 COUNTY—A Kansas teen accused of following a pickup on his motorcycle and firing a shot that killed a Kansas woman on her way home from a high school football game made his first court appearance Monday morning.

<a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/norma-williams?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet-first-launch&amp;utm_medium=copy_link&amp;utm_source=customer">Click here to read the</a> online fundraiser for the Williams family.

On Monday, Daryon Boone, 19, was charged with murder in the first degree and criminal discharge of a firearm, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.

Just before 10 p.m. Sept. 1, police were dispatched to report of a shooting in the 11200 block of East Central Avenue, according to Officer Juan Rebolledo.

Officers arrived on the scene and located 69-year-old Norma Williams of Wichita unconscious and not breathing with a gunshot wound to her upper body.

Officers began providing life-saving efforts until EMS arrived. Mrs. Williams was transported to a local area hospital where she was pronounced deceased.

During the investigation, officers learned that Mrs. Williams was the front passenger of a 2021 Honda Ridgeline traveling northbound on Greenwich, approaching the eastbound lanes of Kellogg Drive.

When they reached the intersection a group of motorcycles riding eastbound ran the red light and one of the motorcycles driven by Daryon Boone of Wichita struck their vehicle. Following the incident, Boone followed the vehicle, ultimately producing a handgun and shooting into the vehicle, which fatally injured Mrs. Williams.

Police arrested Boone&nbsp; on a requested charge of first-degree murder, criminal discharge of a firearm into an occupied vehicle, and aggravated assault.

Boone is scheduled to return to court October 2. His bond was initially set at $500,000. He met the requirement of the bond and has not been in jail since the day following his Sept. 2, arrest, according to online jail records.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/9/1693841905672.png" alt="Norma Williams was shot and killed on the way home from a Friday night ballgame in Wichita -photo GoFundMe" />
 <figcaption>Norma Williams was shot and killed on the way home from a Friday night ballgame in Wichita -photo GoFundMe</figcaption>
 </figure> COUNTY—A Kansas teen accused of following a pickup on his motorcycle and firing a shot that killed a Kansas woman on her way home from a high school football game made his first court appearance Monday morning.<a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/norma-williams?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet-first-launch&amp;utm_medium=copy_link&amp;utm_source=customer">Click here to read the</a> online fundraiser for the Williams family.On Monday, Daryon Boone, 19, was charged with murder in the first degree and criminal discharge of a firearm, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/9/1693791365153.png" alt="Boone-photo Sedgwick Co." />
 <figcaption>Boone-photo Sedgwick Co.</figcaption>
 </figure>Just before 10 p.m. Sept. 1, police were dispatched to report of a shooting in the 11200 block of East Central Avenue, according to Officer Juan Rebolledo.Officers arrived on the scene and located 69-year-old Norma Williams of Wichita unconscious and not breathing with a gunshot wound to her upper body.Officers began providing life-saving efforts until EMS arrived. Mrs. Williams was transported to a local area hospital where she was pronounced deceased.During the investigation, officers learned that Mrs. Williams was the front passenger of a 2021 Honda Ridgeline traveling northbound on Greenwich, approaching the eastbound lanes of Kellogg Drive.When they reached the intersection a group of motorcycles riding eastbound ran the red light and one of the motorcycles driven by Daryon Boone of Wichita struck their vehicle. Following the incident, Boone followed the vehicle, ultimately producing a handgun and shooting into the vehicle, which fatally injured Mrs. Williams.Police arrested Boone&nbsp; on a requested charge of first-degree murder, criminal discharge of a firearm into an occupied vehicle, and aggravated assault.Boone is scheduled to return to court October 2. His bond was initially set at $500,000. He met the requirement of the bond and has not been in jail since the day following his Sept. 2, arrest, according to online jail records.

Teen charged with killing Kan. grandmother remains out of jail

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans detained for years in Iran arrived home Tuesday, tearfully hugged their loved ones and declared “Freedom!” after&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-prisoner-swap-sanctions-assets-4e1fa477f8e6af45fb764acd259c2f1a">being let go as part of a politically risky deal</a>&nbsp;that saw President Joe Biden agree to the release of nearly $6 billion in frozen Iranian assets.

The prisoners landed at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, with clapping and cheers heard in the predawn hours. Siamak Namazi, the first off the jet, paused for a moment, closed his eyes and took a deep breath before leaving the plane. Loved ones, some holding small American flags, enveloped them in hugs and exchanged greetings in English and Farsi, the main language of Iran.

“The nightmare is finally over,” Namazi’s brother, Babak, said at the airport.

“We haven’t had this moment is over eight years,” he added, his arm around his brother and his formerly detained father, Baquer, who had been earlier released by Iran. “It’s unbelievable.”

The former prisoners later posed for a group photograph with their families, calling out: “Freedom!”

The successful negotiations for the Americans' freedom brought Biden profuse thanks from their families but heat from Republican presidential rivals and other opponents for the monetary arrangement with one of America's top adversaries.

“Today, five innocent Americans who were imprisoned in Iran are finally coming home,” the Democratic president said in a statement released as the plane carrying the group from Tehran landed in Doha, Qatar, on Monday.

Iran’s hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi, on hand for&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/un-general-assembly-2023-what-to-know-9f3f99a3c99594a2a36d83e11e206975">the United Nations General Assembly in New York</a>, suggested the exchange could be “a step in the direction of a humanitarian action between us and America.”

“It can definitely help in building trust,” Raisi told journalists.

However,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-tensions-prisoner-swap-analysis-e168c0bd2f15e794caa0079a0a97b251">tensions are almost certain to remain high</a>&nbsp;between the U.S. and Iran, which are locked in disputes over Tehran’s nuclear program and other matters. Iran says the program is peaceful, but it now enriches uranium closer than ever to weapons-grade levels.

The prisoner release unfolded amid a major American military buildup in the Persian Gulf, with the possibility of U.S. troops&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/persian-gulf-tensions-us-armed-guards-57295a81dc45c9e0755bd6a83ece86d9">boarding and guarding commercial ships</a>&nbsp;in the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20% of all oil shipments pass.

After the plane slowed to a stop in Doha, three of the prisoners — Siamak Namazi, Emad Sharghi and Morad Tahbaz — emerged.

They hugged the U.S. ambassador to Qatar, Timmy Davis, and others. The three then threw their arms over one another's shoulders and walked off toward the airport.

In a statement issued on his behalf, Namazi said: “I would not be free today, if it wasn’t for all of you who didn’t allow the world to forget me.”

“Thank you for being my voice when I could not speak for myself and for making sure I was heard when I mustered the strength to scream from behind the impenetrable walls of Evin Prison,” he said.

The United States did not immediately identify the other two freed Americans. All were released in exchange for five Iranians in U.S. custody and for the deal over the frozen Iranian assets owed by South Korea. The Biden administration said the five freed Iranians pose no threat to U.S. national security.

Two of the imprisoned Americans' family members, Effie Namazi and Vida Tahbaz, who had been under travel bans in Iran, also were on the plane.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said two of the Iranian prisoners will stay in the U.S. Meanwhile, Nour News, a website believed to be close to Iran’s security apparatus, said two of the Iranian prisoners were in Doha for the swap.

Nour News identified the two in Doha as: Mehrdad Ansari, an Iranian sentenced by the U.S. to 63 months in prison in 2021 for obtaining equipment that could be used in missiles, electronic warfare, nuclear weapons and other military gear, and Reza Sarhangpour Kafrani, an Iranian charged in 2021 over allegedly unlawfully exporting laboratory equipment to Iran.

The $5.9 billion in cash released to Iran represents money South Korea owed Iran — but had not yet paid — for oil purchased before the U.S. imposed sanctions on such transactions in 2019.

The U.S. maintains that, once in Qatar, the money will be held in restricted accounts to be used only for humanitarian goods, such as medicine and food. Those transactions are currently allowed under American sanctions targeting the Islamic Republic over its advancing nuclear program.

Iranian government officials have largely concurred, though some hard-liners have insisted, without evidence, that there would be no restrictions on how Tehran spends the money.

The deal has already&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-hostage-state-department-51bb853cfd64bb824aed264038afe6d9">opened Biden to fresh criticism</a>&nbsp;from Republicans and others who say the administration is helping boost the Iranian economy at a time when Iran poses a growing threat to American troops and Mideast allies. That could have implications in his re-election campaign.

Former President Donald Trump, currently the lead Republican challenger in that race, called it an “absolutely ridiculous” deal on the Truth Social social media site. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell accused Biden of “rewarding and incentivizing Tehran's bad behavior.”

Biden held what the White House described as an emotional phone call with the families of the freed Americans after their release.

