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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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/8/1693239999704.png" alt="Brooks-photo Shawnee Co." />
 <figcaption>Brooks-photo Shawnee Co.</figcaption>
 </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.

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 <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

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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 <figcaption>Police on the scene of the investigation -photo courtesy KCTV</figcaption>
 </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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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/8/1693224613487.jpeg" alt="Wohlgemuth-photo Saline Co." />
 <figcaption>Wohlgemuth-photo Saline Co.</figcaption>
 </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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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/8/1693252100971.jpeg" alt="Photo Nebraska State Patrol" />
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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.

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 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.

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 <figcaption>Police on the scene of the investigation Saturday-photo courtesy KWCH</figcaption>
 </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>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/8/1693155237617.png" alt="Lewis -photo Sedgwick Co." />
 <figcaption>Lewis -photo Sedgwick Co.</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.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.

Police ID body of Kan. woman found in car trunk after 911 call

SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities investigating a registered violent offender for alleged sex crimes.

Just before 1p.m. August 24, police&nbsp;were dispatched to St. Joseph Hospital for a rape report, according to Officer Kris Gupilan.

Officers learned that 30-year-old Styles Crump had been identified as the suspect for this crime. 

Three weeks earlier,&nbsp; police arrested Crump for an earlier alleged rape. He was released from jail with GPS monitoring after posting bail with a local bondsman. Police quickly located and arrested him for the new alleged sexual assault.&nbsp;

Crump has been listed as a registered violent offender since a conviction in 2012 for criminal restraint involving a 16-year-old victim, according to online records.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/8/1693068563066.png" alt="Crump-KBI offender registry" />
 <figcaption>Crump-KBI offender registry</figcaption>
 </figure>SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities investigating a registered violent offender for alleged sex crimes.Just before 1p.m. August 24, police&nbsp;were dispatched to St. Joseph Hospital for a rape report, according to Officer Kris Gupilan.Officers learned that 30-year-old Styles Crump had been identified as the suspect for this crime. Three weeks earlier,&nbsp; police arrested Crump for an earlier alleged rape. He was released from jail with GPS monitoring after posting bail with a local bondsman. Police quickly located and arrested him for the new alleged sexual assault.&nbsp;Crump has been listed as a registered violent offender since a conviction in 2012 for criminal restraint involving a 16-year-old victim, according to online records.

Police: Kan. registered offender arrested 2nd time in 30 days for rape

ATCHISON COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a shooting that critically injured a woman in Atchison.

Just after 4p.m. Saturday, a 19-year-old woman from Columbia, Missouri sitting in a vehicle in the 400 block U Street in Atchison, according to Police Chief Mike Wilson.&nbsp; A&nbsp;person drove up next to the vehicle and fired a single shot.

A private vehicle transported the woman to a local hospital. She was later transferred to a Kansas City hospital, according to Wilson. Police have not reported an arrest or additional details.

ATCHISON COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a shooting that critically injured a woman in Atchison.Just after 4p.m. Saturday, a 19-year-old woman from Columbia, Missouri sitting in a vehicle in the 400 block U Street in Atchison, according to Police Chief Mike Wilson.&nbsp; A&nbsp;person drove up next to the vehicle and fired a single shot.A private vehicle transported the woman to a local hospital. She was later transferred to a Kansas City hospital, according to Wilson. Police have not reported an arrest or additional details.

Woman injured in Kansas drive-by shooting

ELLIS COUNTY —An Ellis County grand jury returned an indictment charging Ahmed Bandiou Keita and 34-year-old Kassie Lynn Day with one count each of first-degree murder for a child's death, according to a media release from the Ellis County Attorney's office.

The sole charge alleges that on May 14, 2015, in Ellis County,&nbsp; Keita and Day&nbsp; killed an infant, Marie Claire Keita while abusing the child.

On Thursday, police arrested Day and took her into custody. She is being held in the Ellis County Jail on a $500,000 bond.&nbsp;

There is an active arrest warrant for Ahmed Keita. His specific whereabouts are unknown at this time, according to the county attorney.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/8/1693090448638.png" alt="Day-photo Ellis Co." />
 <figcaption>Day-photo Ellis Co.</figcaption>
 </figure>ELLIS COUNTY —An Ellis County grand jury returned an indictment charging Ahmed Bandiou Keita and 34-year-old Kassie Lynn Day with one count each of first-degree murder for a child's death, according to a media release from the Ellis County Attorney's office.The sole charge alleges that on May 14, 2015, in Ellis County,&nbsp; Keita and Day&nbsp; killed an infant, Marie Claire Keita while abusing the child.On Thursday, police arrested Day and took her into custody. She is being held in the Ellis County Jail on a $500,000 bond.&nbsp;There is an active arrest warrant for Ahmed Keita. His specific whereabouts are unknown at this time, according to the county attorney.

2 accused in 2015 abuse death of infant in NW Kansas

SEDGWICK COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating the murder of a woman and have made an arrest.

Upon arrival at the 21st Street address, officers contacted 22-year-old Alexander Lewis and located the body of a 19-year-old woman 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 first-degree murder.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/8/1693080884540.png" alt="Police on the scene of the investigation Saturday-photo courtesy KWCH" />
 <figcaption>Police on the scene of the investigation Saturday-photo courtesy KWCH</figcaption>
 </figure>SEDGWICK COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating the murder of a woman and have made an arrest.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 22-year-old Alexander Lewis and located the body of a 19-year-old woman 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 first-degree murder.The investigators are still working to fully determine what led up to the fatal incident and how the woman died.

Kan. woman's body found in car trunk after out-of-state 911 call

DOUGLAS COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a phone scam targeting families of KU students, according to University of Kansas Police.

Families have reported receiving calls claiming to be from the University of Kansas Police Department. The scammer states the student has been arrested and money has to be sent in order to secure the student's release.

Similar fraud calls have been reported at other college campuses.&nbsp;

Scammers may use actual law enforcement officers names and may disguise their phone numbers to seem as if they are calling from KUPD's on campus number. The scammer may also use information collected from social media and other web sites to make the situation appear real.

Common signs of a phone scam include creating a sense of urgency that payment has to be made immediately; using threats of coercion and demanding payment through online applicatons, gift cards or pre-paid debit cards.

If you receive one of these scam calls, hang up and report the incident to KU Police (785) 864-5900.

