May 28, 2026

RCPD: Man left four small children in hot car

Posted May 28, 2026 3:00 PM

RILEY COUNTY—Law enforcement are investigating a Kansas man after he left four small children in a hot car.

Just before 11:30a.m. Wednesday, officers filed a report of four counts of aggravated endangering of a child in the 100 block of Bluemont Avenue, according to the Riley County. Police Department activity report.

Four children including a 4-year-old girl, a 5-year-old boy, a 2-year-old girl and an 11-month-old boy, were left unattended in a hot vehicle for an extended period of time.

Regobert Yuh Manigha, 36, of Fort Riley, was arrested on requested charges that include four counts of aggravated endangering of a child. Manigha was transferred to the Pottawatomie County Jail, pending a judicial review of the case.

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