Released Oct. 7

Laveta V.K. Elam - Serve sentence

Brinley J. Samer - $5,000 surety bond

Bonnie Roth - By order of the court

Deontre Keith Hardiman - By order of the court

Kevin R. Keeler - $1,000 cash/surety bond

Bradley Ehster - Own recognizance (OR) bond


Booked Oct. 8

Calie Lundquist - Serve sentence

Phillip Ledesma - Probation violation

Kevin Pekarek - Probation violation

Amanda Decker - Serve Kansas Department of Corrections sentence

Lyndsay George - Battery on a law enforcement officer, murder in the second degree, aggravated arson; $1,000,000 bond

David Jeppesen - Failure to appear

Sammy Jahay - Serve sentence

Heather Roth - Theft


Released Oct. 8

Payton Oxford - Own recognizance

Martez Tyus - Serve sentence

Garrett L. Barnett - $5,000 cash/surety bond

Shirley Burrow - Time served

Jacob Gildon - Granted probation

David Jeppesen - $500 surety bond

Heather Roth - $20,000 surety bond


Booked Oct. 9

Marlon Cardona - Driving while suspended

Fernando Ruiz, Great Bend - No driver’s license

Scott Wilder - Domestic battery

Jacob Davidson - Violation of a protection order


Released Oct. 9

Marlon Cardona - $1,000 surety bond

Fernando Ruiz, Great Bend - $1,000 cash/surety bond

Andrew Taylor - To corrections


Booked Oct. 10

Garry Gene Smith III - Aggravated criminal sodomy

Traci Brackbill - Failure to appear

Bryce Riegel - Criminal trespass


Released Oct. 10

Jacob Davidson - $1,000 surety bond

Traci Brackbill - $2,000 surety bond


Booked Oct. 11

Derik Trimmer - Driving while suspended

Travis Ploutz - Probation violation


Released Oct. 11

Bryce Riegel - $1,000 surety bond

Derik Trimmer - $500 cash/surety bond

Scott Wilder - 48 Hour OR bond

Sammy Jahay - Time served

Phillip Ledesma - To Russell County