DOUGLAS COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a phone scam targeting families of KU students, according to University of Kansas Police.Families have reported receiving calls claiming to be from the University of Kansas Police Department. The scammer states the student has been arrested and money has to be sent in order to secure the student's release.Similar fraud calls have been reported at other college campuses.&nbsp;Scammers may use actual law enforcement officers names and may disguise their phone numbers to seem as if they are calling from KUPD's on campus number. The scammer may also use information collected from social media and other web sites to make the situation appear real.Common signs of a phone scam include creating a sense of urgency that payment has to be made immediately; using threats of coercion and demanding payment through online applicatons, gift cards or pre-paid debit cards.If you receive one of these scam calls, hang up and report the incident to KU Police (785) 864-5900.

Police investigating scam targeting families of KU students

LAKE TAHOE, CA. (AP) President Joe Biden offered his take on Donald Trump’s mug shot while speaking to reporters Friday in South Lake Tahoe, California.

Trump was photographed Thursday as he surrendered inside a jail in Fulton County, Georgia, on charges related to the 2020 election.

When the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-atlanta-indictment-republican-primary-7f4e9860859fbb71221b6a5163aaa42f">camera shutter blinked</a>&nbsp;inside an Atlanta jail on Thursday, it both created and documented a tiny inflection point in American life. Captured for posterity, there was a former president of the United States, for the first time in history, under arrest and captured in the sort of frame more commonly associated with drug dealers or drunken drivers. The trappings of power gone, for that split second.

Left behind: an enduring image that will appear in history books long after Donald Trump is gone.

“It will be forever part of the iconography of being alive in this time,” said Marty Kaplan, a professor at the University of Southern California Annenberg School of Communications.

In the photo, Trump confronts the camera in front of a bland gray backdrop, his eyes meeting the lens in an intense glare. He's wearing a blue suit, white shirt and red tie, his shoulders squared, his head tilted slightly toward the camera. The sheriff's logo has been digitally added above his right shoulder.

Some of the 18 others charged with him in Georgia smiled in their booking photos like they were posing for a yearbook. Not Trump. His defiance is palpable, as if he’s staring down a nemesis through the lens.

“It is not a comfortable feeling — especially when you’ve done nothing wrong,” he later&nbsp;<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-says-taking-mugshot-was-not-comfortable-feeling-when-done-nothing-wrong">told</a>&nbsp;Fox News Digital about the moment.

Trump facing charges is by now a familiar sight of 2023 to Americans who watched him stand before a judge in a New York courtroom or saw watercolor sketches from the inside of federal courthouses in Miami and Washington, where cameras aren’t allowed.

As Anderson Cooper put it on CNN: “The former president of the United States has an inmate number.” P01135809, to be exact. But until he surrendered to face charges of trying to steal the 2020 election in Georgia, his fourth indictment this year, he avoided having to pose for the iconic booking photo like millions accused of crimes before him.

Never mind that Trump, like all Americans, is innocent until proven guilty in court; the mug shot, and all it connotes, packs an extra emotional and cultural punch.

A mug shot is a visceral representation of the criminal justice system, a symbol of lost freedom. It permanently memorializes one of the worst days of a person's life, a moment not meant for a scrapbook. It must be particularly foreign to a man born into privilege, who famously loves to be in control, who is highly attentive to his image and who rose to be the most powerful figure in the world.

“‘Indictment’ is a sort of bloodless word. And words are pale compared to images,” said Kaplan, a former speechwriter for Vice President Walter Mondale and Hollywood screenwriter. “A mug shot is a genre. Its frame is, ‘This is a deer caught in the headlights. This is the crook being nailed.’ It’s the walk of shame moment.”

Not even President Joe Biden, who otherwise has&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/biden-trump-democracy-indictments-2024-election-33b15d98f655c4b36d3d1d041199ab44">declined to talk</a>&nbsp;about his predecessor’s legal problems, could resist remarking on the mugshot. “Handsome guy,” he said sarcastically.

Trump is unlikely to treat the mug shot as a moment of shame as he seeks a second term in the White House while fighting criminal charges in four jurisdictions. His campaign has reported a spike in contributions each time he’s been indicted.

And the imagery itself? Trump hasn't shied away from it. In fact, his campaign concocted one long before it became real.

Months before he was photographed in Georgia on Thursday evening, his campaign used the prospect of a mug shot as a fundraising opportunity. For $36, anyone can buy a T-shirt with a fake booking photo of Trump and the words “not guilty.” Dozens of similar designs are available to purchase online, including many that appeal to Trump’s critics.

Now they have a real one&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-twitter-tweets-return-49594b9f72c68a309758e19bc9cdce0f">to work with.</a>&nbsp;Within minutes of the mug shot's release, Trump's campaign used it in a fundraising appeal on its website. “BREAKING NEWS: THE MUGSHOT IS HERE,” reads the subject line of the campaign’s latest fundraising email, which advertises a new T-shirt with the image. And this quote: “This mugshot will forever go down in history as a symbol of America’s defiance of tyranny.”

In a show of solidarity, U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene posted to X, the platform formerly known as Twitter,&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/repmtg/status/1694849434062877177?s=46">a photo of herself</a>&nbsp;smiling broadly in front of a gray background, the sheriff's logo in the top left corner to mimic the jail's style — essentially her DIY mug. “I stand with President Trump against the commie DA Fani Willis,” she said, a swipe at the Fulton County, Georgia, district attorney who persuaded a grand jury to indict Trump.

Recent history is full of politicians&nbsp;<a href="https://www.stltoday.com/mug-shot-as-a-political-boost-some-politicians-have-tried/article_53cf0330-8f45-579a-b814-2abbe666a624.html">seeking political dividends</a>&nbsp;from their booking photos. They’ve offered large smiles or defiant smirks and tried to make the best of their predicament.

Yet this is one of just 45 presidents in all of U.S. history — not only someone who held the keys to the most powerful government in the world, but who held a position that for many these days, both at home and overseas, personifies the United States. To see that face looking at a camera whose lens he is not seeking out — that's a potent moment.

“There’s a power to the still image, which is inarguable,” said Mitchell Stephens, a professor emeritus at New York University who has written a book about the place imagery holds in modern society and how it is supplanting the word.

