JOHNSON COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating an incident that seriously injured a woman.

Just before 7:30p.m. Thursday, police responded&nbsp;&nbsp;to the report of a crash near W. 83rd Street and Woodland Road in Lenexa involving a vehicle that struck two bicyclists. 

One bicyclist, an adult female, was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries. The other bicyclist, an adult male, did not sustain serious injuries.

The driver of the vehicle, an adult male, was taken into custody on suspicion of impaired driving. The crash is being investigated by the members of the Lenexa Traffic Safety Unit.

JOHNSON COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating an incident that seriously injured a woman.Just before 7:30p.m. Thursday, police responded&nbsp;&nbsp;to the report of a crash near W. 83rd Street and Woodland Road in Lenexa involving a vehicle that struck two bicyclists. One bicyclist, an adult female, was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries. The other bicyclist, an adult male, did not sustain serious injuries.The driver of the vehicle, an adult male, was taken into custody on suspicion of impaired driving. The crash is being investigated by the members of the Lenexa Traffic Safety Unit.

Police: Driver arrested after vehicle struck Kan. bicyclists

SHAWNEE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating several arson fire in Topeka.

Just before 3a.m. August 25, fire crews responded to a house fire at 1509 NW Logan Street in Topeka, according department spokesperson Rosie Nichols.

First arriving crews found smoke and flames coming from a two-story house. Due to the heavy fire involvement, and safety concerns of the stability of the home, crews were forced to battle the fire from the outside. No occupants were inside the house at the time of the fire.

A preliminary investigation determined the cause of the fire as intentionally set. The total estimated loss from this fire was approximately $20,000, associated with structural loss. Content loss is unknown. Police have not reported an arrest in this case but have arrested three others for arson in August.

On August 14, police arrested 28-year-old&nbsp;Shaliqua Hill of Topeka and a 17-year-old girl for allegedly using explosives to start a house fire at 631 SE 35th Street in Topeka.

On August 16, police arrested 62-year-old Rose A. Wilson for alleged aggravated arson for an apartment at 1312 SW Polk Street in Topeka.

On August 1, police arrested 61-year-old&nbsp; Linda Ritchey, 61, for alleged aggravated arson for a fire at a home at 507 SW Taylor Street in Topeka. She remains in custody, according to online jail records.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/8/1693240273343.png" alt="Four arson fires including the fire that damaged this home in Topeka Aug. 25-photo courtesy WIBW TV" />
 <figcaption>Four arson fires including the fire that damaged this home in Topeka Aug. 25-photo courtesy WIBW TV</figcaption>
 </figure>SHAWNEE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating several arson fire in Topeka.Just before 3a.m. August 25, fire crews responded to a house fire at 1509 NW Logan Street in Topeka, according department spokesperson Rosie Nichols.First arriving crews found smoke and flames coming from a two-story house. Due to the heavy fire involvement, and safety concerns of the stability of the home, crews were forced to battle the fire from the outside. No occupants were inside the house at the time of the fire.A preliminary investigation determined the cause of the fire as intentionally set. The total estimated loss from this fire was approximately $20,000, associated with structural loss. Content loss is unknown. Police have not reported an arrest in this case but have arrested three others for arson in August.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/8/1692141411419.png" alt="Hill-photo Shawnee Co." />
 <figcaption>Hill-photo Shawnee Co.</figcaption>
 </figure>On August 14, police arrested 28-year-old&nbsp;Shaliqua Hill of Topeka and a 17-year-old girl for allegedly using explosives to start a house fire at 631 SE 35th Street in Topeka.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/8/1692305589950.png" alt="Wilson-photo Shawnee Co." />
 <figcaption>Wilson-photo Shawnee Co.</figcaption>
 </figure>On August 16, police arrested 62-year-old Rose A. Wilson for alleged aggravated arson for an apartment at 1312 SW Polk Street in Topeka.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/7/1690819669630.png" alt="Ritchey-photo Shawnee Co." />
 <figcaption>Ritchey-photo Shawnee Co.</figcaption>
 </figure>On August 1, police arrested 61-year-old&nbsp; Linda Ritchey, 61, for alleged aggravated arson for a fire at a home at 507 SW Taylor Street in Topeka. She remains in custody, according to online jail records.

Four arson fires at homes in Topeka in August

KANSAS CITY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Kansas City woman&nbsp; after learning she has been living off her missing father's Social Security and VA benefits.

On August 25, investigators with the Nye County, Nevada Sheriff's office&nbsp; served a Search Warrant at 3891 Peggy in Pahrump, Nevada to search the property for human remains buried on the property.

Investigators learned that 95-year-old Bruce Brown had not been contacted or seen since April of 2023.

Detectives traveled to Kansas City and interviewed 53-year-old Gennice Walker.  Investigators had already established probable cause that Walker was living off of Brown's Social Security and VA Benefits and had received information that she had buried Brown, her father, in the desert.

Walker refused to cooperate and was arrested in Kansas City on an Arrest Warrant for Larceny.

When investigators returned from Kansas City, a Search Warrant was served at the address on Peggy Avenue.&nbsp; After excavating a small portion of the back yard, deputies located human remains of a man in a home-made coffin under the ground.&nbsp; Autopsy later identified the remains as Bruce Brown. 

Gennice Walker remains jailed in Kansas City prior to extradition  to Nevada.

Anyone with information related to this investigation is asked to contact the Nye County Sheriff's Office at 775 751-7000.  You can also remain anonymous by calling CRIMESTOPPERS at 702 385-5555.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/8/1693304258750.png" alt="Walker-photo&nbsp; Nye Co. Sheriff" />
 <figcaption>Walker-photo&nbsp; Nye Co. Sheriff</figcaption>
 </figure>KANSAS CITY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Kansas City woman&nbsp; after learning she has been living off her missing father's Social Security and VA benefits.On August 25, investigators with the Nye County, Nevada Sheriff's office&nbsp; served a Search Warrant at 3891 Peggy in Pahrump, Nevada to search the property for human remains buried on the property.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/8/1693304730646.png" alt="3891 Peggy Ave. in Pahrump, Nevada -Google image" />
 <figcaption>3891 Peggy Ave. in Pahrump, Nevada -Google image</figcaption>
 </figure>Investigators learned that 95-year-old Bruce Brown had not been contacted or seen since April of 2023.Detectives traveled to Kansas City and interviewed 53-year-old Gennice Walker. Investigators had already established probable cause that Walker was living off of Brown's Social Security and VA Benefits and had received information that she had buried Brown, her father, in the desert.Walker refused to cooperate and was arrested in Kansas City on an Arrest Warrant for Larceny.When investigators returned from Kansas City, a Search Warrant was served at the address on Peggy Avenue.&nbsp; After excavating a small portion of the back yard, deputies located human remains of a man in a home-made coffin under the ground.&nbsp; Autopsy later identified the remains as Bruce Brown. Gennice Walker remains jailed in Kansas City prior to extradition to Nevada.Anyone with information related to this investigation is asked to contact the Nye County Sheriff's Office at 775 751-7000. You can also remain anonymous by calling CRIMESTOPPERS at 702 385-5555.

Sheriff: KC woman buried father in desert, stole his identity

HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect in connection with a fentanyl overdose death in Hutchinson.

On Wednesday, the Hutchinson Police Department Special Operations Division and Reno County Sheriff’s Office Drug Enforcement Unit arrested 32-year-old Cedrick Gardner II of Wichita, on requested charges that include Possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute,&nbsp; Possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, Possession of fentanyl, Possession of methamphetamine, Possession of Adderall, Possession of oxycodone, Possession of dilaudid, Possession of marijuana, Possession of drug paraphernalia and Criminal use of a weapon, according to a media release from Hutchinson Police.

Additionally, Gardner was charged with Distribution of a controlled substance causing death and Arranging the sale of a controlled substance using a communication device. Those charges are related to a recent fentanyl overdose that resulted in death in Hutchinson.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/8/1693509179796.jpeg" alt="Cedrick Gardner II-photo Hutchinson Police" />
 <figcaption>Cedrick Gardner II-photo Hutchinson Police</figcaption>
 </figure>HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect in connection with a fentanyl overdose death in Hutchinson.On Wednesday, the Hutchinson Police Department Special Operations Division and Reno County Sheriff’s Office Drug Enforcement Unit arrested 32-year-old Cedrick Gardner II of Wichita, on requested charges that include Possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute,&nbsp; Possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, Possession of fentanyl, Possession of methamphetamine, Possession of Adderall, Possession of oxycodone, Possession of dilaudid, Possession of marijuana, Possession of drug paraphernalia and Criminal use of a weapon, according to a media release from Hutchinson Police.Additionally, Gardner was charged with Distribution of a controlled substance causing death and Arranging the sale of a controlled substance using a communication device. Those charges are related to a recent fentanyl overdose that resulted in death in Hutchinson.