In his statement, Biden demanded more information on what happened to Bob Levinson, an American who&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/robert-levinson-iran-22c7a2b7b68fe693ff2ab49e16b732e6">went missing years ago.</a>&nbsp;The Biden administration also announced fresh sanctions on former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence.

The U.S. government, the prisoners’ families and activists have denounced the charges against the five Americans as baseless.

The Americans included Namazi, who was detained in 2015 and later sentenced to 10 years in prison on spying charges; Sharghi, a venture capitalist sentenced to 10 years; and Tahbaz, a British-American conservationist of Iranian descent who was arrested in 2018 and also received a 10-year sentence.

In a statement, Sharghi’s sister, Neda, said she “can’t wait to hug my brother and never let him go.”

“This is my brother, not an abstract policy," she added. "We are talking about human lives. There is nothing partisan about saving the lives of innocent Americans and today should be a moment of American unity as we welcome them home.”

Iran and the U.S. have a history of prisoner swaps dating back to the 1979 U.S. Embassy takeover and hostage crisis following the Islamic Revolution.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/9/1695125209993.png" alt="Family members embrace freed American Emad Shargi after he and four fellow detainees were released in a prisoner swap deal between U.S and Iran, as he arrives at Davison Army Airfield, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023 at Fort Belvoir, Va. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool via AP)" />
 <figcaption>Family members embrace freed American Emad Shargi after he and four fellow detainees were released in a prisoner swap deal between U.S and Iran, as he arrives at Davison Army Airfield, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023 at Fort Belvoir, Va. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool via AP)</figcaption>
 </figure>WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans detained for years in Iran arrived home Tuesday, tearfully hugged their loved ones and declared “Freedom!” after&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-prisoner-swap-sanctions-assets-4e1fa477f8e6af45fb764acd259c2f1a">being let go as part of a politically risky deal</a>&nbsp;that saw President Joe Biden agree to the release of nearly $6 billion in frozen Iranian assets.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">American citizens imprisoned by Iran for years are welcomed by family and friends upon arrival in Fort Belvior, Virginia. <a href="https://t.co/7ocQ2FwIyN">pic.twitter.com/7ocQ2FwIyN</a>&mdash; CSPAN (@cspan) <a href="https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1704135205831729594?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 19, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>The prisoners landed at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, with clapping and cheers heard in the predawn hours. Siamak Namazi, the first off the jet, paused for a moment, closed his eyes and took a deep breath before leaving the plane. Loved ones, some holding small American flags, enveloped them in hugs and exchanged greetings in English and Farsi, the main language of Iran.“The nightmare is finally over,” Namazi’s brother, Babak, said at the airport.“We haven’t had this moment is over eight years,” he added, his arm around his brother and his formerly detained father, Baquer, who had been earlier released by Iran. “It’s unbelievable.”The former prisoners later posed for a group photograph with their families, calling out: “Freedom!”The successful negotiations for the Americans' freedom brought Biden profuse thanks from their families but heat from Republican presidential rivals and other opponents for the monetary arrangement with one of America's top adversaries.“Today, five innocent Americans who were imprisoned in Iran are finally coming home,” the Democratic president said in a statement released as the plane carrying the group from Tehran landed in Doha, Qatar, on Monday.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Joe Biden releases 5 prisoners &amp; $6B to Iran, a leading state sponsor of terrorism. On the day we pay tribute &amp; remember the victims of 9/11, one of the most horrific attacks on American soil, the Biden Admin brokered a deal with terrorists who openly shout ‘Death to America.’ <a href="https://t.co/2AqTHG0Wso">https://t.co/2AqTHG0Wso</a>&mdash; Dr. Roger Marshall (@RogerMarshallMD) <a href="https://twitter.com/RogerMarshallMD/status/1701355511201902602?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 11, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Iran’s hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi, on hand for&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/un-general-assembly-2023-what-to-know-9f3f99a3c99594a2a36d83e11e206975">the United Nations General Assembly in New York</a>, suggested the exchange could be “a step in the direction of a humanitarian action between us and America.”“It can definitely help in building trust,” Raisi told journalists.However,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-tensions-prisoner-swap-analysis-e168c0bd2f15e794caa0079a0a97b251">tensions are almost certain to remain high</a>&nbsp;between the U.S. and Iran, which are locked in disputes over Tehran’s nuclear program and other matters. Iran says the program is peaceful, but it now enriches uranium closer than ever to weapons-grade levels.The prisoner release unfolded amid a major American military buildup in the Persian Gulf, with the possibility of U.S. troops&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/persian-gulf-tensions-us-armed-guards-57295a81dc45c9e0755bd6a83ece86d9">boarding and guarding commercial ships</a>&nbsp;in the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20% of all oil shipments pass.After the plane slowed to a stop in Doha, three of the prisoners — Siamak Namazi, Emad Sharghi and Morad Tahbaz — emerged.They hugged the U.S. ambassador to Qatar, Timmy Davis, and others. The three then threw their arms over one another's shoulders and walked off toward the airport.In a statement issued on his behalf, Namazi said: “I would not be free today, if it wasn’t for all of you who didn’t allow the world to forget me.”“Thank you for being my voice when I could not speak for myself and for making sure I was heard when I mustered the strength to scream from behind the impenetrable walls of Evin Prison,” he said.The United States did not immediately identify the other two freed Americans. All were released in exchange for five Iranians in U.S. custody and for the deal over the frozen Iranian assets owed by South Korea. The Biden administration said the five freed Iranians pose no threat to U.S. national security.Two of the imprisoned Americans' family members, Effie Namazi and Vida Tahbaz, who had been under travel bans in Iran, also were on the plane.Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said two of the Iranian prisoners will stay in the U.S. Meanwhile, Nour News, a website believed to be close to Iran’s security apparatus, said two of the Iranian prisoners were in Doha for the swap.Nour News identified the two in Doha as: Mehrdad Ansari, an Iranian sentenced by the U.S. to 63 months in prison in 2021 for obtaining equipment that could be used in missiles, electronic warfare, nuclear weapons and other military gear, and Reza Sarhangpour Kafrani, an Iranian charged in 2021 over allegedly unlawfully exporting laboratory equipment to Iran.The $5.9 billion in cash released to Iran represents money South Korea owed Iran — but had not yet paid — for oil purchased before the U.S. imposed sanctions on such transactions in 2019.The U.S. maintains that, once in Qatar, the money will be held in restricted accounts to be used only for humanitarian goods, such as medicine and food. Those transactions are currently allowed under American sanctions targeting the Islamic Republic over its advancing nuclear program.Iranian government officials have largely concurred, though some hard-liners have insisted, without evidence, that there would be no restrictions on how Tehran spends the money.The deal has already&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-hostage-state-department-51bb853cfd64bb824aed264038afe6d9">opened Biden to fresh criticism</a>&nbsp;from Republicans and others who say the administration is helping boost the Iranian economy at a time when Iran poses a growing threat to American troops and Mideast allies. That could have implications in his re-election campaign.Former President Donald Trump, currently the lead Republican challenger in that race, called it an “absolutely ridiculous” deal on the Truth Social social media site. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell accused Biden of “rewarding and incentivizing Tehran's bad behavior.”Biden held what the White House described as an emotional phone call with the families of the freed Americans after their release.In his statement, Biden demanded more information on what happened to Bob Levinson, an American who&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/robert-levinson-iran-22c7a2b7b68fe693ff2ab49e16b732e6">went missing years ago.</a>&nbsp;The Biden administration also announced fresh sanctions on former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence.The U.S. government, the prisoners’ families and activists have denounced the charges against the five Americans as baseless.The Americans included Namazi, who was detained in 2015 and later sentenced to 10 years in prison on spying charges; Sharghi, a venture capitalist sentenced to 10 years; and Tahbaz, a British-American conservationist of Iranian descent who was arrested in 2018 and also received a 10-year sentence.In a statement, Sharghi’s sister, Neda, said she “can’t wait to hug my brother and never let him go.”“This is my brother, not an abstract policy," she added. "We are talking about human lives. There is nothing partisan about saving the lives of innocent Americans and today should be a moment of American unity as we welcome them home.”Iran and the U.S. have a history of prisoner swaps dating back to the 1979 U.S. Embassy takeover and hostage crisis following the Islamic Revolution.

🎥 $6 billion deal: Americans released by Iran arrive home, declare Freedom!

FINNEY COUNTY —A woman accused in the death of a southwest Kansas man has been extradited to Kansas.

Just after 3p.m. Sunday, 32-year-old Samantha Smith was booked into the Finney County jail in requested charges of&nbsp; Murder in the 1st degree. In the commission of a felony and Aggravated robbery, according to online jail records.

In September 2019, Ernie Ortiz was found shot outside of his family restaurant in Garden City and he later died at the hospital. It is believed Ortiz was shot during a robbery after he closed the business for the night.