“It kind of freezes a moment, and in this case it’s freezing an unhappy moment for Donald Trump," Stephens said. “And it’s not something he can click away. It’s not something he can simply brush off. That moment is going to live on. And it’s entirely possible that it will end up as the image that history preserves of this man.”

LAKE TAHOE, CA. (AP) President Joe Biden offered his take on Donald Trump’s mug shot while speaking to reporters Friday in South Lake Tahoe, California.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">President Biden on Former President Trump&#39;s mugshot: &quot;Handsome guy. Wonderful guy.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/xbsuStN2Z0">pic.twitter.com/xbsuStN2Z0</a>&mdash; CSPAN (@cspan) <a href="https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1695167322653348313?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 25, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Trump was photographed Thursday as he surrendered inside a jail in Fulton County, Georgia, on charges related to the 2020 election.When the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-atlanta-indictment-republican-primary-7f4e9860859fbb71221b6a5163aaa42f">camera shutter blinked</a>&nbsp;inside an Atlanta jail on Thursday, it both created and documented a tiny inflection point in American life. Captured for posterity, there was a former president of the United States, for the first time in history, under arrest and captured in the sort of frame more commonly associated with drug dealers or drunken drivers. The trappings of power gone, for that split second.Left behind: an enduring image that will appear in history books long after Donald Trump is gone.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/8/1692924558227.png" alt="Photo Fulton Co. Sheriff" />
 <figcaption>Photo Fulton Co. Sheriff</figcaption>
 </figure>“It will be forever part of the iconography of being alive in this time,” said Marty Kaplan, a professor at the University of Southern California Annenberg School of Communications.In the photo, Trump confronts the camera in front of a bland gray backdrop, his eyes meeting the lens in an intense glare. He's wearing a blue suit, white shirt and red tie, his shoulders squared, his head tilted slightly toward the camera. The sheriff's logo has been digitally added above his right shoulder.Some of the 18 others charged with him in Georgia smiled in their booking photos like they were posing for a yearbook. Not Trump. His defiance is palpable, as if he’s staring down a nemesis through the lens.“It is not a comfortable feeling — especially when you’ve done nothing wrong,” he later&nbsp;<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-says-taking-mugshot-was-not-comfortable-feeling-when-done-nothing-wrong">told</a>&nbsp;Fox News Digital about the moment.NOT LIKE ANY OTHER PHOTOGRAPH Trump facing charges is by now a familiar sight of 2023 to Americans who watched him stand before a judge in a New York courtroom or saw watercolor sketches from the inside of federal courthouses in Miami and Washington, where cameras aren’t allowed.This is different.As Anderson Cooper put it on CNN: “The former president of the United States has an inmate number.” P01135809, to be exact. But until he surrendered to face charges of trying to steal the 2020 election in Georgia, his fourth indictment this year, he avoided having to pose for the iconic booking photo like millions accused of crimes before him.Never mind that Trump, like all Americans, is innocent until proven guilty in court; the mug shot, and all it connotes, packs an extra emotional and cultural punch.A mug shot is a visceral representation of the criminal justice system, a symbol of lost freedom. It permanently memorializes one of the worst days of a person's life, a moment not meant for a scrapbook. It must be particularly foreign to a man born into privilege, who famously loves to be in control, who is highly attentive to his image and who rose to be the most powerful figure in the world.“‘Indictment’ is a sort of bloodless word. And words are pale compared to images,” said Kaplan, a former speechwriter for Vice President Walter Mondale and Hollywood screenwriter. “A mug shot is a genre. Its frame is, ‘This is a deer caught in the headlights. This is the crook being nailed.’ It’s the walk of shame moment.”Not even President Joe Biden, who otherwise has&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/biden-trump-democracy-indictments-2024-election-33b15d98f655c4b36d3d1d041199ab44">declined to talk</a>&nbsp;about his predecessor’s legal problems, could resist remarking on the mugshot. “Handsome guy,” he said sarcastically.HE IS ALREADY LEVERAGING THE MOMENT Trump is unlikely to treat the mug shot as a moment of shame as he seeks a second term in the White House while fighting criminal charges in four jurisdictions. His campaign has reported a spike in contributions each time he’s been indicted.And the imagery itself? Trump hasn't shied away from it. In fact, his campaign concocted one long before it became real.Months before he was photographed in Georgia on Thursday evening, his campaign used the prospect of a mug shot as a fundraising opportunity. For $36, anyone can buy a T-shirt with a fake booking photo of Trump and the words “not guilty.” Dozens of similar designs are available to purchase online, including many that appeal to Trump’s critics.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><a href="https://t.co/MlIKklPSJT">https://t.co/MlIKklPSJT</a> <a href="https://t.co/Mcbf2xozsY">pic.twitter.com/Mcbf2xozsY</a>&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1694886846050771321?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 25, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Now they have a real one&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-twitter-tweets-return-49594b9f72c68a309758e19bc9cdce0f">to work with.</a>&nbsp;Within minutes of the mug shot's release, Trump's campaign used it in a fundraising appeal on its website. “BREAKING NEWS: THE MUGSHOT IS HERE,” reads the subject line of the campaign’s latest fundraising email, which advertises a new T-shirt with the image. And this quote: “This mugshot will forever go down in history as a symbol of America’s defiance of tyranny.”<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/8/1692965420915.png" alt="The Trump campaign is fundraising with the mug shot-image from Trump campaign web site" />
 <figcaption>The Trump campaign is fundraising with the mug shot-image from Trump campaign web site</figcaption>
 </figure>In a show of solidarity, U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene posted to X, the platform formerly known as Twitter,&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/repmtg/status/1694849434062877177?s=46">a photo of herself</a>&nbsp;smiling broadly in front of a gray background, the sheriff's logo in the top left corner to mimic the jail's style — essentially her DIY mug. “I stand with President Trump against the commie DA Fani Willis,” she said, a swipe at the Fulton County, Georgia, district attorney who persuaded a grand jury to indict Trump.Recent history is full of politicians&nbsp;<a href="https://www.stltoday.com/mug-shot-as-a-political-boost-some-politicians-have-tried/article_53cf0330-8f45-579a-b814-2abbe666a624.html">seeking political dividends</a>&nbsp;from their booking photos. They’ve offered large smiles or defiant smirks and tried to make the best of their predicament.Yet this is one of just 45 presidents in all of U.S. history — not only someone who held the keys to the most powerful government in the world, but who held a position that for many these days, both at home and overseas, personifies the United States. To see that face looking at a camera whose lens he is not seeking out — that's a potent moment.“There’s a power to the still image, which is inarguable,” said Mitchell Stephens, a professor emeritus at New York University who has written a book about the place imagery holds in modern society and how it is supplanting the word.“It kind of freezes a moment, and in this case it’s freezing an unhappy moment for Donald Trump," Stephens said. “And it’s not something he can click away. It’s not something he can simply brush off. That moment is going to live on. And it’s entirely possible that it will end up as the image that history preserves of this man.”