Kansas man arrested for role in fentanyl overdose death

SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities investigating a murder have a suspect in custody.

Just before 11a.m. Wednesday, police were dispatched to a reported shooting at an apartment complex in the 2000 block of S. Seneca in Wichita, according to Officer Kris Gupilan.&nbsp;

First responders&nbsp; located&nbsp;69-year-old James Gibson of Wichita with gunshot wounds inside an apartment. He was pronounced deceased at the scene.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Police reported they arrested 36-year-old&nbsp;<a href="https://ssc.sedgwickcounty.org/InmateSearch/Details.aspx?Id=22921">Jeremy Miles on</a> requested charges of first-degree murder, aggravated robbery, criminal possession of a weapon by a felon, assault and a parole violation, according to online jail records.&nbsp; Police have not reported the details on the arrest and are asking the public to contact them if any has more information on the crime.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/8/1693488696173.png" alt="Miles-photo Sedgwick Co." />
 <figcaption>Miles-photo Sedgwick Co.</figcaption>
 </figure>SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities investigating a murder have a suspect in custody.Just before 11a.m. Wednesday, police were dispatched to a reported shooting at an apartment complex in the 2000 block of S. Seneca in Wichita, according to Officer Kris Gupilan.&nbsp;First responders&nbsp; located&nbsp;69-year-old James Gibson of Wichita with gunshot wounds inside an apartment. He was pronounced deceased at the scene.&nbsp;&nbsp;Police reported they arrested 36-year-old&nbsp;<a href="https://ssc.sedgwickcounty.org/InmateSearch/Details.aspx?Id=22921">Jeremy Miles on</a> requested charges of first-degree murder, aggravated robbery, criminal possession of a weapon by a felon, assault and a parole violation, according to online jail records.&nbsp; Police have not reported the details on the arrest and are asking the public to contact them if any has more information on the crime.

Suspect arrested for murder, robbery at Kansas apartment

SHAWNEE COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating an incident reported to Shawnee County Park Police on August 15 at the Warren Nature Trails near Felker Park, according to Police Lt. Donna Eubanks.

It was alleged that an individual assaulted another individual, and the victim was transported by American Medical Response (AMR) to a local hospital with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries.&nbsp;

As a result of this investigation, on Wednesday police arrested 30-year-old Jose J. Arteaga of Topeka and booked him into the Shawnee County Department of corrections on requested charges of Rape Aggravated criminal sodomy and Aggravated battery

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/8/1693477495822.png" alt="Arteaga-photo Shawnee Co." />
 <figcaption>Arteaga-photo Shawnee Co.</figcaption>
 </figure>SHAWNEE COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating an incident reported to Shawnee County Park Police on August 15 at the Warren Nature Trails near Felker Park, according to Police Lt. Donna Eubanks.It was alleged that an individual assaulted another individual, and the victim was transported by American Medical Response (AMR) to a local hospital with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries.&nbsp;As a result of this investigation, on Wednesday police arrested 30-year-old Jose J. Arteaga of Topeka and booked him into the Shawnee County Department of corrections on requested charges of Rape Aggravated criminal sodomy and Aggravated battery

Investigators capture alleged Kansas trail rape suspect 

RILEY COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating alleged theft in Manhattan.

Just before 3p.m. Wednesday, police filed a report for theft in the 100 block of Bluemont Ave. in Manhattan, according to the Riley County Police Department activity report. 

Walmart reported a 21-year-old female suspect had stolen approximately $1,330 cash from registers between August 16 and 19, 2023. Police released no additional details and have not reported an arrest.

RILEY COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating alleged theft in Manhattan.Just before 3p.m. Wednesday, police filed a report for theft in the 100 block of Bluemont Ave. in Manhattan, according to the Riley County Police Department activity report. Walmart reported a 21-year-old female suspect had stolen approximately $1,330 cash from registers between August 16 and 19, 2023. Police released no additional details and have not reported an arrest.

RCPD: Suspect stole $1,300 cash from registers at Walmart

SEDGWICK COUNTY —A Kansas man accused in the death of his pregnant girlfriend whose body was found in the truck of his car made his first court appearance Wednesday.&nbsp; Alexander Lewis, 22 of Wichita, is charged with capital murder, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.

Just after 11a.m. Saturday, 911 dispatch in Sedgwick County received a call from a 911 operator from North Carolina reporting a possible homicide in the Wichita area, according to Officer Juan Rebolledo.

Based on the information given to the North Carolina 911 operator by a family member of the suspect, Wichita police officers were sent to two different locations, the 3900 block of E 17th Street North in Wichita and the 7600 block of E 21st Street N in Wichita.

Upon arrival at the 21st Street address, officers contacted&nbsp; Lewis and located Bronson's body of in the trunk of his vehicle. Officers pulled her body out of the trunk and provided life-saving measures until EMS arrived on the scene.

She was later pronounced deceased by EMS. Police arrested Lewis.

<a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/in-loving-memory-of-zaiylah-bronson">Click here to</a>&nbsp;help the Bronson family.

He is due back in court Sept. 14, according to the district attorney's office. He is being held on a $500,000 bond.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/8/1693339382320.png" alt="19-year-old Zaiylah Bronson photo GoFundMe" />
 <figcaption>19-year-old Zaiylah Bronson photo GoFundMe</figcaption>
 </figure>SEDGWICK COUNTY —A Kansas man accused in the death of his pregnant girlfriend whose body was found in the truck of his car made his first court appearance Wednesday.&nbsp; Alexander Lewis, 22 of Wichita, is charged with capital murder, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.Just after 11a.m. Saturday, 911 dispatch in Sedgwick County received a call from a 911 operator from North Carolina reporting a possible homicide in the Wichita area, according to Officer Juan Rebolledo.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/8/1693080884540.png" alt="Police on the scene of the investigation -photo courtesy KWCH" />
 <figcaption>Police on the scene of the investigation -photo courtesy KWCH</figcaption>
 </figure>Based on the information given to the North Carolina 911 operator by a family member of the suspect, Wichita police officers were sent to two different locations, the 3900 block of E 17th Street North in Wichita and the 7600 block of E 21st Street N in Wichita.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/8/1693155237617.png" alt="Lewis-photo Sedgwick Co." />
 <figcaption>Lewis-photo Sedgwick Co.</figcaption>
 </figure>Upon arrival at the 21st Street address, officers contacted&nbsp; Lewis and located Bronson's body of in the trunk of his vehicle. Officers pulled her body out of the trunk and provided life-saving measures until EMS arrived on the scene.She was later pronounced deceased by EMS. Police arrested Lewis.<a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/in-loving-memory-of-zaiylah-bronson">Click here to</a>&nbsp;help the Bronson family.He is due back in court Sept. 14, according to the district attorney's office. He is being held on a $500,000 bond.

Kan. man charged after body of girlfriend found in his car trunk

SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating another deadly shooting in Wichita.

Police have not reported any suspect details or an arrest.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/8/1693431567688.png" alt="Police on the scene of the investigation -photo courtesy KWCH" />
 <figcaption>Police on the scene of the investigation -photo courtesy KWCH</figcaption>
 </figure>SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating another deadly shooting in Wichita.Just before 11a.m. Wednesday, police were dispatched to a reported shooting at an apartment complex in the 2000 block of S. Seneca in Wichita, according to Officer Kris Gupilan.&nbsp;First responders&nbsp; located&nbsp;69-year-old James Gibson of Wichita with gunshot wounds inside an apartment. He was pronounced deceased at the scene.&nbsp;&nbsp;Police have not reported any suspect details or an arrest.

Homicide: 69-year-old Kansas man found dead in apartment

MARION (AP) —One of the reporters who works at the small Kansas newspaper that was&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/marion-kansas-newspaper-raid-aca057365ea3925328a69acd615c9893">raided by authorities</a>&nbsp;earlier this month filed a federal lawsuit against the police chief Wednesday.