On September 6, U.S. Marshals arrested Smith in connection with the&nbsp;homicide&nbsp; in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

In June 2023, the Garden City Police Department obtained an arrest warrant for First-Degree Murder and Aggravated Robbery against Smith in connection with the case. 

In January, Crime Stoppers in southwest Kansas offered a&nbsp;$21,500 reward for information in the&nbsp;shooting death.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/9/1695074941566.png" alt="Smith photo Finney Co." />
 <figcaption>Smith photo Finney Co.</figcaption>
 </figure>FINNEY COUNTY —A woman accused in the death of a southwest Kansas man has been extradited to Kansas.Just after 3p.m. Sunday, 32-year-old Samantha Smith was booked into the Finney County jail in requested charges of&nbsp; Murder in the 1st degree. In the commission of a felony and Aggravated robbery, according to online jail records.In September 2019, Ernie Ortiz was found shot outside of his family restaurant in Garden City and he later died at the hospital. It is believed Ortiz was shot during a robbery after he closed the business for the night.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/1/1673628423977.png" alt="Ernie Ortiz died during a robbery in Sept. of 2019- photo Garden City Police" />
 <figcaption>Ernie Ortiz died during a robbery in Sept. of 2019- photo Garden City Police</figcaption>
 </figure>On September 6, U.S. Marshals arrested Smith in connection with the&nbsp;homicide&nbsp; in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/9/1694046768318.png" alt="Smith-photo Horry County, South Carolina Jail" />
 <figcaption>Smith-photo Horry County, South Carolina Jail</figcaption>
 </figure>In June 2023, the Garden City Police Department obtained an arrest warrant for First-Degree Murder and Aggravated Robbery against Smith in connection with the case. In January, Crime Stoppers in southwest Kansas offered a&nbsp;$21,500 reward for information in the&nbsp;shooting death.

Suspect in 4-year-old murder case is back in a Kansas jail

BARTON COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Kansas felon on multiple allegations following a two county chase.

Just after 1 a.m. Sunday, the Barton County Sheriff’s Office was taking a report of a stolen vehicle in the 3800 block of 2nd Street, just southwest of the City of Great Bend, according to Sheriff Brian Bellendir.

While at the scene, the deputy broadcast the description of the vehicle on the police radio.

A unit with the Great Bend Police Department observed the vehicle at about 1:39 a.m. eastbound on U.S. 56 Highway leaving Great Bend. Deputies intercepted the vehicle on E. Barton County Road and attempted to stop it.

The vehicle fled east toward the city of Ellinwood where an Ellinwood police unit was able to deploy stop sticks, which the vehicle ran over, flattening one tire. 

The vehicle continued east out of Ellinwood into Rice County at which point the Rice County Sheriff’s Office and Lyons Police Department joined the pursuit. Stop sticks were again deployed east of Chase flattening another tire. 

The vehicle continued into the city of Lyons where it struck two patrol units from the Barton County Sheriff’s Office and one from the Sterling Police Department. The vehicle was then forced to stop after being struck by units from several agencies.

The driver and sole occupant of the vehicle was identified as Luis Cerna, 24 of Great Bend. Cerna was arrested and transported to the Rice County Jail where is being held on a $75,000 bond on requested charges of felony flee and elude, driving while habitual violator, possession of stolen property and criminal damage to property. 

&nbsp;He will be transferred to Barton County after facing the Rice County charges.&nbsp;Cerna has a previous felony conviction for criminal threat, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections 

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/9/1695054990109.jpeg" alt="Cerna has a previous felony conviction for criminal threat, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections -photo Barton Co." />
 <figcaption>Cerna has a previous felony conviction for criminal threat, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections -photo Barton Co.</figcaption>
 </figure>BARTON COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Kansas felon on multiple allegations following a two county chase.Just after 1 a.m. Sunday, the Barton County Sheriff’s Office was taking a report of a stolen vehicle in the 3800 block of 2nd Street, just southwest of the City of Great Bend, according to Sheriff Brian Bellendir.While at the scene, the deputy broadcast the description of the vehicle on the police radio.A unit with the Great Bend Police Department observed the vehicle at about 1:39 a.m. eastbound on U.S. 56 Highway leaving Great Bend. Deputies intercepted the vehicle on E. Barton County Road and attempted to stop it.The vehicle fled east toward the city of Ellinwood where an Ellinwood police unit was able to deploy stop sticks, which the vehicle ran over, flattening one tire. The vehicle continued east out of Ellinwood into Rice County at which point the Rice County Sheriff’s Office and Lyons Police Department joined the pursuit. Stop sticks were again deployed east of Chase flattening another tire. The vehicle continued into the city of Lyons where it struck two patrol units from the Barton County Sheriff’s Office and one from the Sterling Police Department. The vehicle was then forced to stop after being struck by units from several agencies.The driver and sole occupant of the vehicle was identified as Luis Cerna, 24 of Great Bend. Cerna was arrested and transported to the Rice County Jail where is being held on a $75,000 bond on requested charges of felony flee and elude, driving while habitual violator, possession of stolen property and criminal damage to property. &nbsp;He will be transferred to Barton County after facing the Rice County charges.&nbsp;Cerna has a previous felony conviction for criminal threat, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections

Kan. felon jailed after 2-county chase, crash into patrol vehicles

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Five prisoners sought by the U.S.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-prisoner-swap-4bcf25d9be7807a2882fd949f2ad8eb1">in a swap with Iran</a>&nbsp;were freed Monday and headed home as part of a deal that saw nearly $6 billion in Iranian assets unfrozen.

"Today, five innocent Americans who were imprisoned in Iran are finally coming home. Siamak Namazi, Morad Tahbaz, Emad Sharghi, and two citizens who wish to remain private will soon be reunited with their loved ones—after enduring years of agony, uncertainty, and suffering," President Joe Biden said in a statement released as the plane carrying the group from Tehran landed in Doha, Qatar.

"I am grateful to our partners at home and abroad for their tireless efforts to help us achieve this outcome, including the Governments of Qatar, Oman, Switzerland, and&nbsp;South Korea.I give special thanks to the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad, and to the Sultan of Oman, Haitham bin Tariq, both of whom helped facilitate this agreement&nbsp;over many months of difficult and principled American diplomacy," the President wrote.

"As we celebrate the return of these Americans, we also remember those who did not return. I call on the Iranian regime to give a full account of what happened to Bob Levinson."

"The Levinson family deserves answers. Today, we are sanctioning former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence under the Levinson Act for their involvement in wrongful detentions. And, we will continue to impose costs on Iran for their provocative actions in the region.&nbsp;And as we welcome home our fellow citizens, I once more remind all Americans of the serious risks of traveling to Iran. American passport holders should not travel there."

"The U.S. State Department has a longstanding travel warning that states: “Do not travel to Iran due to the risk of kidnapping and the arbitrary arrest and detention of U.S. citizens.” All Americans should heed those words and have no expectation that their release can be secured if they do not."

"Reuniting wrongfully detained Americans with their loved ones has been a priority for my Administration since day one. We have now brought home dozens of our fellow citizens, including from Afghanistan, Burma, Haiti, Russia, Rwanda, Venezuela, West Africa, and more locations globally. Still, too many remain unjustly held in Russia, Venezuela, Syria, and elsewhere around the world. We remain unflinching in our efforts to keep faith with them and their families—and we will not stop working until we bring home every American held hostage or wrongfully detained."

Despite the deal,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-tensions-prisoner-swap-analysis-e168c0bd2f15e794caa0079a0a97b251">tensions are almost certain to remain high</a>&nbsp;between the U.S. and Iran, which are locked in various disputes, including over Tehran’s nuclear program. Iran says the program is peaceful, but it now enriches uranium closer than ever to weapons-grade levels.

The planned exchange has unfolded amid a major American military buildup in the Persian Gulf, with the possibility of U.S. troops&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/persian-gulf-tensions-us-armed-guards-57295a81dc45c9e0755bd6a83ece86d9">boarding and guarding commercial ships</a>&nbsp;in the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20% of all oil shipments pass.

After the plane slowed to a stop, three of the prisoners walked down the ramp and were greeted by the U.S. ambassador to Qatar, Timmy Davis. The former prisoners hugged the ambassador and others.

The three — Siamak Namazi, Emad Sharghi and Morad Tahbaz — then wrapped their arms around their shoulders and walked off to a building in the airport.

In a statement issued on his behalf after landing, Namazi said: “I would not be free today, if it wasn’t for all of you who didn’t allow the world to forget me.”

“Thank you for being my voice when I could not speak for myself and for making sure I was heard when I mustered the strength to scream from behind the impenetrable walls of Evin Prison,” Namazi said.