🎥 President Biden comments on Donald Trump's mug shot

FINNEY COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a brawl that left a man seriously injured and have made six arrests.

Around 11:10 p.m., August 24, police were dispatched to report of a fight in progress in the 400 block of Davis Street in Garden City, according to a media release.

When Officers arrived, they found an 18-year-old man had been beaten. EMS transported the victim to St. Cather Hospital and he was later transferred to a hospital due to the extent of his injuries.

 Through the investigation police arrested&nbsp;Marc Guitron, 23; Braydon Leonard, 18; Evan Collier, 24,Hayden Varner, 16, and two 18-year-old women.

Guitron, Leonard, and Collier are being held on requested charges of Aggravated Battery, Interference of law enforcement officer and Contributing to a Child’s Misconduct.

Varner was arrested on a requested charge of Aggravated Battery and released to his parents.

An affidavit for one 18-year-old woman was filed requesting the charges of Interference law enforcement&nbsp; and Contributing to a Child’s Misconduct. An affidavit for the other woman was filed requesting the charge of Interference with law enforcement.

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 </figure>FINNEY COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a brawl that left a man seriously injured and have made six arrests.<figure>
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 </figure>Around 11:10 p.m., August 24, police were dispatched to report of a fight in progress in the 400 block of Davis Street in Garden City, according to a media release.When Officers arrived, they found an 18-year-old man had been beaten. EMS transported the victim to St. Cather Hospital and he was later transferred to a hospital due to the extent of his injuries.<figure>
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 </figure> Through the investigation police arrested&nbsp;Marc Guitron, 23; Braydon Leonard, 18; Evan Collier, 24,Hayden Varner, 16, and two 18-year-old women.Guitron, Leonard, and Collier are being held on requested charges of Aggravated Battery, Interference of law enforcement officer and Contributing to a Child’s Misconduct.Varner was arrested on a requested charge of Aggravated Battery and released to his parents.An affidavit for one 18-year-old woman was filed requesting the charges of Interference law enforcement&nbsp; and Contributing to a Child’s Misconduct. An affidavit for the other woman was filed requesting the charge of Interference with law enforcement.

6 accused in beating that sent SW Kansas man to the hospital

SEDGWICK COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities investigating&nbsp; two armed robberies and have made three arrests.

On August 19, the Kwik Shop in the 6300 block of E. 13th St North in Wichita was robbed at gun point by two masked suspects, according to Officer Kris Gupilan.

The suspects left with approximately $200 in cash and fled south towards 12th Street

On August 22, another armed robbery occurred at the Valero gas station in the 200 block of S. Hillside in Wichita. Two masked suspects came into the store and robbed the clerk at gunpoint. 

Officers arrived on the scene and processed it and were able to gather evidence. 

From the evidence gathered, police identified three suspects involved with both armed robberies.

&nbsp;With the joint operation of investigators, police officers, and specialty units they were able to locate and arrest 18-year-old Carlos Meraz of Wichita, a 17-year-old boy and a 15-year-old boy both of Wichita for aggravated robbery,

<figure>
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 </figure>SEDGWICK COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities investigating&nbsp; two armed robberies and have made three arrests.On August 19, the Kwik Shop in the 6300 block of E. 13th St North in Wichita was robbed at gun point by two masked suspects, according to Officer Kris Gupilan.The suspects left with approximately $200 in cash and fled south towards 12th StreetOn August 22, another armed robbery occurred at the Valero gas station in the 200 block of S. Hillside in Wichita. Two masked suspects came into the store and robbed the clerk at gunpoint. Officers arrived on the scene and processed it and were able to gather evidence. From the evidence gathered, police identified three suspects involved with both armed robberies.&nbsp;With the joint operation of investigators, police officers, and specialty units they were able to locate and arrest 18-year-old Carlos Meraz of Wichita, a 17-year-old boy and a 15-year-old boy both of Wichita for aggravated robbery,

Police: 3 including 15-year-old accused of Kansas armed robbery 

SEDGWICK COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating an injury crash during a police chase that sent&nbsp;

Just after 7a.m. Thursday, police were dispatched to a welfare check in the area of 600 W. 30th Street South in Wichita regarding two individuals slumped over in a white Chevy Silverado, according to Officer Kris Gupilan.

A Wichita Traffic Motor Officer arrived on the scene and contacted the driver, later identified as Nichilas Grady Shugart, 41, of Wichita, who then accelerated and drove away, striking and running over the officer’s lower leg.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported Wichita Police were in pursuit of a Silverado driven by<a href="https://ssc.sedgwickcounty.org/InmateSearch/Details.aspx?Id=285885">&nbsp;Shugart</a>&nbsp;westbound in the 2400 Block of 15th Street.

The Silverado ran the stop sign at North Meridan and struck a northbound 2000 Dodge Caravan driven by Alicia Reico, 51, Wichita, on the the right front quarter panel.

EMS transported the Wichita Traffic Motor officer and Reico to a local hospital. Both had non-life-threatening injuries. The officer is being released from the hospital, according to Gupilan.