Deb Gruver believes Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody violated her constitutional rights when he abruptly snatched her personal cellphone out of her hands during a search where officers also seized computers from the Marion County Record's office, according to the lawsuit. That Aug. 11 search and two others conducted at the homes of the newspaper's publisher and a City Council member have thrust the town into the center of a&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/marion-county-record-kansas-newspaper-raid-f1e49c4e542ddb3cf19c9ca02a0a21fb">debate over the press protections</a>&nbsp;in the First Amendment.

Cody didn't immediately respond to an email or text message from The Associated Press on Wednesday seeking comment. He has said little publicly since the raids other than posting a defense of them on the police department's Facebook page. In&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/newspaper-raid-kansas-affidavit-07d9c856894892bff13cb014248ec866">court documents</a>&nbsp;he filed to get the search warrants, he argued that he had probable cause to believe the newspaper and City Council member Ruth Herbel, whose home was also raided, had violated state laws against identity theft or computer crimes.

But the newspaper's publisher, Eric Meyer, has said he believes the identity theft allegations provided a convenient excuse for the search, and the police chief was really upset about Gruver's investigation into his background with the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department before he was hired in Marion earlier this year. Meyer has said he plans to file his own lawsuit.

The Record is known for its aggressive coverage of local politics and its community of 1,900 people about 150 miles (161 kilometers) southwest of Kansas City, Missouri.

Gruver — a veteran reporter with more than three decades of experience — said in a statement that by filing her lawsuit “I’m standing up for journalists across the country." She has previously worked at other newspapers in Kansas, Wyoming and Indiana and has won awards for her reporting.

“It is our constitutional right to do this job without fear of harassment or retribution, and our constitutional rights are always worth fighting for,” said Gruver, who had the words “Freedom of the press” tattooed on her right forearm the same day her lawsuit was filed.

The city administrator directed questions about the lawsuit to its attorney, Brian Bina, and outside council, Jennifer Hill. Neither attorney immediately returned phone messages from The Associated Press seeking comment.

The police department’s investigation of the newspaper began after a local restaurant owner accused reporters of improperly using personal information to access details about the status of her suspended driver’s license and her record that included a DUI arrest. A spokesman for the agency that maintains those records&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/kansas-newspaper-raid-marion-county-record-ce9a8b98f05e2c4faef14e7ad6948316">has said</a>&nbsp;the reporter's search on a public website was likely legal.

The lawsuit says that the warrant expressly said that the search was supposed to focus only on equipment that was used to access those records, which was done by another reporter at the paper. But after Cody handed Gruver a copy of the warrant and she told him that she needed to call the publisher, he quickly grabbed her personal phone and took it.

“In seizing Ms. Gruver’s personal cellular phone despite the seizure exceeding the scope of the unreasonable and unlawful search warrant, Chief Cody acted in unreasonable and unnecessarily violent fashion, causing injury to plaintiff’s Gruver’s rights and her person,” the lawsuit said.

One of the officers even read Gruver, another reporter and an office administrator their Miranda rights even though they were never arrested before forcing them outside in the heat to watch the three-hour search.

After the search of the newspaper office, officers went on to search the home Meyer shared with his 98-year-old mother.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/kansas-newspaper-mother-raid-video-4427af3241da82767deb76028836cffd">Video of that raid</a>&nbsp;shows how distraught his mother became as officers searched through their belongings. Meyer said he believes that stress contributed to the death of his mother, Joan Meyer, a day later.

<a href="https://apnews.com/article/kansas-newspaper-raid-marion-county-record-bead3f49d323c784d40154067141dc7c">Legal experts believe</a>&nbsp;the raid on the newspaper violated a federal privacy law or a state law shielding journalists from having to identify sources or turn over unpublished material to law enforcement.

Authorities returned the computers and cellphones they took during the raids after the prosecutor decided there was insufficient evidence to justify their seizure. A judge ordered investigators Tuesday to also&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/kansas-newspaper-raid-first-amendment-f8f375dbf48b93fc15c12893b8b49f37">destroy electronic copies</a>&nbsp;they made of the newspaper's files.

The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is looking into the newspaper's actions, but it hasn't provided any updates on its investigation.

It's not clear what action local officials might take. The City Council refused to discuss the raids at its meeting last week, and the mayor has told the Record that he doesn’t plan to take any action in response to them until after the KBI completes its investigation.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/8/1692219843330.png" alt="Reporter Deb Gruver believes Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody violated her constitutional rights-photo courtesy KWCH" />
 <figcaption>Reporter Deb Gruver believes Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody violated her constitutional rights-photo courtesy KWCH</figcaption>
 </figure>MARION (AP) —One of the reporters who works at the small Kansas newspaper that was&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/marion-kansas-newspaper-raid-aca057365ea3925328a69acd615c9893">raided by authorities</a>&nbsp;earlier this month filed a federal lawsuit against the police chief Wednesday.Deb Gruver believes Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody violated her constitutional rights when he abruptly snatched her personal cellphone out of her hands during a search where officers also seized computers from the Marion County Record's office, according to the lawsuit. That Aug. 11 search and two others conducted at the homes of the newspaper's publisher and a City Council member have thrust the town into the center of a&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/marion-county-record-kansas-newspaper-raid-f1e49c4e542ddb3cf19c9ca02a0a21fb">debate over the press protections</a>&nbsp;in the First Amendment.Cody didn't immediately respond to an email or text message from The Associated Press on Wednesday seeking comment. He has said little publicly since the raids other than posting a defense of them on the police department's Facebook page. In&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/newspaper-raid-kansas-affidavit-07d9c856894892bff13cb014248ec866">court documents</a>&nbsp;he filed to get the search warrants, he argued that he had probable cause to believe the newspaper and City Council member Ruth Herbel, whose home was also raided, had violated state laws against identity theft or computer crimes.But the newspaper's publisher, Eric Meyer, has said he believes the identity theft allegations provided a convenient excuse for the search, and the police chief was really upset about Gruver's investigation into his background with the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department before he was hired in Marion earlier this year. Meyer has said he plans to file his own lawsuit.The Record is known for its aggressive coverage of local politics and its community of 1,900 people about 150 miles (161 kilometers) southwest of Kansas City, Missouri.Gruver — a veteran reporter with more than three decades of experience — said in a statement that by filing her lawsuit “I’m standing up for journalists across the country." She has previously worked at other newspapers in Kansas, Wyoming and Indiana and has won awards for her reporting.“It is our constitutional right to do this job without fear of harassment or retribution, and our constitutional rights are always worth fighting for,” said Gruver, who had the words “Freedom of the press” tattooed on her right forearm the same day her lawsuit was filed.The city administrator directed questions about the lawsuit to its attorney, Brian Bina, and outside council, Jennifer Hill. Neither attorney immediately returned phone messages from The Associated Press seeking comment.The police department’s investigation of the newspaper began after a local restaurant owner accused reporters of improperly using personal information to access details about the status of her suspended driver’s license and her record that included a DUI arrest. A spokesman for the agency that maintains those records&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/kansas-newspaper-raid-marion-county-record-ce9a8b98f05e2c4faef14e7ad6948316">has said</a>&nbsp;the reporter's search on a public website was likely legal.The lawsuit says that the warrant expressly said that the search was supposed to focus only on equipment that was used to access those records, which was done by another reporter at the paper. But after Cody handed Gruver a copy of the warrant and she told him that she needed to call the publisher, he quickly grabbed her personal phone and took it.“In seizing Ms. Gruver’s personal cellular phone despite the seizure exceeding the scope of the unreasonable and unlawful search warrant, Chief Cody acted in unreasonable and unnecessarily violent fashion, causing injury to plaintiff’s Gruver’s rights and her person,” the lawsuit said.One of the officers even read Gruver, another reporter and an office administrator their Miranda rights even though they were never arrested before forcing them outside in the heat to watch the three-hour search.After the search of the newspaper office, officers went on to search the home Meyer shared with his 98-year-old mother.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/kansas-newspaper-mother-raid-video-4427af3241da82767deb76028836cffd">Video of that raid</a>&nbsp;shows how distraught his mother became as officers searched through their belongings. Meyer said he believes that stress contributed to the death of his mother, Joan Meyer, a day later.<a href="https://apnews.com/article/kansas-newspaper-raid-marion-county-record-bead3f49d323c784d40154067141dc7c">Legal experts believe</a>&nbsp;the raid on the newspaper violated a federal privacy law or a state law shielding journalists from having to identify sources or turn over unpublished material to law enforcement.Authorities returned the computers and cellphones they took during the raids after the prosecutor decided there was insufficient evidence to justify their seizure. A judge ordered investigators Tuesday to also&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/kansas-newspaper-raid-first-amendment-f8f375dbf48b93fc15c12893b8b49f37">destroy electronic copies</a>&nbsp;they made of the newspaper's files.The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is looking into the newspaper's actions, but it hasn't provided any updates on its investigation.It's not clear what action local officials might take. The City Council refused to discuss the raids at its meeting last week, and the mayor has told the Record that he doesn’t plan to take any action in response to them until after the KBI completes its investigation.