In addition to the five freed Americans, two U.S. family members flew out of Tehran, according to a senior Biden administration official, who spoke on condition of anonymity when the exchange was ongoing.

Earlier, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said that the exchange would take place Monday after nearly $6 billion in once-frozen Iranian assets reached Qatar.

“Fortunately Iran’s frozen assets in South Korea were released and God willing today the assets will start to be fully controlled by the government and the nation,” Kanaani said.

“On the subject of the prisoner swap, it will happen today and five prisoners, citizens of the Islamic Republic, will be released from the prisons in the U.S.,” he added. “Five imprisoned citizens who were in Iran will be given to the U.S. side.”

He said two of the Iranian prisoners will stay in the U.S. Meanwhile, Nour News, a website believed to be close to Iran’s security apparatus, said two of the Iranian prisoners had arrived in Doha for the swap.

Mohammad Reza Farzin, Iran’s Central Bank chief, later came on state television to acknowledge the receipt of over 5.5 billion euros — $5.9 billion — in accounts in Qatar. Months ago, Iran had anticipated getting as much as $7 billion.

The planned exchange comes ahead of the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/un-general-assembly-2023-what-to-know-9f3f99a3c99594a2a36d83e11e206975">convening of world leaders</a>&nbsp;at the U.N. General Assembly this week in New York, where Iran’s hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi will speak.

The deal has already&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-hostage-state-department-51bb853cfd64bb824aed264038afe6d9">opened U.S. President Joe Biden to fresh criticism</a>&nbsp;from Republicans and others who say that the administration is helping boost the Iranian economy at a time when Iran poses a growing threat to American troops and Mideast allies. That could have implications in his reelection campaign as well.

The prisoners freed Monday were: Namazi, who was detained in 2015 and was later sentenced to 10 years in prison on spying charges; Emad Sharghi, a venture capitalist sentenced to 10 years; and Morad Tahbaz, a British-American conservationist of Iranian descent who was arrested in 2018 and also received a 10-year sentence. All of their charges have been widely criticized by their families, activists and the U.S. government.

U.S. officials have declined to identify the fourth and fifth prisoner.

The five prisoners Iran has said it seeks are mostly held over allegedly trying to export banned material to Iran, such as dual use electronics that can be used by a military.

The two that Nour News said were in Doha were: Mehrdad Ansari, an Iranian sentenced to 63 months in prison in 2021 for obtaining equipment that could be used in missiles, electronic warfare, nuclear weapons and other military gear, and Reza Sarhangpour Kafrani, an Iranian charged in 2021 over allegedly unlawfully exporting laboratory equipment to Iran.

The cash represents money South Korea owed Iran — but had not yet paid — for oil purchased before the U.S. imposed sanctions on such transactions in 2019.

The U.S. maintains that, once in Qatar, the money will be held in restricted accounts and will only be able to be used for humanitarian goods, such as medicine and food. Those transactions are currently allowed under American sanctions targeting the Islamic Republic over its advancing nuclear program.

Iranian government officials have largely concurred with that explanation, though some hard-liners have insisted, without providing evidence, that there would be no restrictions on how Tehran spends the money.

Iran and the U.S. have a history of prisoner swaps dating back to the 1979 U.S. Embassy takeover and hostage crisis following the Islamic Revolution. Their most recent major exchange happened in 2016, when Iran came to a deal with world powers to restrict its nuclear program in return for an easing of sanctions.

The West accuses Iran of using foreign prisoners — including those with dual nationality — as bargaining chips, an allegation Tehran rejects.

Negotiations over a major prisoner swap faltered after then-President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew America from the nuclear deal in 2018. From the following year on, a series of attacks and ship seizures attributed to Iran have raised tensions.

Meanwhile, Iran’s nuclear program now enriches closer than ever to weapons-grade levels. While the head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog has warned that&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-iran-politics-government-mahmoud-ahmadinejad-6acdb64d36fcbe05b3ee725d8a585d96">Iran now has enough enriched uranium to produce “several” bombs</a>, months more would likely be needed to build a weapon and potentially miniaturize it to put it on a missile — if Iran decided to pursue one.

Iran maintains its nuclear program is peaceful, and the U.S. intelligence community has kept its assessment that Iran is not pursuing an atomic bomb.

Iran has taken steps in recent months to&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/iran-nuclear-program-iaea-uranium-enrichment-dded37dd0509ff0f469478b5db771027">settle some issues with the International Atomic Energy Agency.</a>&nbsp;But the advances in its program have led to fears of a wider regional conflagration as Israel, itself a nuclear power, has said it would not allow Tehran to develop the bomb. Israel bombed both Iraq and Syria to stop their nuclear programs, giving the threat more weight. It also is suspected in carrying out a series of killings targeting Iran’s nuclear scientists.

Iran also supplies Russia with the bomb-carrying drones Moscow uses to target sites in Ukraine in its war on Kyiv, which remains another major dispute between Tehran and Washington.