Police arrested Shugart on requested charges of aggravated. battery, failure to stop at an accident, attempt to elude law enforcement and driving while license canceled of suspended, according to online jail records.&nbsp; Police also arrested a passenger in the pickup 27-year-old&nbsp;Odessa Silcott of Wichita, on requested charges of Possession of Narcotics, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Distribute Controlled Substance, Attempted possession of a Hallucinogenic Drug, and a Probation Violation.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/8/1692900399480.png" alt="Police on the scene of the crash investigation -photo courtesy&nbsp; KWCH" />
 <figcaption>Police on the scene of the crash investigation -photo courtesy&nbsp; KWCH</figcaption>
 </figure>SEDGWICK COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating an injury crash during a police chase that sent&nbsp;Just after 7a.m. Thursday, police were dispatched to a welfare check in the area of 600 W. 30th Street South in Wichita regarding two individuals slumped over in a white Chevy Silverado, according to Officer Kris Gupilan.A Wichita Traffic Motor Officer arrived on the scene and contacted the driver, later identified as Nichilas Grady Shugart, 41, of Wichita, who then accelerated and drove away, striking and running over the officer’s lower leg.The Kansas Highway Patrol reported Wichita Police were in pursuit of a Silverado driven by<a href="https://ssc.sedgwickcounty.org/InmateSearch/Details.aspx?Id=285885">&nbsp;Shugart</a>&nbsp;westbound in the 2400 Block of 15th Street.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/8/1692920657940.png" alt="Shugart-photo Sedgwick Co." />
 <figcaption>Shugart-photo Sedgwick Co.</figcaption>
 </figure>The Silverado ran the stop sign at North Meridan and struck a northbound 2000 Dodge Caravan driven by Alicia Reico, 51, Wichita, on the the right front quarter panel.EMS transported the Wichita Traffic Motor officer and Reico to a local hospital. Both had non-life-threatening injuries. The officer is being released from the hospital, according to Gupilan.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/8/1692923986306.png" alt="Silcott-photo Sedgwick Co." />
 <figcaption>Silcott-photo Sedgwick Co.</figcaption>
 </figure>Police arrested Shugart on requested charges of aggravated. battery, failure to stop at an accident, attempt to elude law enforcement and driving while license canceled of suspended, according to online jail records.&nbsp; Police also arrested a passenger in the pickup 27-year-old&nbsp;Odessa Silcott of Wichita, on requested charges of Possession of Narcotics, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Distribute Controlled Substance, Attempted possession of a Hallucinogenic Drug, and a Probation Violation.

Suspect drove over Kansas officer's leg ahead of crash

ATLANTA (AP) —&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/donald-trump">Former President Donald Trump</a>&nbsp;surrendered Thursday on charges that he illegally schemed to&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-georgia-election-investigation-grand-jury-willis-d39562cedfc60d64948708de1b011ed3">overturn the 2020 election in Georgia</a>, a brisk 20-minute booking that yielded a historic first: a mug shot of a former American president.

He was released on $200,000 bond and headed back to the airport for his return flight home to New Jersey.

<a href="https://fm.cnbc.com/applications/cnbc.com/resources/editorialfiles/2023/08/14/23SC188947_-_CRIMINAL_INDICTMENT.pdf">Click here to read the full</a>&nbsp;indictment

Trump’s surrender to law enforcement authorities has become by now a familiar election-season routine in a way that belies the unprecedented spectacle of a former president being booked, in four different cities, on felony criminal charges.

But his visit to Atlanta was notably different from the three past surrenders, unfolding at night and requiring him to visit a problem-plagued jail — rather than a courthouse — and not in a liberal bastion like New York or Washington but rather in the heart of a battleground state vital to the 2024 presidential election. And unlike in other cities that did not require him to pose for a mug shot, a booking photo of him was taken, according to a person familiar with the proceedings.

Trump landed in Atlanta shortly after 7 p.m. and was driven, through the city's rush-hour traffic, to jail for the booking process. Wearing his signature white shirt and red tie, he offered a wave and thumbs up as he descended the steps of his private plane.

He completed the process in 20 minutes, providing officials as is customary with his physical measurements: 6 foot 3 inches. 215 pounds. Strawberry or blond hair.

The Fulton County prosecution is the fourth criminal case against Trump since March, when he became&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-indictment-new-york-florida-hush-money-election-764309dce49f81a50bf9f610ffd5ceb6">the first former president in U.S. history to be indicted</a>. Since then, he's faced federal charges in&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-justice-department-indictment-classified-documents-miami-8315a5b23c18f27083ed64eef21efff3">Florida</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-indicted-jan-6-investigation-special-counsel-debb59bb7a4d9f93f7e2dace01feccdc">Washington</a>, and this month he was indicted in Atlanta with 18 others — including his ex-chief of staff, Mark Meadows, and former New York Mayor&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-giuliani-georgia-election-indictment-fulton-county-203b1e69cbff227a0bf8cc59a6bb645f">Rudy Giuliani</a>&nbsp;— under a racketeering statute normally associated with gang members and organized crime.

Giuliani surrendered on Wednesday and posed for a mug shot. Meadows, who had sought to avoid having to turn himself in while he seeks to move the case to federal court, turned himself in Thursday. Bond was set at $100,000.

The criminal cases have spurred a succession of bookings and arraignments, with Trump making brief court appearances before returning to the 2024 campaign trail. He's turned the appearances into campaign events amid a far lighter schedule than his rivals, with staff delighting in wall-to-wall media coverage that has included news helicopters tracking his every move.

The campaign has also used the appearances to&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-indictment-jan-6-presidential-race-alabama-805ab1fe729b4cc0b7562b7802ad68ef">solicit fundraising contributions</a>&nbsp;from his supporters as aides paint the charges as part of a politically motivated effort to damage his reelection chances. As Trump was en route from New Jersey to Atlanta, his campaign sent a message saying, “I’m writing to you from Trump Force One, on my way to Atlanta where I will be ARRESTED despite having committed NO CRIME.”

As afternoon turned to evening, scores of&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-maga-fans-surrender-jail-atlanta-election-c30e4836e3d9f2c9751cc38a6975c2bb">Trump supporters</a>&nbsp;had gathered outside the jail where the ex-president was to surrender, some waving flags with Trump’s name, as officials tightened security measures.

District Attorney Fani Willis has given all of the defendants until Friday afternoon to turn themselves in at the main Fulton County jail. On Thursday, her office proposed an October 23 trial date, though the complexities of the 19-person case — and potential scheduling conflicts with other Trump prosecutions — would appear to make it all but impossible. The date seemed to be a response to early legal maneuvering by at least one defendant, Kenneth Chesebro, who requested a speedy trial.

Just ahead of his expected surrender, Trump hired a new lead attorney for the Georgia case.

Prominent Atlanta criminal defense attorney Steve Sadow took the place of another high-profile criminal defense attorney, Drew Findling, who had represented Trump as recently as Monday when his bond terms were negotiated. But by Thursday Findling was no longer part of the team, according to a person with knowledge of the change who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.