Kan. reporter files federal lawsuit against police chief who raided office

RILEY COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a high school student for an alleged school threat.

Just after 2p.m. Tuesday, police arrested 16-year-old&nbsp; Brycen Tyler, 16, of Manhattan at Manhattan High School&nbsp; after it was reported he made threats of violence and indications he may possess a weapon, according to the Riley County Police Department activity report.

A School Resource Officer made contact with Tyler after receiving reports of these comments and found that he was not in possession of a weapon. 

Ultimately, Tyler was arrested on requested charges of aggravated criminal threat and transported to the North Central Kansas Regional Juvenile Detention Facility in Junction City.

RILEY COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a high school student for an alleged school threat.Just after 2p.m. Tuesday, police arrested 16-year-old&nbsp; Brycen Tyler, 16, of Manhattan at Manhattan High School&nbsp; after it was reported he made threats of violence and indications he may possess a weapon, according to the Riley County Police Department activity report.A School Resource Officer made contact with Tyler after receiving reports of these comments and found that he was not in possession of a weapon. Ultimately, Tyler was arrested on requested charges of aggravated criminal threat and transported to the North Central Kansas Regional Juvenile Detention Facility in Junction City.

Teen accused of threat at Manhattan High School

Recent Booking Activity for the Geary County Detention Center. All persons included in this post are innocent of crimes until proven guilty in a court of law.

Bonds have been posted. Photos are unavailable.

Shane Perry, Failure to appear, Arrested 8/28

Betty Carey, Use / possess with intent to use drug paraphernalia into human body, Possession of marijuana, Driving under the influence of drug or combination of drugs, Arrested 8/28

Jacquelyn Frederick, Use / possess with intent to use drug paraphernalia into human body, Possession of marijuana, Maximum speed limits, Arrested 8/28

Justin Alexander, Possession of marijuana, Use/possess with intent to use drug paraphernalia into human body, Maximum speed limits, Arrested 8/29

Carlos Noel Perez Valdez, Exceeding posted speed limit, Operate a motor vehicle without a valid license, Arrested 8/29

Odessa Larry, Failure to appear, Arrested 8/29

Recent Booking Activity for the Geary County Detention Center. All persons included in this post are innocent of crimes until proven guilty in a court of law.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/8/1693409471600.jpeg" alt="Zane Smith Busch, Outside warrant, Theft-shoplifting, Arrested 8/28" />
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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/8/1693410027133.jpeg" alt="Jack Moyer, Use / possess with intent to use drug paraphernalia into human body, Possession of controlled substance, Arrested 8/29" />
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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/8/1693410131826.jpeg" alt="Matthew May, Use / possess with intent to use drug paraphernalia&nbsp; into human body, Possession of controlled substance, Driving while license cancelled / suspended / revoked; misdemeanor, Arrested 8/29" />
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 </figure>Bonds have been posted. Photos are unavailable.Shane Perry, Failure to appear, Arrested 8/28Betty Carey, Use / possess with intent to use drug paraphernalia into human body, Possession of marijuana, Driving under the influence of drug or combination of drugs, Arrested 8/28Jacquelyn Frederick, Use / possess with intent to use drug paraphernalia into human body, Possession of marijuana, Maximum speed limits, Arrested 8/28Justin Alexander, Possession of marijuana, Use/possess with intent to use drug paraphernalia into human body, Maximum speed limits, Arrested 8/29Carlos Noel Perez Valdez, Exceeding posted speed limit, Operate a motor vehicle without a valid license, Arrested 8/29Odessa Larry, Failure to appear, Arrested 8/29Recent Booking Activity for the Geary County Detention Center. All persons included in this post are innocent of crimes until proven guilty in a court of law.

Geary County Booking Photos Aug. 29-30

SEDGWICK COUNTY —A man arrested after a 16-hour standoff in Lawrence is now charged in the death of&nbsp;51-year-old Jose Lumbreras of Wichita.

Kevin Harris, 63 of Lawrence, is charged with 1st&nbsp;degree murder, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.

On Aug. 22, police in Wichita arrested&nbsp; 50-year-old Monicie Ramirez in connection with the crime. Police in Lawrence took&nbsp; Harris into following a prolonged standoff.

Just after 11 p.m. August 22, police learned Harris had fled Wichita and was believed to be inside an apartment in the 1400 block of Bristol Terrace in Lawrence, according to Police Sgt. Drew Fennelly 

 While working to gather more information from Wichita, officers in Lawrence set up a perimeter on the apartment building, and gathered information that led investigators to believe the suspect was present.

The Lawrence Police Crisis Response Team was activated and responded to the area, as well our Crisis Response Negotiators and&nbsp; the Unoccupied Aerial Vehicle team.

Crisis Negotiators were able to establish contact with people in the apartment and verified Harris was there. The Lawrence Police tactical team then began methodically evacuating the apartment building when it was clear the suspect was not going to come out, and was allegedly armed. 

After multiple hours of discussion, negotiators were able to convince Harris to allow a woman in the apartment to leave.&nbsp; Following multiple additional hours of discussion, negotiators convinced Harris to also leave the apartment and he peacefully surrendered at&nbsp;3:30 p.m., according to Fennelly.

&nbsp;Harris, of Lawrence, was turned over to investigators from the Wichita Police Department and is now being held on a $500,000 bond.

<figure>
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 <figcaption>Harris-photo Sedgwick Co.</figcaption>
 </figure>SEDGWICK COUNTY —A man arrested after a 16-hour standoff in Lawrence is now charged in the death of&nbsp;51-year-old Jose Lumbreras of Wichita.Kevin Harris, 63 of Lawrence, is charged with 1st&nbsp;degree murder, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.<figure>
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 <figcaption>Ramirez-photo Sedgwick Co.</figcaption>
 </figure>On Aug. 22, police in Wichita arrested&nbsp; 50-year-old Monicie Ramirez in connection with the crime. Police in Lawrence took&nbsp; Harris into following a prolonged standoff.Just after 11 p.m. August 22, police learned Harris had fled Wichita and was believed to be inside an apartment in the 1400 block of Bristol Terrace in Lawrence, according to Police Sgt. Drew Fennelly While working to gather more information from Wichita, officers in Lawrence set up a perimeter on the apartment building, and gathered information that led investigators to believe the suspect was present.The Lawrence Police Crisis Response Team was activated and responded to the area, as well our Crisis Response Negotiators and&nbsp; the Unoccupied Aerial Vehicle team.Crisis Negotiators were able to establish contact with people in the apartment and verified Harris was there. The Lawrence Police tactical team then began methodically evacuating the apartment building when it was clear the suspect was not going to come out, and was allegedly armed. After multiple hours of discussion, negotiators were able to convince Harris to allow a woman in the apartment to leave.&nbsp; Following multiple additional hours of discussion, negotiators convinced Harris to also leave the apartment and he peacefully surrendered at&nbsp;3:30 p.m., according to Fennelly.&nbsp;Harris, of Lawrence, was turned over to investigators from the Wichita Police Department and is now being held on a $500,000 bond.

Man jailed after 16-hour standoff charged with Kansas murder

RILEY COUNTY –&nbsp;Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect on child sex allegations.

On Tuesday, police arrest 37-year-old&nbsp;David Hearlson of Junction City&nbsp; in connection to child sex crimes reported to have occurred between March and May of 2019 involving a minor female victim known to him, according to a media release from the Riley County Police Department.

Hearlson was arrested on a Riley County District Court warrant on requested charges that include three counts each of rape and aggravated indecent liberties with a child, and one count each of attempted aggravated criminal sodomy, aggravated indecent solicitation of a child, and criminal threat. 

He remains confined in the Riley County Jail with a total bond of $200,000.