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Five prisoners sought by the U.S.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-prisoner-swap-4bcf25d9be7807a2882fd949f2ad8eb1">in a swap with Iran</a>&nbsp;were freed Monday and headed home as part of a deal that saw nearly $6 billion in Iranian assets unfrozen."Today, five innocent Americans who were imprisoned in Iran are finally coming home. Siamak Namazi, Morad Tahbaz, Emad Sharghi, and two citizens who wish to remain private will soon be reunited with their loved ones—after enduring years of agony, uncertainty, and suffering," President Joe Biden said in a statement released as the plane carrying the group from Tehran landed in Doha, Qatar.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Joe Biden releases 5 prisoners &amp; $6B to Iran, a leading state sponsor of terrorism. On the day we pay tribute &amp; remember the victims of 9/11, one of the most horrific attacks on American soil, the Biden Admin brokered a deal with terrorists who openly shout ‘Death to America.’ <a href="https://t.co/2AqTHG0Wso">https://t.co/2AqTHG0Wso</a>&mdash; Dr. Roger Marshall (@RogerMarshallMD) <a href="https://twitter.com/RogerMarshallMD/status/1701355511201902602?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 11, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>"I am grateful to our partners at home and abroad for their tireless efforts to help us achieve this outcome, including the Governments of Qatar, Oman, Switzerland, and&nbsp;South Korea.I give special thanks to the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad, and to the Sultan of Oman, Haitham bin Tariq, both of whom helped facilitate this agreement&nbsp;over many months of difficult and principled American diplomacy," the President wrote."As we celebrate the return of these Americans, we also remember those who did not return. I call on the Iranian regime to give a full account of what happened to Bob Levinson.""The Levinson family deserves answers. Today, we are sanctioning former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence under the Levinson Act for their involvement in wrongful detentions. And, we will continue to impose costs on Iran for their provocative actions in the region.&nbsp;And as we welcome home our fellow citizens, I once more remind all Americans of the serious risks of traveling to Iran. American passport holders should not travel there." "The U.S. State Department has a longstanding travel warning that states: “Do not travel to Iran due to the risk of kidnapping and the arbitrary arrest and detention of U.S. citizens.” All Americans should heed those words and have no expectation that their release can be secured if they do not.""Reuniting wrongfully detained Americans with their loved ones has been a priority for my Administration since day one. We have now brought home dozens of our fellow citizens, including from Afghanistan, Burma, Haiti, Russia, Rwanda, Venezuela, West Africa, and more locations globally. Still, too many remain unjustly held in Russia, Venezuela, Syria, and elsewhere around the world. We remain unflinching in our efforts to keep faith with them and their families—and we will not stop working until we bring home every American held hostage or wrongfully detained."Despite the deal,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-tensions-prisoner-swap-analysis-e168c0bd2f15e794caa0079a0a97b251">tensions are almost certain to remain high</a>&nbsp;between the U.S. and Iran, which are locked in various disputes, including over Tehran’s nuclear program. Iran says the program is peaceful, but it now enriches uranium closer than ever to weapons-grade levels.The planned exchange has unfolded amid a major American military buildup in the Persian Gulf, with the possibility of U.S. troops&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/persian-gulf-tensions-us-armed-guards-57295a81dc45c9e0755bd6a83ece86d9">boarding and guarding commercial ships</a>&nbsp;in the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20% of all oil shipments pass.After the plane slowed to a stop, three of the prisoners walked down the ramp and were greeted by the U.S. ambassador to Qatar, Timmy Davis. The former prisoners hugged the ambassador and others.The three — Siamak Namazi, Emad Sharghi and Morad Tahbaz — then wrapped their arms around their shoulders and walked off to a building in the airport.In a statement issued on his behalf after landing, Namazi said: “I would not be free today, if it wasn’t for all of you who didn’t allow the world to forget me.”“Thank you for being my voice when I could not speak for myself and for making sure I was heard when I mustered the strength to scream from behind the impenetrable walls of Evin Prison,” Namazi said.In addition to the five freed Americans, two U.S. family members flew out of Tehran, according to a senior Biden administration official, who spoke on condition of anonymity when the exchange was ongoing.Earlier, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said that the exchange would take place Monday after nearly $6 billion in once-frozen Iranian assets reached Qatar.“Fortunately Iran’s frozen assets in South Korea were released and God willing today the assets will start to be fully controlled by the government and the nation,” Kanaani said.“On the subject of the prisoner swap, it will happen today and five prisoners, citizens of the Islamic Republic, will be released from the prisons in the U.S.,” he added. “Five imprisoned citizens who were in Iran will be given to the U.S. side.”He said two of the Iranian prisoners will stay in the U.S. Meanwhile, Nour News, a website believed to be close to Iran’s security apparatus, said two of the Iranian prisoners had arrived in Doha for the swap.Mohammad Reza Farzin, Iran’s Central Bank chief, later came on state television to acknowledge the receipt of over 5.5 billion euros — $5.9 billion — in accounts in Qatar. Months ago, Iran had anticipated getting as much as $7 billion.The planned exchange comes ahead of the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/un-general-assembly-2023-what-to-know-9f3f99a3c99594a2a36d83e11e206975">convening of world leaders</a>&nbsp;at the U.N. General Assembly this week in New York, where Iran’s hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi will speak.The deal has already&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-hostage-state-department-51bb853cfd64bb824aed264038afe6d9">opened U.S. President Joe Biden to fresh criticism</a>&nbsp;from Republicans and others who say that the administration is helping boost the Iranian economy at a time when Iran poses a growing threat to American troops and Mideast allies. That could have implications in his reelection campaign as well.The prisoners freed Monday were: Namazi, who was detained in 2015 and was later sentenced to 10 years in prison on spying charges; Emad Sharghi, a venture capitalist sentenced to 10 years; and Morad Tahbaz, a British-American conservationist of Iranian descent who was arrested in 2018 and also received a 10-year sentence. All of their charges have been widely criticized by their families, activists and the U.S. government.U.S. officials have declined to identify the fourth and fifth prisoner.The five prisoners Iran has said it seeks are mostly held over allegedly trying to export banned material to Iran, such as dual use electronics that can be used by a military.The two that Nour News said were in Doha were: Mehrdad Ansari, an Iranian sentenced to 63 months in prison in 2021 for obtaining equipment that could be used in missiles, electronic warfare, nuclear weapons and other military gear, and Reza Sarhangpour Kafrani, an Iranian charged in 2021 over allegedly unlawfully exporting laboratory equipment to Iran.The cash represents money South Korea owed Iran — but had not yet paid — for oil purchased before the U.S. imposed sanctions on such transactions in 2019.The U.S. maintains that, once in Qatar, the money will be held in restricted accounts and will only be able to be used for humanitarian goods, such as medicine and food. Those transactions are currently allowed under American sanctions targeting the Islamic Republic over its advancing nuclear program.Iranian government officials have largely concurred with that explanation, though some hard-liners have insisted, without providing evidence, that there would be no restrictions on how Tehran spends the money.Iran and the U.S. have a history of prisoner swaps dating back to the 1979 U.S. Embassy takeover and hostage crisis following the Islamic Revolution. Their most recent major exchange happened in 2016, when Iran came to a deal with world powers to restrict its nuclear program in return for an easing of sanctions.The West accuses Iran of using foreign prisoners — including those with dual nationality — as bargaining chips, an allegation Tehran rejects.Negotiations over a major prisoner swap faltered after then-President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew America from the nuclear deal in 2018. From the following year on, a series of attacks and ship seizures attributed to Iran have raised tensions.Meanwhile, Iran’s nuclear program now enriches closer than ever to weapons-grade levels. While the head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog has warned that&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-iran-politics-government-mahmoud-ahmadinejad-6acdb64d36fcbe05b3ee725d8a585d96">Iran now has enough enriched uranium to produce “several” bombs</a>, months more would likely be needed to build a weapon and potentially miniaturize it to put it on a missile — if Iran decided to pursue one.Iran maintains its nuclear program is peaceful, and the U.S. intelligence community has kept its assessment that Iran is not pursuing an atomic bomb.Iran has taken steps in recent months to&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/iran-nuclear-program-iaea-uranium-enrichment-dded37dd0509ff0f469478b5db771027">settle some issues with the International Atomic Energy Agency.</a>&nbsp;But the advances in its program have led to fears of a wider regional conflagration as Israel, itself a nuclear power, has said it would not allow Tehran to develop the bomb. Israel bombed both Iraq and Syria to stop their nuclear programs, giving the threat more weight. It also is suspected in carrying out a series of killings targeting Iran’s nuclear scientists.Iran also supplies Russia with the bomb-carrying drones Moscow uses to target sites in Ukraine in its war on Kyiv, which remains another major dispute between Tehran and Washington.___

$6 Billon deal: Officials decline to ID 2 of 5 Americans released from Iran

JACKSON COUNTY —A man with over a dozen felony convictions is back in jail for the second time this month in connection with another burglary.

On Sept. 13, sheriff's deputies and detectives responded to a report of a residential burglary near 182nd and U.S. Highway 75 in Jackson County, according to Sheriff Tim Morse.

 Law enforcement identified a suspect in the case as 52-year-old Gary Wayne Emery Jr. of Meriden.&nbsp;

On September 14, Jackson County detectives and deputies served a search warrant on a Jefferson County residence southeast of Meriden where Emery was believed to be residing. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office assisted with serving the warrant.

Just after 8p.m. Sunday, Jackson County deputies and Jefferson County deputies captured Emery during a fugitive apprehension operation near the Perry Dam in Jefferson County, according to Sheriff Tim Morse. Emery was arrested on a Jackson County District Court warrant for burglary and theft. Emery is the suspect in two burglaries that occurred on September 13th, in Jackson County.

On September 4, a Shawnee County Sheriff's deputy was dispatched to a past attempted burglary to a residence in the 2000 block of NE 46th Street in Shawnee County, according to Deputy Abigail Christian.

The deputy gathered information and evidence at the crime scene.

Several additional reports of similar incidents in northern Shawnee County were also reported. During the investigation, detectives were able to gather information regarding a suspect.

On&nbsp; September 11, detectives with the Shawnee County Criminal Investigations Division arrested Emery on requested charges of attempted burglary and criminal damage to property.&nbsp; He was later released on bond.

Emery has over twenty felony convictions including 15 for burglary, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections. He has additional convictions for theft, forgery, aggravated assault and for drugs.&nbsp; He is no longer in custody.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/9/1694548526721.png" alt="-Emery has over twenty felony convictions including 15 for burglary, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections.- He was arrested for attempted burglary last week in Topeka and released -photo Shawnee Co." />
 <figcaption>-Emery has over twenty felony convictions including 15 for burglary, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections.- He was arrested for attempted burglary last week in Topeka and released -photo Shawnee Co.</figcaption>
 </figure>JACKSON COUNTY —A man with over a dozen felony convictions is back in jail for the second time this month in connection with another burglary.On Sept. 13, sheriff's deputies and detectives responded to a report of a residential burglary near 182nd and U.S. Highway 75 in Jackson County, according to Sheriff Tim Morse. Law enforcement identified a suspect in the case as 52-year-old Gary Wayne Emery Jr. of Meriden.&nbsp;<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/9/1694740467028.png" alt="photo Jackson Co." />
 <figcaption>photo Jackson Co.</figcaption>
 </figure>On September 14, Jackson County detectives and deputies served a search warrant on a Jefferson County residence southeast of Meriden where Emery was believed to be residing. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office assisted with serving the warrant.Just after 8p.m. Sunday, Jackson County deputies and Jefferson County deputies captured Emery during a fugitive apprehension operation near the Perry Dam in Jefferson County, according to Sheriff Tim Morse. Emery was arrested on a Jackson County District Court warrant for burglary and theft. Emery is the suspect in two burglaries that occurred on September 13th, in Jackson County.On September 4, a Shawnee County Sheriff's deputy was dispatched to a past attempted burglary to a residence in the 2000 block of NE 46th Street in Shawnee County, according to Deputy Abigail Christian.The deputy gathered information and evidence at the crime scene.Several additional reports of similar incidents in northern Shawnee County were also reported. During the investigation, detectives were able to gather information regarding a suspect.On&nbsp; September 11, detectives with the Shawnee County Criminal Investigations Division arrested Emery on requested charges of attempted burglary and criminal damage to property.&nbsp; He was later released on bond.Emery has over twenty felony convictions including 15 for burglary, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections. He has additional convictions for theft, forgery, aggravated assault and for drugs.&nbsp; He is no longer in custody.