Sadow, who has represented a rapper, Gunna,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/music-crime-atlanta-hip-hop-and-rap-2b84724c182d165c1704c4873e9dc6e8">who pleaded guilty last year in a racketeering case also brought by Willis</a>, said in a statement that “the president should never have been indicted. He is innocent of all the charges brought against him.”

“We look forward to the case being dismissed or, if necessary, an unbiased, open minded jury finding the president not guilty," he added. "Prosecutions intended to advance or serve the ambitions and careers of political opponents of the president have no place in our justice system.”

It’s not the first time this year that Trump has shaken up his legal team either in the run-up to an indictment or in the immediate aftermath. One of his lead lawyers, Tim Parlatore, left the legal team weeks before Trump was indicted in Florida on&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-classified-documents-indictment-miami-court-e9412bb71b63ab1b7cfb8e8b122e9809">charges of illegally hoarding classified documents</a>, citing conflicts with a top Trump adviser. Two other lawyers, James Trusty and John Rowley, announced their resignations the morning after that indictment was returned.

Trump has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing. He said in a social media post this week that he was being prosecuted for what he described in capital letters as a “perfect phone call” in which he asked the Republican secretary of state, Brad Raffensperger, to help him&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-donald-trump-georgia-elections-a7b4aa4d8ce3bf52301ddbe620c6bff6">“find 11,780 votes”</a>&nbsp;for him to overturn his loss in the state to Democrat Joe Biden.

Trump is expected to turn himself in at the Fulton County jail, which has long been a troubled facility. The Justice Department last month&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/justice-department-fulton-county-jail-investigation-6851ae2610d8265ce793abde99695fd8">opened a civil rights investigation</a>&nbsp;into conditions, citing filthy cells, violence and the death last year of a man whose body was found covered in insects in the main jail’s psychiatric wing. Three people have died in Fulton County custody in the past month.

But Trump is not expected to spend much time there.

His attorneys and prosecutors have already agreed to a $200,000 bond, plus conditions that include barring the former president from intimidating co-defendants, witnesses or victims in the case.

When defendants arrive at the jail, they typically pass through a security checkpoint before checking in for formal booking in the lobby. During the booking process, defendants are typically photographed and fingerprinted and asked to provide certain personal information. Since Trump’s bond has already been set, he will be released from custody once the booking process is complete.