RILEY COUNTY –&nbsp;Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect on child sex allegations.On Tuesday, police arrest 37-year-old&nbsp;David Hearlson of Junction City&nbsp; in connection to child sex crimes reported to have occurred between March and May of 2019 involving a minor female victim known to him, according to a media release from the Riley County Police Department.Hearlson was arrested on a Riley County District Court warrant on requested charges that include three counts each of rape and aggravated indecent liberties with a child, and one count each of attempted aggravated criminal sodomy, aggravated indecent solicitation of a child, and criminal threat. He remains confined in the Riley County Jail with a total bond of $200,000.

Junction City man accused of child sex crimes

SEDGWICK COUNTY —A friend has established an online fundraiser to help the family of&nbsp; 19-year-old Zaiylah Bronson from Wichita who was the victim of domestic violence over the weekend.

<a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/in-loving-memory-of-zaiylah-bronson">Click here to</a> help the family

Upon arrival at the 21st Street address, officers contacted 22-year-old Alexander Lewis and located Bronson's body of in the trunk of his vehicle. Officers pulled her body out of the trunk and provided life-saving measures until EMS arrived on the scene.

She was later pronounced deceased by EMS. Police arrested Lewis on requested charges of second-degree murder. He is expected to make a first court appearance later this week.

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 </figure>SEDGWICK COUNTY —A friend has established an online fundraiser to help the family of&nbsp; 19-year-old Zaiylah Bronson from Wichita who was the victim of domestic violence over the weekend.<a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/in-loving-memory-of-zaiylah-bronson">Click here to</a> help the familyJust after 11a.m. Saturday, 911 dispatch in Sedgwick County received a call from a 911 operator from North Carolina reporting a possible homicide in the Wichita area, according to Officer Juan Rebolledo.<figure>
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 </figure>Based on the information given to the North Carolina 911 operator by a family member of the suspect, Wichita police officers were sent to two different locations, the 3900 block of E 17th Street North in Wichita and the 7600 block of E 21st Street N in Wichita.Upon arrival at the 21st Street address, officers contacted 22-year-old Alexander Lewis and located Bronson's body of in the trunk of his vehicle. Officers pulled her body out of the trunk and provided life-saving measures until EMS arrived on the scene.<figure>
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 </figure>She was later pronounced deceased by EMS. Police arrested Lewis on requested charges of second-degree murder. He is expected to make a first court appearance later this week.

Help for Kansas family of woman found dead in trunk of car

LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. officials said Tuesday that the FBI and its European partners infiltrated and seized control of a major global malware network used for more than 15 years to commit a gamut of online crimes including crippling ransomware attacks.

They then remotely removed the malicious software agent — known as Qakbot — from thousands of infected computers.

Cybersecurity experts said they were impressed by the deft dismantling of the network but cautioned that any setback to cybercrime would likely be temporary.

“Nearly ever sector of the economy has been victimized by Qakbot,” Martin Estrada, the U.S. attorney in Los Angeles, said Tuesday in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/qakbot-malware-disrupted-international-cyber-takedown">announcing the takedown.</a>&nbsp;He said the criminal network had facilitated about 40 ransomware attacks alone over 18 months that investigators said netted Qakbot administrators about $58 million.

Qakbot's ransomware victims included an Illinois-based engineering firm, financial services organizations in Alabama and Kansas, along with a Maryland defense manufacturer and a Southern California food distribution company, Estrada said.

Officials said $8.6 million in cybercurrency was seized or frozen but no arrests were announced.

Estrada said the investigation is ongoing. He would not say where administrators of the malware, which marshaled infected machines into a botnet of zombie computers, were located. Cybersecurity researchers say they are believed to be in Russia and/or other former Soviet states.

Officials estimated the so-called malware loader, a digital Swiss knife for cybercrooks also known as Pinkslipbot and Qbot, was leveraged to cause hundreds of millions of dollars in damage since first appearing in 2008 as an information-stealing bank trojan. They said millions of people in nearly every country in the world have been affected.

Typically delivered via phishing email infections,&nbsp;<a href="https://attack.mitre.org/versions/v11/software/S0650/">Qakbot gave criminal hackers</a>&nbsp;initial access to violated computers. They could then deploy additional payloads including ransomware, steal sensitive information or gather intelligence on victims to facilitate financial fraud and crimes such as tech support and romance scams.

The Qakbot network was “literally feeding the global cybercrime supply chain,” said Donald Alway, assistant director in charge of the FBI's Los Angeles office, calling it “one of the most devastating cybercriminal tools in history.” The&nbsp;<a href="https://blog.checkpoint.com/security/check-point-shares-analysis-of-qakbot-malware-group/">most commonly detected malware</a>&nbsp;in the first half of 2023, Qakbot impacted one in 10 corporate networks and accounted&nbsp;<a href="https://www.reliaquest.com/blog/the-3-malware-loaders-behind-80-of-incidents/">for about 30% of attacks globally,</a>&nbsp;a pair of cybersecurity firms found. Such “initial access” tools allow extortionist ransomware gangs to skip the initial step of penetrating computer networks, making them major facilitators for the far-flung, mostly Russian-speaking criminals who have wreaked havoc by stealing data and disrupting schools, hospitals, local governments and businesses worldwide.

Beginning Friday in an operation officials dubbed “Duck Hunt,” the FBI along with Europol and law enforcement and justice partners in France, the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, Romania and Latvia seized more than 50 Qakbot servers and identified more than 700,000 infected computers, more than 200,000 of them in the U.S. — effectively cutting off criminals from their quarry.

The FBI then used the seized Qakbot infrastructure to remotely dispatch updates that deleted the malware from thousands of infected computers. A senior FBI official, briefing reporters on condition he not be further identified, called that number “fluid” and cautioned that other malware may have remained on machines liberated from Qakbot.

It was the FBI's biggest success against cybercrooks since it&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/technology-politics-health-crime-us-department-of-justice-ed17a8853d78a9d0185af04cb8bd2fd2">“hacked the hackers”</a>&nbsp;with the January takedown of the prolific Hive ransomware gang.

“It is an impressive takedown. Qakbot was the largest botnet" in number of victims, said Alex Holden, founder of Milwaukee-based Hold Security. But he said it may have been a casualty of its own success in its staggering growth over the past few years. “Large botnets today tend to implode as too many threat actors are mining this data for various types of abuse.”

Cybersecurity expert Chester Wisniewski at Sophos agreed that while there could be a temporary drop in ransomware attacks, the criminals can be expected to either revive infrastructure elsewhere or move to other botnets.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. officials said Tuesday that the FBI and its European partners infiltrated and seized control of a major global malware network used for more than 15 years to commit a gamut of online crimes including crippling ransomware attacks.They then remotely removed the malicious software agent — known as Qakbot — from thousands of infected computers.Cybersecurity experts said they were impressed by the deft dismantling of the network but cautioned that any setback to cybercrime would likely be temporary.“Nearly ever sector of the economy has been victimized by Qakbot,” Martin Estrada, the U.S. attorney in Los Angeles, said Tuesday in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/qakbot-malware-disrupted-international-cyber-takedown">announcing the takedown.</a>&nbsp;He said the criminal network had facilitated about 40 ransomware attacks alone over 18 months that investigators said netted Qakbot administrators about $58 million.Qakbot's ransomware victims included an Illinois-based engineering firm, financial services organizations in Alabama and Kansas, along with a Maryland defense manufacturer and a Southern California food distribution company, Estrada said.Officials said $8.6 million in cybercurrency was seized or frozen but no arrests were announced.Estrada said the investigation is ongoing. He would not say where administrators of the malware, which marshaled infected machines into a botnet of zombie computers, were located. Cybersecurity researchers say they are believed to be in Russia and/or other former Soviet states.Officials estimated the so-called malware loader, a digital Swiss knife for cybercrooks also known as Pinkslipbot and Qbot, was leveraged to cause hundreds of millions of dollars in damage since first appearing in 2008 as an information-stealing bank trojan. They said millions of people in nearly every country in the world have been affected.Typically delivered via phishing email infections,&nbsp;<a href="https://attack.mitre.org/versions/v11/software/S0650/">Qakbot gave criminal hackers</a>&nbsp;initial access to violated computers. They could then deploy additional payloads including ransomware, steal sensitive information or gather intelligence on victims to facilitate financial fraud and crimes such as tech support and romance scams.The Qakbot network was “literally feeding the global cybercrime supply chain,” said Donald Alway, assistant director in charge of the FBI's Los Angeles office, calling it “one of the most devastating cybercriminal tools in history.” The&nbsp;<a href="https://blog.checkpoint.com/security/check-point-shares-analysis-of-qakbot-malware-group/">most commonly detected malware</a>&nbsp;in the first half of 2023, Qakbot impacted one in 10 corporate networks and accounted&nbsp;<a href="https://www.reliaquest.com/blog/the-3-malware-loaders-behind-80-of-incidents/">for about 30% of attacks globally,</a>&nbsp;a pair of cybersecurity firms found. Such “initial access” tools allow extortionist ransomware gangs to skip the initial step of penetrating computer networks, making them major facilitators for the far-flung, mostly Russian-speaking criminals who have wreaked havoc by stealing data and disrupting schools, hospitals, local governments and businesses worldwide.Beginning Friday in an operation officials dubbed “Duck Hunt,” the FBI along with Europol and law enforcement and justice partners in France, the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, Romania and Latvia seized more than 50 Qakbot servers and identified more than 700,000 infected computers, more than 200,000 of them in the U.S. — effectively cutting off criminals from their quarry.The FBI then used the seized Qakbot infrastructure to remotely dispatch updates that deleted the malware from thousands of infected computers. A senior FBI official, briefing reporters on condition he not be further identified, called that number “fluid” and cautioned that other malware may have remained on machines liberated from Qakbot.It was the FBI's biggest success against cybercrooks since it&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/technology-politics-health-crime-us-department-of-justice-ed17a8853d78a9d0185af04cb8bd2fd2">“hacked the hackers”</a>&nbsp;with the January takedown of the prolific Hive ransomware gang.“It is an impressive takedown. Qakbot was the largest botnet" in number of victims, said Alex Holden, founder of Milwaukee-based Hold Security. But he said it may have been a casualty of its own success in its staggering growth over the past few years. “Large botnets today tend to implode as too many threat actors are mining this data for various types of abuse.”Cybersecurity expert Chester Wisniewski at Sophos agreed that while there could be a temporary drop in ransomware attacks, the criminals can be expected to either revive infrastructure elsewhere or move to other botnets.