Wanted Kan. man with 15 burglary convictions captured

JOHNSON COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Kansas church children's pastor in connection with a violent attack at his home.

Just before 4a.m. Saturday, police and fire crews were called to the 6600 block of Goode Drive for a report of a disturbance and a house fire, according to a media release from Shawnee Police. Firefighters found a fire in the basement of a home and quickly extinguished the fire.

EMS transported 7 people to area hospitals for treatment including one suspect.

Following an investigation by police, fire and the Johnson County Criminalistics lab, police arrested 41-year-old Matthew Richards on requested charges of attempted murder and aggravated arson with risk of bodily harm.

Richards is identified <a href="https://crossroads-christian.com/about-us/crossroads-team/matt-richards/">as the children's pastor</a> at Crossroads Christian Church,&nbsp;5855 Renner Road in Shawnee, Kansas, according to the church web site. He is the father and husband of the victims, according to police.

The victims sustained laceration injuries. One adult woman and two juveniles remained at area hospitals Sunday receiving treatment.&nbsp; A 19-year-old and two other juveniles were released from the hospital late Saturday, according to police.&nbsp;

Richards remains jailed on a $5 million bond. He is scheduled for a court appearance on Monday at 1:30p.m., according to online jail records.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/9/1694924502225.png" alt="Richards-photo Johnson Co." />
 <figcaption>Richards-photo Johnson Co.</figcaption>
 </figure>JOHNSON COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Kansas church children's pastor in connection with a violent attack at his home.Just before 4a.m. Saturday, police and fire crews were called to the 6600 block of Goode Drive for a report of a disturbance and a house fire, according to a media release from Shawnee Police. Firefighters found a fire in the basement of a home and quickly extinguished the fire.EMS transported 7 people to area hospitals for treatment including one suspect.Following an investigation by police, fire and the Johnson County Criminalistics lab, police arrested 41-year-old Matthew Richards on requested charges of attempted murder and aggravated arson with risk of bodily harm.<div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fcrossrdschrist%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0iV7yZfXZ8NwtvfX8ipAGvgLxi1ZXQANg7idQpSp5dMkYdkWdxWpXgnhT7rwcMdCyl&show_text=true&width=500" width="500" height="298" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share"></iframe></div>Richards is identified <a href="https://crossroads-christian.com/about-us/crossroads-team/matt-richards/">as the children's pastor</a> at Crossroads Christian Church,&nbsp;5855 Renner Road in Shawnee, Kansas, according to the church web site. He is the father and husband of the victims, according to police.The victims sustained laceration injuries. One adult woman and two juveniles remained at area hospitals Sunday receiving treatment.&nbsp; A 19-year-old and two other juveniles were released from the hospital late Saturday, according to police.&nbsp;Richards remains jailed on a $5 million bond. He is scheduled for a court appearance on Monday at 1:30p.m., according to online jail records.

Kansas pastor accused of arson, violent attack on his family

KANSAS CITY—A judge sentenced a Kansas City man to life in prison plus seven years for the fatal shooting in July 2020 of Lodillar R. Styles, who had driven the defendant to a residence when the 41-year-old Johnathan L. Bradford suddenly shot him in the head, according to Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker.

The judge sentenced Bradford to Life in Prison for his conviction of Murder 2nd Degree and an additional seven years for sentences in four other convictions: Armed Criminal Action, Tampering with a Motor Vehicle, Abandonment of a Corpse and Assault 4th Degree. Bradford also pleaded guilty to two counts of Felon in Possession and &nbsp;was sentenced to seven years. Those sentences were set to run concurrently with the others.

According to court records, Kansas City police were dispatched to 40th and Tracy on a shooting. They found the victim in the middle of the street. Officers determined the victim had been in a large blue pickup truck with two others, including a witness. 

A witness told police that the victim had &nbsp;picked her up and drove her to his apartment, where Bradford also arrived. The witness noticed Bradford was smoking hash and was acting weird. As they were about to leave, the victim was in the driver’s seat and the witness was in the front passenger seat. 

The victim pulled over to let the Bradford out. Bradford attempted to get out but the doors were locked. The victim asked the Bradford not to pull on the door handles; the child lock was on. 

The victim instructed Bradford to let the window down and to reach outside the door to open it. The suspect uttered "ok," according to the witness, then shot the victim in the head. 

The victim’s vehicle then struck a white van. Other witnesses heard the vehicles’ collision and saw a man pulling the bloody victim from the vehicle. When Bradford was arrested, after a brief foot chase, police recovered a pistol of the same caliber used in the homicide. The suspect told police he had been in the vehicle with the victim, when "all chaos broke out.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/9/1694568875333.png" alt="Bradford-photo Jackson Co." />
 <figcaption>Bradford-photo Jackson Co.</figcaption>
 </figure>KANSAS CITY—A judge sentenced a Kansas City man to life in prison plus seven years for the fatal shooting in July 2020 of Lodillar R. Styles, who had driven the defendant to a residence when the 41-year-old Johnathan L. Bradford suddenly shot him in the head, according to Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker.The judge sentenced Bradford to Life in Prison for his conviction of Murder 2nd Degree and an additional seven years for sentences in four other convictions: Armed Criminal Action, Tampering with a Motor Vehicle, Abandonment of a Corpse and Assault 4th Degree. Bradford also pleaded guilty to two counts of Felon in Possession and &nbsp;was sentenced to seven years. Those sentences were set to run concurrently with the others.According to court records, Kansas City police were dispatched to 40th and Tracy on a shooting. They found the victim in the middle of the street. Officers determined the victim had been in a large blue pickup truck with two others, including a witness. A witness told police that the victim had &nbsp;picked her up and drove her to his apartment, where Bradford also arrived. The witness noticed Bradford was smoking hash and was acting weird. As they were about to leave, the victim was in the driver’s seat and the witness was in the front passenger seat. The victim pulled over to let the Bradford out. Bradford attempted to get out but the doors were locked. The victim asked the Bradford not to pull on the door handles; the child lock was on. The victim instructed Bradford to let the window down and to reach outside the door to open it. The suspect uttered "ok," according to the witness, then shot the victim in the head. The victim’s vehicle then struck a white van. Other witnesses heard the vehicles’ collision and saw a man pulling the bloody victim from the vehicle. When Bradford was arrested, after a brief foot chase, police recovered a pistol of the same caliber used in the homicide. The suspect told police he had been in the vehicle with the victim, when "all chaos broke out.

KC man shot driver after dispute over pickup door handle

SEDGWICK COUNTY— A third suspect accused in the May 2020 shooting death of a Kansas teenager is going to prison.

Jakob Cuble, 21, Grand Prairie, Texas was sentenced Wednesday to just over 15-years in the Kansas Department of Corrections, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office. 

In July, he pled guilty to second-degree murder and attempted aggravated robbery.&nbsp;

On the afternoon of May 21, 2020 police responded to a shooting call at an apartment complex in the 1100 block of South Webb Road in Wichita, according to officer Charley Davidson.&nbsp;

Upon arrival, police located Sain in a parking lot with critical injuries.&nbsp; He was transported to an area hospital for medical treatment and died, according to Davidson.

Several minutes later, officers responded to an area hospital regarding an 18-year-old male walk-in shooting victim with a gunshot wound to his body.&nbsp; He was treated for a non-life-threatening injury and released.

The investigation revealed 25-year-old co-defendant Malcom Ganther,&nbsp; &nbsp;Nathaniel Saunders, Sain, and an 18-year-old boy had arranged to meet in the apartment complex parking lot regarding a drug transaction.

A suspect arrived at the apartment complex parking lot driving a newer-model white mustang, and Ganther arrived at the same time driving a grey Buick.  Sain and the 18-year-old walked up and got into the Buick, occupied by Ganther.&nbsp; &nbsp;

During the transaction inside the Buick, a disturbance ensued, and the suspect seated in the Mustang exited the car and fired multiple shots at Sain and the 18-year-old, striking them and causing their injuries.  Ganther then fled in the Buick, and the second suspect fled in the Mustang. Police arrested Cuble two weeks later.