Unlike in other jurisdictions, in Fulton County, arraignments — in which a defendant appears in court for the first time — generally happen after a defendant surrenders at the jail and completes the booking process, not on the same day. That means Trump could have to make two trips to Georgia in the coming weeks though the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office has said some arraignments in the case may happen virtually if the judge allows, or he could waive Trump's arraignment.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/8/1692924558227.png" alt="Former President Donald Trump as shown in his Fulton Co. booking photo" />
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 </figure>ATLANTA (AP) —&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/donald-trump">Former President Donald Trump</a>&nbsp;surrendered Thursday on charges that he illegally schemed to&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-georgia-election-investigation-grand-jury-willis-d39562cedfc60d64948708de1b011ed3">overturn the 2020 election in Georgia</a>, a brisk 20-minute booking that yielded a historic first: a mug shot of a former American president.He was released on $200,000 bond and headed back to the airport for his return flight home to New Jersey.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/8/1692923629903.png" alt="Former President Donald Trump steps off his plane as he arrives at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023, in Atlanta. Trump is headed to the Fulton County Jail. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)" />
 <figcaption>Former President Donald Trump steps off his plane as he arrives at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023, in Atlanta. Trump is headed to the Fulton County Jail. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)</figcaption>
 </figure><a href="https://fm.cnbc.com/applications/cnbc.com/resources/editorialfiles/2023/08/14/23SC188947_-_CRIMINAL_INDICTMENT.pdf">Click here to read the full</a>&nbsp;indictmentTrump’s surrender to law enforcement authorities has become by now a familiar election-season routine in a way that belies the unprecedented spectacle of a former president being booked, in four different cities, on felony criminal charges.But his visit to Atlanta was notably different from the three past surrenders, unfolding at night and requiring him to visit a problem-plagued jail — rather than a courthouse — and not in a liberal bastion like New York or Washington but rather in the heart of a battleground state vital to the 2024 presidential election. And unlike in other cities that did not require him to pose for a mug shot, a booking photo of him was taken, according to a person familiar with the proceedings.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Former president Trump arrives in Atlanta, Georgia. <a href="https://t.co/P9iyVsE0BV">pic.twitter.com/P9iyVsE0BV</a>&mdash; CSPAN (@cspan) <a href="https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1694857602835026097?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 24, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Trump landed in Atlanta shortly after 7 p.m. and was driven, through the city's rush-hour traffic, to jail for the booking process. Wearing his signature white shirt and red tie, he offered a wave and thumbs up as he descended the steps of his private plane.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Former president Trump arrives at Fulton County Jail for booking. <a href="https://t.co/fXSNtxKkWl">pic.twitter.com/fXSNtxKkWl</a>&mdash; CSPAN (@cspan) <a href="https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1694866936809885897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 25, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>He completed the process in 20 minutes, providing officials as is customary with his physical measurements: 6 foot 3 inches. 215 pounds. Strawberry or blond hair.<figure>
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 </figure>The Fulton County prosecution is the fourth criminal case against Trump since March, when he became&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-indictment-new-york-florida-hush-money-election-764309dce49f81a50bf9f610ffd5ceb6">the first former president in U.S. history to be indicted</a>. Since then, he's faced federal charges in&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-justice-department-indictment-classified-documents-miami-8315a5b23c18f27083ed64eef21efff3">Florida</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-indicted-jan-6-investigation-special-counsel-debb59bb7a4d9f93f7e2dace01feccdc">Washington</a>, and this month he was indicted in Atlanta with 18 others — including his ex-chief of staff, Mark Meadows, and former New York Mayor&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-giuliani-georgia-election-indictment-fulton-county-203b1e69cbff227a0bf8cc59a6bb645f">Rudy Giuliani</a>&nbsp;— under a racketeering statute normally associated with gang members and organized crime.<figure>
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 </figure>Giuliani surrendered on Wednesday and posed for a mug shot. Meadows, who had sought to avoid having to turn himself in while he seeks to move the case to federal court, turned himself in Thursday. Bond was set at $100,000.The criminal cases have spurred a succession of bookings and arraignments, with Trump making brief court appearances before returning to the 2024 campaign trail. He's turned the appearances into campaign events amid a far lighter schedule than his rivals, with staff delighting in wall-to-wall media coverage that has included news helicopters tracking his every move.The campaign has also used the appearances to&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-indictment-jan-6-presidential-race-alabama-805ab1fe729b4cc0b7562b7802ad68ef">solicit fundraising contributions</a>&nbsp;from his supporters as aides paint the charges as part of a politically motivated effort to damage his reelection chances. As Trump was en route from New Jersey to Atlanta, his campaign sent a message saying, “I’m writing to you from Trump Force One, on my way to Atlanta where I will be ARRESTED despite having committed NO CRIME.”As afternoon turned to evening, scores of&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-maga-fans-surrender-jail-atlanta-election-c30e4836e3d9f2c9751cc38a6975c2bb">Trump supporters</a>&nbsp;had gathered outside the jail where the ex-president was to surrender, some waving flags with Trump’s name, as officials tightened security measures.District Attorney Fani Willis has given all of the defendants until Friday afternoon to turn themselves in at the main Fulton County jail. On Thursday, her office proposed an October 23 trial date, though the complexities of the 19-person case — and potential scheduling conflicts with other Trump prosecutions — would appear to make it all but impossible. The date seemed to be a response to early legal maneuvering by at least one defendant, Kenneth Chesebro, who requested a speedy trial.Just ahead of his expected surrender, Trump hired a new lead attorney for the Georgia case.Prominent Atlanta criminal defense attorney Steve Sadow took the place of another high-profile criminal defense attorney, Drew Findling, who had represented Trump as recently as Monday when his bond terms were negotiated. But by Thursday Findling was no longer part of the team, according to a person with knowledge of the change who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.Sadow, who has represented a rapper, Gunna,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/music-crime-atlanta-hip-hop-and-rap-2b84724c182d165c1704c4873e9dc6e8">who pleaded guilty last year in a racketeering case also brought by Willis</a>, said in a statement that “the president should never have been indicted. He is innocent of all the charges brought against him.”“We look forward to the case being dismissed or, if necessary, an unbiased, open minded jury finding the president not guilty," he added. "Prosecutions intended to advance or serve the ambitions and careers of political opponents of the president have no place in our justice system.”It’s not the first time this year that Trump has shaken up his legal team either in the run-up to an indictment or in the immediate aftermath. One of his lead lawyers, Tim Parlatore, left the legal team weeks before Trump was indicted in Florida on&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-classified-documents-indictment-miami-court-e9412bb71b63ab1b7cfb8e8b122e9809">charges of illegally hoarding classified documents</a>, citing conflicts with a top Trump adviser. Two other lawyers, James Trusty and John Rowley, announced their resignations the morning after that indictment was returned.Trump has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing. He said in a social media post this week that he was being prosecuted for what he described in capital letters as a “perfect phone call” in which he asked the Republican secretary of state, Brad Raffensperger, to help him&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-donald-trump-georgia-elections-a7b4aa4d8ce3bf52301ddbe620c6bff6">“find 11,780 votes”</a>&nbsp;for him to overturn his loss in the state to Democrat Joe Biden.Trump is expected to turn himself in at the Fulton County jail, which has long been a troubled facility. The Justice Department last month&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/justice-department-fulton-county-jail-investigation-6851ae2610d8265ce793abde99695fd8">opened a civil rights investigation</a>&nbsp;into conditions, citing filthy cells, violence and the death last year of a man whose body was found covered in insects in the main jail’s psychiatric wing. Three people have died in Fulton County custody in the past month.But Trump is not expected to spend much time there.His attorneys and prosecutors have already agreed to a $200,000 bond, plus conditions that include barring the former president from intimidating co-defendants, witnesses or victims in the case.When defendants arrive at the jail, they typically pass through a security checkpoint before checking in for formal booking in the lobby. During the booking process, defendants are typically photographed and fingerprinted and asked to provide certain personal information. Since Trump’s bond has already been set, he will be released from custody once the booking process is complete.Unlike in other jurisdictions, in Fulton County, arraignments — in which a defendant appears in court for the first time — generally happen after a defendant surrenders at the jail and completes the booking process, not on the same day. That means Trump could have to make two trips to Georgia in the coming weeks though the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office has said some arraignments in the case may happen virtually if the judge allows, or he could waive Trump's arraignment.

🎥Trump completes Georgia jail booking process in record time

SHAWNEE COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect for an alleged violent crime.

Just before noon Wednesday, police responded to a reported stabbing at 1st Street and Topeka Blvd. in Topeka, according to Police Lt. Edward Stanley.

First responders found a woman who was suffering from non-life-threatening injuries. American Medical Response transported the victim to a local hospital.

As a result of the investigation, Kenneth H. Johnson, 46, of Topeka was arrested and booked into the Shawnee County Department of Corrections on requested charges of Aggravated Battery

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/8/1692836422046.png" alt="Johnson-photo Shawnee Co." />
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 </figure>SHAWNEE COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect for an alleged violent crime.Just before noon Wednesday, police responded to a reported stabbing at 1st Street and Topeka Blvd. in Topeka, according to Police Lt. Edward Stanley.First responders found a woman who was suffering from non-life-threatening injuries. American Medical Response transported the victim to a local hospital.As a result of the investigation, Kenneth H. Johnson, 46, of Topeka was arrested and booked into the Shawnee County Department of Corrections on requested charges of Aggravated Battery

Police: Kansas man jailed for stabbing woman

DOUGLAS COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating two suspects for the murder on Monday of&nbsp;51-year-old Jose Lumbreras of Wichita. 

On Tuesday, police in Wichita arrested&nbsp;d 50-year-old Monicie Ramirez. Police in Lawrence took the other suspect identified as&nbsp; 63-year-old Kevin L. Harris into custody Wednesday afternoon following a prolonged standoff.

Just after 11 p.m. Tuesday, 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.

 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 will be transported back to Sedgwick County.

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 </figure>DOUGLAS COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating two suspects for the murder on Monday of&nbsp;51-year-old Jose Lumbreras of Wichita. On Tuesday, police in Wichita arrested&nbsp;d 50-year-old Monicie Ramirez. Police in Lawrence took the other suspect identified as&nbsp; 63-year-old Kevin L. Harris into custody Wednesday afternoon following a prolonged standoff.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/8/1692833957736.png" alt="Harris from a January arrest in Sedgwick Co." />
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 </figure>Just after 11 p.m. Tuesday, 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. 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 will be transported back to Sedgwick County.