FBI, European partners seize major malware network

SHAWNEE COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect on drug allegations.

Just after midnight On Monday,&nbsp; a sheriff's deputy conducted a traffic stop on a black 1992 Chevrolet Silverado near NE Jefferson Street and NE Paramore Street for an alleged traffic violation, according to Deputy Abigail Christian.

During the investigation, illegal narcotics, open containers of alcohol and a stolen license plate were located.

Ryan W. Brooks, 36, of Topeka, was arrested and booked into the Shawnee County Department of Corrections. Brooks on requested charges of distribution of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of stolen property, transporting an open container of liquor, driving while license suspended, no vehicle liability insurance, improper display of license plate and improper turn signal.

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 </figure>SHAWNEE COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect on drug allegations.Just after midnight On Monday,&nbsp; a sheriff's deputy conducted a traffic stop on a black 1992 Chevrolet Silverado near NE Jefferson Street and NE Paramore Street for an alleged traffic violation, according to Deputy Abigail Christian.During the investigation, illegal narcotics, open containers of alcohol and a stolen license plate were located.Ryan W. Brooks, 36, of Topeka, was arrested and booked into the Shawnee County Department of Corrections. Brooks on requested charges of distribution of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of stolen property, transporting an open container of liquor, driving while license suspended, no vehicle liability insurance, improper display of license plate and improper turn signal.

Sheriff: Kansas man was selling methamphetamine

KANSAS CITY– Three leaders and six members of a confederation of street gangs in the Kansas City metropolitan area have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in an ongoing criminal enterprise that involved armed violence, including a murder conspiracy and drive-by shootings, and illegal drug trafficking, according to the United State's Attorney.

Steven K. Lee, also known as “Bizzle” and “SB,” 38, Charles V. Williams, also known as “Cheese” and “Chucky D,” 35, Travis L. Cook, also known as “Trav,” 30, Richard B. Johnson, also known as “Scritch” and “Rich,” 24, Deion D. Alford, also known as “Wommy,” 23, Ewon R. Kelley, also known as “Won,” 33, Myreku L. Frazier, also known as “Rekus,” 30, Anthony D. Hunter, also known as “Dee,” 25, and Jacequin Boswell, also known as “Nunu” and “Noodles,” 30, were charged in a six-count indictment returned under seal by a federal grand jury in Kansas City, Mo., on Aug. 17, 2023. That indictment was unsealed and made public today upon the arrests and initial court appearances of three of the defendants.

Cook, Lee, Williams, Kelley, and Hunter were all arrested in an operation on Thursday, August 24, 2023. Johnson and Alford are already in custody in connection with other charges. 

The operation involved more than 140 law enforcement officers from multiple local and federal agencies and searches of 16 residences associated with gang members. During the searches and arrests, law enforcement seized approximately 27 firearms, two machineguns, 1,069 rounds of ammunition, cocaine, heroin, fentanyl, marijuana, and bulk cash associated with the gangs. Additional seizures are still in the process of being logged into evidence.

According to the indictment, seven of the defendants—Lee, Johnson, Alford, Kelley, Frazier, Hunter, and Boswell—were members of an organized criminal enterprise, a gang called the Park Side Greasies, which is centered around the intersection of 33rd Street and Park Avenue in Kansas City, Mo. Members of Park Side Greasies allegedly engaged in acts of violence, including murder, conspiracy to murder, armed assault and robbery, and drug trafficking.

According to the indictment, Lee is the leader of Park Side Greasies. Williams leads Click Clack Gang and Cook leads South Benton Gang. Members of the three gangs maintain regular communication and frequently cooperate for the purpose of illegal drug trafficking and violent crimes, creating a confederation of gangs known as South Park Click. The gang alliance was memorialized in a 2013 song entitled “For Da 30’s,” the indictment says, which includes the verse “South Park Click. That’s South Benton, Park, and Click Clack. If somebody got shot, close your mouth – we probably did that. McDonald’s or Wendy’s, we don’t give a (expletive). You won’t move until the paramedics pick you up.”

Leaders, members, and associates of the criminal enterprise promoted a climate of fear in the community through repeated waves of gunfire, assaults, and destruction of property, among other crimes of violence and intimidation, the indictment says. They used and threatened to use physical violence to suppress challenges from rival criminals and others who threatened the enterprise. They enhanced their reputation for violence by killing, attempting to kill, and otherwise violently confronting people who challenged them. They enriched themselves, and funded the operations of the criminal enterprise, with the proceeds of illegal drug trafficking, robbery, and burglary.

The indictment charges all nine of the defendants in one count of participating in a racketeering conspiracy since at least Jan. 1, 2008. They allegedly engaged in a pattern of racketeering activity, including multiple acts and threats of murder, robbery, and drug trafficking as part of the criminal enterprise.

The indictment charges all nine of the defendants in one count of participating in a drug-trafficking conspiracy since at least Jan. 1, 2008. They allegedly conspired to distribute cocaine, crack cocaine, methamphetamine, fentanyl, heroin, PCP, alprazolam, oxycodone, and marijuana.

The indictment charges Lee, Johnson, Alford, Kelley, Hunter, and Boswell in one count of participating in a murder conspiracy since at least Dec. 8, 2017, in aid of the racketeering enterprise. Lee allegedly issued a contract for the murder of a rival gang member. Boswell located and attempted to shoot the victim in the area of 34th Street in Kansas City, Mo., but the victim successfully fled. Hunter shot at the victim on Dec. 30, 2018, reporting to Lee that they had “exchanged metal.” Kelley located the victim on Jan. 1, 2019, but was unable to execute the contract because too many people were around.