Earlier this month Ganther was sentenced to 10-years in prison.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/6/1622926965013.png" alt="Cuble-photo Sedgwick Co." />
 <figcaption>Cuble-photo Sedgwick Co.</figcaption>
 </figure>SEDGWICK COUNTY— A third suspect accused in the May 2020 shooting death of a Kansas teenager is going to prison.Jakob Cuble, 21, Grand Prairie, Texas was sentenced Wednesday to just over 15-years in the Kansas Department of Corrections, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office. In July, he pled guilty to second-degree murder and attempted aggravated robbery.&nbsp;On the afternoon of May 21, 2020 police responded to a shooting call at an apartment complex in the 1100 block of South Webb Road in Wichita, according to officer Charley Davidson.&nbsp;Upon arrival, police located Sain in a parking lot with critical injuries.&nbsp; He was transported to an area hospital for medical treatment and died, according to Davidson.Several minutes later, officers responded to an area hospital regarding an 18-year-old male walk-in shooting victim with a gunshot wound to his body.&nbsp; He was treated for a non-life-threatening injury and released.The investigation revealed 25-year-old co-defendant Malcom Ganther,&nbsp; &nbsp;Nathaniel Saunders, Sain, and an 18-year-old boy had arranged to meet in the apartment complex parking lot regarding a drug transaction.A suspect arrived at the apartment complex parking lot driving a newer-model white mustang, and Ganther arrived at the same time driving a grey Buick. Sain and the 18-year-old walked up and got into the Buick, occupied by Ganther.&nbsp; &nbsp;During the transaction inside the Buick, a disturbance ensued, and the suspect seated in the Mustang exited the car and fired multiple shots at Sain and the 18-year-old, striking them and causing their injuries. Ganther then fled in the Buick, and the second suspect fled in the Mustang. Police arrested Cuble two weeks later.Earlier this month Ganther was sentenced to 10-years in prison.

Texas man sentenced for drug deal killing of Kansas teen

SEDGWICK COUNTY– A Kansas man pleaded guilty to one count of possession of a firearm during a drug trafficking offense.

According to court documents, Grant Lubbers, 37, of Wichita was arrested in April 2021 in Andover, according to the United State's Attorney.

Law enforcement had been investigating Lubbers for fentanyl trafficking. Using a search warrant, agents searched his vehicle and found a backpack containing approximately 3,000 pills that later tested positive for fentanyl, $22,000 in cash, and a firearm.

Lubbers is scheduled to be sentenced on November 29 and faces a maximum sentence of life in prison. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is investigating the case.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/10/1665081109223.png" alt="Lubbers has previous convictions for theft and drugs, according to the Kansas Dept. of Corrections-photo Sedgwick Co." />
 <figcaption>Lubbers has previous convictions for theft and drugs, according to the Kansas Dept. of Corrections-photo Sedgwick Co.</figcaption>
 </figure>SEDGWICK COUNTY– A Kansas man pleaded guilty to one count of possession of a firearm during a drug trafficking offense.According to court documents, Grant Lubbers, 37, of Wichita was arrested in April 2021 in Andover, according to the United State's Attorney.Law enforcement had been investigating Lubbers for fentanyl trafficking. Using a search warrant, agents searched his vehicle and found a backpack containing approximately 3,000 pills that later tested positive for fentanyl, $22,000 in cash, and a firearm.Lubbers is scheduled to be sentenced on November 29 and faces a maximum sentence of life in prison. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is investigating the case.

Kan. felon was carrying 3,000 fentanyl pills in backpack

SHAWNEE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a hit-and-run pedestrian crash that sent a man to the hospital and have made an arrest.

Just before 6:30a.m. Friday, policemresponded to a hit-and-run crash involving a vehicle and a pedestrian at SW 21st St. and SW Central Park Avenue in Topeka, according to Police Captain Jerry Monasmith.

First responders located&nbsp; a man who was suffering from life-threatening injuries. American Medical response transported him to the hospital in critical condition.

As a result of the investigation, police arrested 35-year-old Marcus R. Mendoza of Topeka on requested charges of Fail to stop at accident; result in great bodily harm and Failure to exercise due care in regard to pedestrian.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/9/1694825489015.png" alt="Mendoza-photo Shawnee Co." />
 <figcaption>Mendoza-photo Shawnee Co.</figcaption>
 </figure>SHAWNEE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a hit-and-run pedestrian crash that sent a man to the hospital and have made an arrest.Just before 6:30a.m. Friday, policemresponded to a hit-and-run crash involving a vehicle and a pedestrian at SW 21st St. and SW Central Park Avenue in Topeka, according to Police Captain Jerry Monasmith.First responders located&nbsp; a man who was suffering from life-threatening injuries. American Medical response transported him to the hospital in critical condition.As a result of the investigation, police arrested 35-year-old Marcus R. Mendoza of Topeka on requested charges of Fail to stop at accident; result in great bodily harm and Failure to exercise due care in regard to pedestrian.

Kan. man jailed for hit-and-run that sent man to the hospital

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.

Lamiya Nave, (Juvenile), Failure to appear, arrested 9/12

Ronald Voeghtly, Failure to appear, arrested 9/13

Travis Salts, Driving while suspended, arrested 9/14

Christian Marc Farrow, Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, arrested 9/15

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/2023/9/1694798718936.jpeg" alt="Matthew Rogel, Possesion of Opiate, Opium, Narcotic or stimulant,&nbsp;Use/possess w/intent to use drug paraphernalia into human body, Criminal use of Weapons, arrested 9/13" />
 <figcaption>Matthew Rogel, Possesion of Opiate, Opium, Narcotic or stimulant,&nbsp;Use/possess w/intent to use drug paraphernalia into human body, Criminal use of Weapons, arrested 9/13</figcaption>
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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/9/1694798866784.jpeg" alt="Ahmir Buckhannon, Robbery,&nbsp;Interference with LEO, Traffic contraband into correctional facility, arrested 9/13" />
 <figcaption>Ahmir Buckhannon, Robbery,&nbsp;Interference with LEO, Traffic contraband into correctional facility, arrested 9/13</figcaption>
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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/9/1694798988080.jpeg" alt="Sabine Morgan,&nbsp;Theft; Lost or Mislaid; &gt; $1,000 &lt; $25,000 Motor Vehicle Theft, arrested 9/13" />
 <figcaption>Sabine Morgan,&nbsp;Theft; Lost or Mislaid; &gt; $1,000 &lt; $25,000 Motor Vehicle Theft, arrested 9/13</figcaption>
 </figure>Bonds have been posted. Photos are unavailable.Lamiya Nave, (Juvenile), Failure to appear, arrested 9/12Ronald Voeghtly, Failure to appear, arrested 9/13Travis Salts, Driving while suspended, arrested 9/14Christian Marc Farrow, Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, arrested 9/15Recent 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 Sept. 13-14

Juan Velasquez, Criminal damage to property; without consent value $1,000 to $25,000, arrested 9/8

David Schatte, Pedestrians under influence of alcohol or drugs, arrested 9/9

Osvaldo Guiterrez, No registration; illegal or expired tags/DUI-Liquor/Drugs (1st offense), arrested 9/9

Chance Morrison, Driving under influence of alcohol or drugs; Misdemeanor/transporting an open container, improper passing on right, arrested9/9

Marion Robinson, Failure to appear, arrested 9/9

Denis Lemuz Valdivia, Endangering a child, Transporting open container alcohol/DUI-Liquor/Drugs (1st offense), arrested 9/9

Steven Jiminez Rodriguez, Domestic Battery, arrested 9/10

Anna Fuentes, Unlawful damage to property, Domestic Battery, arrested 9/10

James Carpenter, Domestic Battery, arrested 9/11

Solomon Scott, Failure to appear, arrested 9/11

Bryce Dacuougna, Failure to appear, arrested 9/11

Jason Carlson, DUI, Improper driving on roadway/following too closely, arrested 9/11