On Jan. 28, 2021, Johnson allegedly fired on multiple vehicles, believing them to be occupied by rivals, causing an injury to an uninvolved citizen and damaging property. Johnson is charged with one count of aiding and abetting another person to attempt to murder and to assault another person with a dangerous weapon, a Glock 9mm handgun. Johnson is also charged with one count of using a firearm during a crime of violence and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/8/1693087162839.png" alt="Cook-from a November 2022 arrest in Wyandotte Co." />
 <figcaption>Cook-from a November 2022 arrest in Wyandotte Co.</figcaption>
 </figure>KANSAS CITY– Three leaders and six members of a confederation of street gangs in the Kansas City metropolitan area have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in an ongoing criminal enterprise that involved armed violence, including a murder conspiracy and drive-by shootings, and illegal drug trafficking, according to the United State's Attorney.Steven K. Lee, also known as “Bizzle” and “SB,” 38, Charles V. Williams, also known as “Cheese” and “Chucky D,” 35, Travis L. Cook, also known as “Trav,” 30, Richard B. Johnson, also known as “Scritch” and “Rich,” 24, Deion D. Alford, also known as “Wommy,” 23, Ewon R. Kelley, also known as “Won,” 33, Myreku L. Frazier, also known as “Rekus,” 30, Anthony D. Hunter, also known as “Dee,” 25, and Jacequin Boswell, also known as “Nunu” and “Noodles,” 30, were charged in a six-count indictment returned under seal by a federal grand jury in Kansas City, Mo., on Aug. 17, 2023. That indictment was unsealed and made public today upon the arrests and initial court appearances of three of the defendants.Cook, Lee, Williams, Kelley, and Hunter were all arrested in an operation on Thursday, August 24, 2023. Johnson and Alford are already in custody in connection with other charges. The operation involved more than 140 law enforcement officers from multiple local and federal agencies and searches of 16 residences associated with gang members. During the searches and arrests, law enforcement seized approximately 27 firearms, two machineguns, 1,069 rounds of ammunition, cocaine, heroin, fentanyl, marijuana, and bulk cash associated with the gangs. Additional seizures are still in the process of being logged into evidence.According to the indictment, seven of the defendants—Lee, Johnson, Alford, Kelley, Frazier, Hunter, and Boswell—were members of an organized criminal enterprise, a gang called the Park Side Greasies, which is centered around the intersection of 33rd Street and Park Avenue in Kansas City, Mo. Members of Park Side Greasies allegedly engaged in acts of violence, including murder, conspiracy to murder, armed assault and robbery, and drug trafficking.According to the indictment, Lee is the leader of Park Side Greasies. Williams leads Click Clack Gang and Cook leads South Benton Gang. Members of the three gangs maintain regular communication and frequently cooperate for the purpose of illegal drug trafficking and violent crimes, creating a confederation of gangs known as South Park Click. The gang alliance was memorialized in a 2013 song entitled “For Da 30’s,” the indictment says, which includes the verse “South Park Click. That’s South Benton, Park, and Click Clack. If somebody got shot, close your mouth – we probably did that. McDonald’s or Wendy’s, we don’t give a (expletive). You won’t move until the paramedics pick you up.”Leaders, members, and associates of the criminal enterprise promoted a climate of fear in the community through repeated waves of gunfire, assaults, and destruction of property, among other crimes of violence and intimidation, the indictment says. They used and threatened to use physical violence to suppress challenges from rival criminals and others who threatened the enterprise. They enhanced their reputation for violence by killing, attempting to kill, and otherwise violently confronting people who challenged them. They enriched themselves, and funded the operations of the criminal enterprise, with the proceeds of illegal drug trafficking, robbery, and burglary.The indictment charges all nine of the defendants in one count of participating in a racketeering conspiracy since at least Jan. 1, 2008. They allegedly engaged in a pattern of racketeering activity, including multiple acts and threats of murder, robbery, and drug trafficking as part of the criminal enterprise.The indictment charges all nine of the defendants in one count of participating in a drug-trafficking conspiracy since at least Jan. 1, 2008. They allegedly conspired to distribute cocaine, crack cocaine, methamphetamine, fentanyl, heroin, PCP, alprazolam, oxycodone, and marijuana.The indictment charges Lee, Johnson, Alford, Kelley, Hunter, and Boswell in one count of participating in a murder conspiracy since at least Dec. 8, 2017, in aid of the racketeering enterprise. Lee allegedly issued a contract for the murder of a rival gang member. Boswell located and attempted to shoot the victim in the area of 34th Street in Kansas City, Mo., but the victim successfully fled. Hunter shot at the victim on Dec. 30, 2018, reporting to Lee that they had “exchanged metal.” Kelley located the victim on Jan. 1, 2019, but was unable to execute the contract because too many people were around.On Jan. 28, 2021, Johnson allegedly fired on multiple vehicles, believing them to be occupied by rivals, causing an injury to an uninvolved citizen and damaging property. Johnson is charged with one count of aiding and abetting another person to attempt to murder and to assault another person with a dangerous weapon, a Glock 9mm handgun. Johnson is also charged with one count of using a firearm during a crime of violence and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm.

KC gang leaders, members accused in racketeering, murder conspiracies

John Layfield, Domestic battery, Arrested 8/25

David Enyeart, Outside warrant, Maximum speed limits, Driving while suspended, Arrested 8/25

Alicia Baker, Outside warrant, Arrested 8/26

Jorge Pahuamba-Madrigal, Pedestrians under influence of alcohol or drugs, Arrested 8/27

Brian Gasswint, Interference with LEO, Obstruct / resist / oppose misdemeanor warrant service or execution, Pedestrian under influence of drugs / alcohol, Arrested 8/27

Isaac Gutierrez, Driving under the influence of drugs / alcohol, Unsafe turning or stopping, Failure to give proper signal, Arrested 8/27

Amanda Smith, Outside warrant, Arrested 8/27

Kimberly Pfotenhauer, Domestic battery, Arrested 8/27

Tyrone Honester, Failure to appear, Arrested 8/27

Chyna Campbell, Unlawful damage to property, Arrested 8/28

Jameica Littleton, Domestic battery, Arrested 8/28

Recent Booking Activity for the Geary County Detention Center. All persons included in this post are innocent of crimes until proven guilty in a court of law.<figure>
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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/8/1693345499375.jpeg" alt="Stephen Fox, Possession of marijuana, Theft-$1,500 pocket picking, Use / possess with intent to use drug paraphernalia into human body, Possession of controlled substance, Burglary, Interference with LEO, Outside warrant, Obstruct / resist / oppose misdemeanor warrant service or execution, Unlawful damage to property Arrested 8/26" />
 <figcaption>Stephen Fox, Possession of marijuana, Theft-$1,500 pocket picking, Use / possess with intent to use drug paraphernalia into human body, Possession of controlled substance, Burglary, Interference with LEO, Outside warrant, Obstruct / resist / oppose misdemeanor warrant service or execution, Unlawful damage to property Arrested 8/26</figcaption>
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 <figcaption>Elizabeth Parker, Possession of marijuana, Theft-$1,500 pocket picking, Use / possess with intent to use drug paraphernalia into human body, Possession of controlled substance, Burglary, Outside warrant ( 3 counts ) Interference with LEO, Obstruct / resist / oppose misdemeanor warrant service or execution, Arrested 8/26</figcaption>
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 </figure>Bonds have been posted. Photos are unavailable.John Layfield, Domestic battery, Arrested 8/25David Enyeart, Outside warrant, Maximum speed limits, Driving while suspended, Arrested 8/25Alicia Baker, Outside warrant, Arrested 8/26Jorge Pahuamba-Madrigal, Pedestrians under influence of alcohol or drugs, Arrested 8/27Brian Gasswint, Interference with LEO, Obstruct / resist / oppose misdemeanor warrant service or execution, Pedestrian under influence of drugs / alcohol, Arrested 8/27Isaac Gutierrez, Driving under the influence of drugs / alcohol, Unsafe turning or stopping, Failure to give proper signal, Arrested 8/27Amanda Smith, Outside warrant, Arrested 8/27Kimberly Pfotenhauer, Domestic battery, Arrested 8/27Tyrone Honester, Failure to appear, Arrested 8/27Chyna Campbell, Unlawful damage to property, Arrested 8/28Jameica Littleton, Domestic battery, Arrested 8/28Recent Booking Activity for the Geary County Detention Center. All persons included in this post are innocent of crimes until proven guilty in a court of law.

Geary County Booking Photos Aug. 28

DOUGLAS COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect on alleged rape in Kansas City, Kansas.

Just before 5:30 a.m. Sunday, a proactive officer approached 4 people loitering in front of a closed business in Lawrence, according to a social media report from police.

One of them provided a false name, but officers soon discovered who he was — and learned he was wanted on two counts of rape in Kansas and had other warrants.

 The suspect identified according to online booking records as 36-year-old Matthew A. Williams&nbsp; was arrested and transported to jail.  Officers discovered the suspect is a new to town and came Lawrence to hide.