Alexandra Stanton, Improper lighting equipment, Failure to appear, arrested 9/11

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/2023/9/1694793857941.jpeg" alt="Bailey Collier, Failure to appear, arrested 9/11" />
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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/9/1694793952740.jpeg" alt="Bard Ditto, Failure to appear, arrested 9/11" />
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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/9/1694794047209.jpeg" alt="Kolby Hughston, Criminal threat, unlawful damage to property, theft, arrested 9/11" />
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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/9/1694794220698.jpeg" alt="Danielle Cannefax, ID theft, Criminal use of financial card, Theft, arrested 9/12" />
 <figcaption>Danielle Cannefax, ID theft, Criminal use of financial card, Theft, arrested 9/12</figcaption>
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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/9/1694794394949.jpeg" alt="Gordon Kinney, Violate protection order, Extended stalking/sexual assault/human trafficking order, Burglary, arrested 9/12" />
 <figcaption>Gordon Kinney, Violate protection order, Extended stalking/sexual assault/human trafficking order, Burglary, arrested 9/12</figcaption>
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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/9/1694794581568.jpeg" alt="Janese Duncan,&nbsp;Possession of controlled substance,&nbsp;Use/possess w/intent to use drug paraphernalia into human body, arrested 9/12" />
 <figcaption>Janese Duncan,&nbsp;Possession of controlled substance,&nbsp;Use/possess w/intent to use drug paraphernalia into human body, arrested 9/12</figcaption>
 </figure>Bonds have been posted. Photos are unavailable.Juan Velasquez, Criminal damage to property; without consent value $1,000 to $25,000, arrested 9/8David Schatte, Pedestrians under influence of alcohol or drugs, arrested 9/9Osvaldo Guiterrez, No registration; illegal or expired tags/DUI-Liquor/Drugs (1st offense), arrested 9/9Chance Morrison, Driving under influence of alcohol or drugs; Misdemeanor/transporting an open container, improper passing on right, arrested9/9Marion Robinson, Failure to appear, arrested 9/9Denis Lemuz Valdivia, Endangering a child, Transporting open container alcohol/DUI-Liquor/Drugs (1st offense), arrested 9/9Steven Jiminez Rodriguez, Domestic Battery, arrested 9/10Anna Fuentes, Unlawful damage to property, Domestic Battery, arrested 9/10James Carpenter, Domestic Battery, arrested 9/11Solomon Scott, Failure to appear, arrested 9/11Bryce Dacuougna, Failure to appear, arrested 9/11Jason Carlson, DUI, Improper driving on roadway/following too closely, arrested 9/11Alexandra Stanton, Improper lighting equipment, Failure to appear, arrested 9/11Charles Barrett, DUI, arrested 9/12Recent 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 Sept. 9-12

JACKSON COUNTY —A man with over a dozen felony convictions is the subject of a search in connection with another burglary.

 Law enforcement have identified a suspect in the case as 52-year-old Gary Wayne Emery Jr. of Meriden. He is described as white male, 5-foot-8, 185 pounds, brown eyes and bald. 

Emery may be driving a dark blue Nissan Murano or a 2018 black Ford Fusion. If anyone has information to the location of Emery, they are asked to contact the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office at 785-364-2251.  A reward is being offered in information leading for the capture of Emery.

Just after 6:30p.m. September 4, a sheriff's deputy was dispatched to a past attempted burglary to a residence in the 2000 block of NE 46th Street in Shawnee County, according to Deputy Abigail Christian.

On&nbsp; September 11, detectives with the Shawnee County Criminal Investigations Division arrested Emery on requested charges of attempted burglary and criminal damage to property.&nbsp; 

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/9/1694548526721.png" alt="Emery has over twenty felony convictions including 15 for burglary, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections.- He was arrested for attempted burglary last week in Topeka and released -photo Shawnee Co." />
 <figcaption>Emery has over twenty felony convictions including 15 for burglary, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections.- He was arrested for attempted burglary last week in Topeka and released -photo Shawnee Co.</figcaption>
 </figure>JACKSON COUNTY —A man with over a dozen felony convictions is the subject of a search in connection with another burglary.On Sept. 13, sheriff's deputies and detectives responded to a report of a residential burglary near 182nd and U.S. Highway 75 in Jackson County, according to Sheriff Tim Morse. Law enforcement have identified a suspect in the case as 52-year-old Gary Wayne Emery Jr. of Meriden. He is described as white male, 5-foot-8, 185 pounds, brown eyes and bald. Emery may be driving a dark blue Nissan Murano or a 2018 black Ford Fusion. If anyone has information to the location of Emery, they are asked to contact the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office at 785-364-2251. A reward is being offered in information leading for the capture of Emery.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/9/1694740467028.png" alt="Photo Jackson Co." />
 <figcaption>Photo Jackson Co.</figcaption>
 </figure>Just after 6:30p.m. September 4, a sheriff's deputy was dispatched to a past attempted burglary to a residence in the 2000 block of NE 46th Street in Shawnee County, according to Deputy Abigail Christian.The deputy gathered information and evidence at the crime scene.Several additional reports of similar incidents in northern Shawnee County were also reported. During the investigation, detectives were able to gather information regarding a suspect.On&nbsp; September 11, detectives with the Shawnee County Criminal Investigations Division arrested Emery on requested charges of attempted burglary and criminal damage to property.&nbsp; Emery has over twenty felony convictions including 15 for burglary, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections. He has additional convictions for theft, forgery, aggravated assault and for drugs.&nbsp; He is no longer in custody.

Kan. man with 15 burglary convictions wanted for new crimes

WICHITA, KAN. – A man who admitted smashing into several vehicles in the parking lot of a south Wichita nightclub has been sentenced. 

District Judge Bruce Brown sentenced Jason Beard, 43 of Wichita, to 24 months of probation with an underlying sentence of 20 months in prison, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office. 

If Beard violates probation, he would be ordered to serve the prison time. The Judge also ordered Beard to pay $5,000 in restitution to the nightclub, $1,330 to an individual whose car was damaged and $500 each to two other car owners. 

Based on Beard’s limited criminal history, (History “I”) the defendant was placed in a “presumptive probation” category by the Kansas Sentencing Guidelines. The court followed the legal presumption.

On August 11, 2022, Sedgwick County Sheriff deputies were called to Club Rodeo, 3426 E. MacArthur Road to the report of an injury accident and building collapse. A silver Yukon Denali drove through the parking lot, striking multiple vehicles and the building. 

One of the club’s bouncers was dragged by the driver of the Denali when the bouncer tried to stop it. He was later taken to a hospital with a foot injury. Witnesses say Beard backed the large SUV into the Club Rodeo building two or three times, damaging the metal façade, the front sliding glass door, and a pillar holding up a portion of the roof. On the way out of the parking lot, Beard’s vehicle struck four unoccupied vehicles. 

Beard was later arrested after he abandoned his vehicle on MacArthur.

On March 23, Beard pled guilty to aggravated battery, five counts of criminal damage to property, and three counts of misdemeanor assault.

During sentencing Tuesday afternoon, Judge Brown ordered Beard to go to Alcoholics Anonymous three times a week for 90 days. 

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/8/1660660736332.png" alt="Beard-photo Sedgwick County" />
 <figcaption>Beard-photo Sedgwick County</figcaption>
 </figure>WICHITA, KAN. – A man who admitted smashing into several vehicles in the parking lot of a south Wichita nightclub has been sentenced. District Judge Bruce Brown sentenced Jason Beard, 43 of Wichita, to 24 months of probation with an underlying sentence of 20 months in prison, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office. If Beard violates probation, he would be ordered to serve the prison time. The Judge also ordered Beard to pay $5,000 in restitution to the nightclub, $1,330 to an individual whose car was damaged and $500 each to two other car owners. Based on Beard’s limited criminal history, (History “I”) the defendant was placed in a “presumptive probation” category by the Kansas Sentencing Guidelines. The court followed the legal presumption.On August 11, 2022, Sedgwick County Sheriff deputies were called to Club Rodeo, 3426 E. MacArthur Road to the report of an injury accident and building collapse. A silver Yukon Denali drove through the parking lot, striking multiple vehicles and the building. One of the club’s bouncers was dragged by the driver of the Denali when the bouncer tried to stop it. He was later taken to a hospital with a foot injury. Witnesses say Beard backed the large SUV into the Club Rodeo building two or three times, damaging the metal façade, the front sliding glass door, and a pillar holding up a portion of the roof. On the way out of the parking lot, Beard’s vehicle struck four unoccupied vehicles. Beard was later arrested after he abandoned his vehicle on MacArthur.On March 23, Beard pled guilty to aggravated battery, five counts of criminal damage to property, and three counts of misdemeanor assault.During sentencing Tuesday afternoon, Judge Brown ordered Beard to go to Alcoholics Anonymous three times a week for 90 days. ------------------

Kansas man sentenced for using SUV as a weapon 

SHAWNEE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Kansas man on child sex crime allegations.

On Sept. 11, the Shawnee County Sheriff's office criminal investigations division conducted an investigation into child sex allegation, according to Deputy Abigail Christian.

Deputies arrested 20-year-old Colby Dittman and booked him into the Shawnee County Department of Corrections on requested charges of electronic solicitation of a child, aggravated criminal sodomy and aggravated indecent liberties with a child.

He remains jailed on a $1 million bond, according to online jail records.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/9/1694515838813.png" alt="Dittman-photo Shawnee Co." />
 <figcaption>Dittman-photo Shawnee Co.</figcaption>
 </figure>SHAWNEE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Kansas man on child sex crime allegations.On Sept. 11, the Shawnee County Sheriff's office criminal investigations division conducted an investigation into child sex allegation, according to Deputy Abigail Christian.Deputies arrested 20-year-old Colby Dittman and booked him into the Shawnee County Department of Corrections on requested charges of electronic solicitation of a child, aggravated criminal sodomy and aggravated indecent liberties with a child.He remains jailed on a $1 million bond, according to online jail records.