Williams is being held on requested charges of rape in Wyandotte County and Failure to Appear in Douglas and Leavenworth County&nbsp;

DOUGLAS COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect on alleged rape in Kansas City, Kansas.Just before 5:30 a.m. Sunday, a proactive officer approached 4 people loitering in front of a closed business in Lawrence, according to a social media report from police.One of them provided a false name, but officers soon discovered who he was — and learned he was wanted on two counts of rape in Kansas and had other warrants. The suspect identified according to online booking records as 36-year-old Matthew A. Williams&nbsp; was arrested and transported to jail. Officers discovered the suspect is a new to town and came Lawrence to hide.Williams is being held on requested charges of rape in Wyandotte County and Failure to Appear in Douglas and Leavenworth County&nbsp;

Wanted Kansas rape suspect gave police a fake name

KANSAS CITY —Law enforcement authorities investigating a fatal officer-involved shooting have identified the suspect as 34-year-old D’Metrius J. Robinson.

Just before 3:30a.m. August 25, police responded to a call about individuals trying to break into cars at the&nbsp;Englewood Apartment Complex, 57th and Main Street in Gladstone, according to a media release.

Someone had already broken into a number of cars at the complex before police arrived. Officers attempt to arrest Robinson and two other suspects. 

Investigators said Robinson tried to drive away and ended up dragging an officer in the process. According to police, the officer shot Robinson. He later died at a hospital. The officer was treated for minor injuries.

Law enforcement confirmed another suspect is in custody. Investigators have not said if a third person has been arrested since the incident.

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 </figure>KANSAS CITY —Law enforcement authorities investigating a fatal officer-involved shooting have identified the suspect as 34-year-old D’Metrius J. Robinson.Just before 3:30a.m. August 25, police responded to a call about individuals trying to break into cars at the&nbsp;Englewood Apartment Complex, 57th and Main Street in Gladstone, according to a media release.Someone had already broken into a number of cars at the complex before police arrived. Officers attempt to arrest Robinson and two other suspects. Investigators said Robinson tried to drive away and ended up dragging an officer in the process. According to police, the officer shot Robinson. He later died at a hospital. The officer was treated for minor injuries.Law enforcement confirmed another suspect is in custody. Investigators have not said if a third person has been arrested since the incident.

Police ID suspect who died in KC-area officer involved shooting

SALINE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect for alleged child sex crimes.

Salina police received a call from the family of a sex abuse victim informing them of the alleged sexual abuse, according to&nbsp;Salina Police Lieutenant James Feldman.

On Sunday police arrested 56-year-old Delwin Wohlgemuth on the requested charges that include 30 counts of aggravated indecent solicitation of a child less than 14 years old and 30 counts of rape where the victim is less than 14 years old.

Feldman said the alleged sexual abuse took place over the course of multiple months.&nbsp;

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 </figure>Salina PostSALINE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect for alleged child sex crimes.Salina police received a call from the family of a sex abuse victim informing them of the alleged sexual abuse, according to&nbsp;Salina Police Lieutenant James Feldman.On Sunday police arrested 56-year-old Delwin Wohlgemuth on the requested charges that include 30 counts of aggravated indecent solicitation of a child less than 14 years old and 30 counts of rape where the victim is less than 14 years old.Feldman said the alleged sexual abuse took place over the course of multiple months.&nbsp;

Kansas man accused of child sex assault over many months

DAWSON COUNTY, Neb. —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect after a significant drug bust.

Just after 7:30 a.m. August 24, a trooper observed an eastbound Cadillac CTS speeding near&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lexington_Precinct,_Dawson_County,_Nebraska&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1">Lexington Precinct</a>&nbsp;on&nbsp;Interstate 80 in Dawson County, according to a media release from Nebraska State Patrol.

During the traffic stop, the trooper detected the odor of marijuana coming from inside the vehicle.

A search of the vehicle revealed more than 100 packages containing a total weight of 133 pounds of marijuana. 

Troopers arrested the driver, Jose Aparicio Mendoza, 28, of Mexico, on requested charges of possession of marijuana – more than one pound, possession with intent to deliver, and no operator’s license. He is being held in Dawson County Jail.

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 </figure>DAWSON COUNTY, Neb. —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect after a significant drug bust.Just after 7:30 a.m. August 24, a trooper observed an eastbound Cadillac CTS speeding near&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lexington_Precinct,_Dawson_County,_Nebraska&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1">Lexington Precinct</a>&nbsp;on&nbsp;Interstate 80 in Dawson County, according to a media release from Nebraska State Patrol.During the traffic stop, the trooper detected the odor of marijuana coming from inside the vehicle.A search of the vehicle revealed more than 100 packages containing a total weight of 133 pounds of marijuana. Troopers arrested the driver, Jose Aparicio Mendoza, 28, of Mexico, on requested charges of possession of marijuana – more than one pound, possession with intent to deliver, and no operator’s license. He is being held in Dawson County Jail.

Troopers catch man from Mexico with 133 pounds of marijuana

RILEY COUNTY–Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect for alleged sex crimes.

On Monday, police arrested 64-year-old <a href="https://www.clarkpetersenchiropractic.com/">Clark Petersen</a> of Manhattan&nbsp; in connection to sex crimes reported to have occurred at his chiropractic office,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Petersen+Chiropractic:+Clark+A.+Petersen+D.C./@39.194001,-96.60703,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x816ed6b4af777c41!8m2!3d39.194001!4d-96.60703" target="_blank">1419 Westport Landing Place&nbsp; </a>#109 in Manhattan, between 2018 and 2022 involving five female victims now between the ages of 37 and 59, according to a media release from the Riley County Police Dept.

Petersen was arrested on a Riley County District Court warrant for 16 counts of sexual battery and one count each of rape, aggravated sexual battery, and lewd and lascivious behavior. He remains confined in the Riley County Jail with a total bond of $300,000.

The investigation into Petersen continues, anyone with information is encouraged to contact Detective Jessie Ehrlich at (785) 473-2397. RCPD Victim Advocate Coordinator Melissa Mosher is available to assist any victims of crime with emotional support and resources. She can be reached at (785) 473-2390.

RILEY COUNTY–Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect for alleged sex crimes.On Monday, police arrested 64-year-old <a href="https://www.clarkpetersenchiropractic.com/">Clark Petersen</a> of Manhattan&nbsp; in connection to sex crimes reported to have occurred at his chiropractic office,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Petersen+Chiropractic:+Clark+A.+Petersen+D.C./@39.194001,-96.60703,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x816ed6b4af777c41!8m2!3d39.194001!4d-96.60703" target="_blank">1419 Westport Landing Place&nbsp; </a>#109 in Manhattan, between 2018 and 2022 involving five female victims now between the ages of 37 and 59, according to a media release from the Riley County Police Dept.Petersen was arrested on a Riley County District Court warrant for 16 counts of sexual battery and one count each of rape, aggravated sexual battery, and lewd and lascivious behavior. He remains confined in the Riley County Jail with a total bond of $300,000.The investigation into Petersen continues, anyone with information is encouraged to contact Detective Jessie Ehrlich at (785) 473-2397. RCPD Victim Advocate Coordinator Melissa Mosher is available to assist any victims of crime with emotional support and resources. She can be reached at (785) 473-2390.

Manhattan chiropractor accused of sex crimes at his office

SEDGWICK COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating the murder of a woman identified as&nbsp;19-year-old Zaiylah Bronson from Wichita.

 Based on the information given to the North Carolina 911 operator by a family member of the suspect, Wichita police officers were sent to two different locations, the 3900 block of E 17th Street North in Wichita and the 7600 block of E 21st Street N in Wichita.

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 </figure>SEDGWICK COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating the murder of a woman identified as&nbsp;19-year-old Zaiylah Bronson from Wichita.Just after 11a.m. Saturday, 911 dispatch in Sedgwick County received a call from a 911 operator from North Carolina reporting a possible homicide in the Wichita area, according to Officer Juan Rebolledo.<figure>
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 </figure> Based on the information given to the North Carolina 911 operator by a family member of the suspect, Wichita police officers were sent to two different locations, the 3900 block of E 17th Street North in Wichita and the 7600 block of E 21st Street N in Wichita.Upon arrival at the 21st Street address, officers contacted 22-year-old Alexander Lewis and located Bronson's body of in the trunk of his vehicle. Officers pulled her body out of the trunk and provided life-saving measures until EMS arrived on the scene. She was later pronounced deceased by EMS. Police arrested Lewis on requested charges of second-degree murder.The investigators are still working to fully determine what led up to the fatal incident and how the woman died.