Kansas murder suspect arrested after 16-hour standoff

KANSAS CITY — An Indictment from earlier this year in Federal Court charging individuals with escaping confinement and other individuals with assisting them, resulted in an incarceration sentence of 40 months for one of those charged, according to the United State's Attorney.

Trevor Scott Sparks, 33, Kansas City, MO, and Sergio Perez Martinez, 43, Panorama City, CA, were charged in a two-count Indictment with escape from confinement and aiding or assisting each other in escape from confinement.&nbsp; Another individual, Steven Lydell Williams, Sr., 64, Kansas City, was also charged in the Indictment with a single count of aiding or assisting in the escape.&nbsp;

&nbsp;Perez Martinez remain at large, although Sparks was re-arrested December 30th, 2022. Williams, Sr., who has been in custody pending resolution of his charges since shortly after the escape, was sentenced for his role in that escape.&nbsp; The Court sentenced him to 40 months in custody, consecutive to any sentence he may receive in two pending state cases that resulted from Missouri moving to revoke his parole from prior state felony convictions.

After arrests on federal felony warrants, and because of jury trial convictions and guilty pleas to various felony charges contained within several Western District of Missouri (WDMO) Federal Grand Jury indictments and various orders of WDMO Federal District Court Judge D. Greg Kays, Trevor Scott Sparks and Sergio Perez Martinez were confined in the Cass County, Missouri, Jail on multiple federal felonies.

Federal, state, and local law enforcement began investigating the escape of Sparks and Martinez from the Cass County Jail on or about December 5, 2022. On December 6, 2022, the United States Marshals Service was notified by Cass County, Missouri, that Sparks escaped from confinement and was seen leaving the facility at 10:22 p.m. on December 5, 2022. It was later determined that Sparks and Martinez, another inmate in the Cass County facility, escaped through subterfuge and damage to the facility from the Cass County Jail and fled east outside the jail into the surrounding rural community. From there, Defendant&nbsp;Williams&nbsp;picked them up in his vehicle and transported them to his apartment in Kansas City, Missouri, where they obtained clothes and food.&nbsp;Williams&nbsp;then transported them into the Northeast area of the Kansas City metropolitan area, where&nbsp;Williams&nbsp;dropped them off.&nbsp; Sparks and his mother, Dawn Branstietter, were subsequently arrested in this same general area on December 30th.&nbsp; Branstietter’s husband, John Baxter, was also later arrested on the same charges.&nbsp; These three defendants are scheduled for sentencing later this month and in early September.

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 </figure>KANSAS CITY — An Indictment from earlier this year in Federal Court charging individuals with escaping confinement and other individuals with assisting them, resulted in an incarceration sentence of 40 months for one of those charged, according to the United State's Attorney.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/12/1670539649262.png" alt="Martinez remains at large" />
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 </figure>Trevor Scott Sparks, 33, Kansas City, MO, and Sergio Perez Martinez, 43, Panorama City, CA, were charged in a two-count Indictment with escape from confinement and aiding or assisting each other in escape from confinement.&nbsp; Another individual, Steven Lydell Williams, Sr., 64, Kansas City, was also charged in the Indictment with a single count of aiding or assisting in the escape.&nbsp;&nbsp;Perez Martinez remain at large, although Sparks was re-arrested December 30th, 2022. Williams, Sr., who has been in custody pending resolution of his charges since shortly after the escape, was sentenced for his role in that escape.&nbsp; The Court sentenced him to 40 months in custody, consecutive to any sentence he may receive in two pending state cases that resulted from Missouri moving to revoke his parole from prior state felony convictions.After arrests on federal felony warrants, and because of jury trial convictions and guilty pleas to various felony charges contained within several Western District of Missouri (WDMO) Federal Grand Jury indictments and various orders of WDMO Federal District Court Judge D. Greg Kays, Trevor Scott Sparks and Sergio Perez Martinez were confined in the Cass County, Missouri, Jail on multiple federal felonies.Federal, state, and local law enforcement began investigating the escape of Sparks and Martinez from the Cass County Jail on or about December 5, 2022. On December 6, 2022, the United States Marshals Service was notified by Cass County, Missouri, that Sparks escaped from confinement and was seen leaving the facility at 10:22 p.m. on December 5, 2022. It was later determined that Sparks and Martinez, another inmate in the Cass County facility, escaped through subterfuge and damage to the facility from the Cass County Jail and fled east outside the jail into the surrounding rural community. From there, Defendant&nbsp;Williams&nbsp;picked them up in his vehicle and transported them to his apartment in Kansas City, Missouri, where they obtained clothes and food.&nbsp;Williams&nbsp;then transported them into the Northeast area of the Kansas City metropolitan area, where&nbsp;Williams&nbsp;dropped them off.&nbsp; Sparks and his mother, Dawn Branstietter, were subsequently arrested in this same general area on December 30th.&nbsp; Branstietter’s husband, John Baxter, was also later arrested on the same charges.&nbsp; These three defendants are scheduled for sentencing later this month and in early September.

Man sentenced for KC-area jail escape, another still missing

SHAWNEE COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating two suspects on drug allegations.

On Tuesday,&nbsp;the Topeka Police Department Narcotics Unit served a search warrant in the 2100 Block of SE Ohio Avenue in Topeka related to an ongoing investigation, according to Police Lt. Ronnie Connell.

While conducting the search warrants, officers located cocaine, marijuana, and drug paraphernalia.

As a result, John Mims, 44 years of age, and Misty Ortega, 46 years of age, were transported to the Shawnee County Department of Corrections. Mims is jailed on requested charges of Possession of cocaine, Possession of Marijuana&nbsp;&nbsp;Possession of drug paraphernalia

Ortega was jailed on a Shawnee County Arrest Warrant

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/8/1692798211089.png" alt="Mims-photo Shawnee Co." />
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 </figure>SHAWNEE COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating two suspects on drug allegations.On Tuesday,&nbsp;the Topeka Police Department Narcotics Unit served a search warrant in the 2100 Block of SE Ohio Avenue in Topeka related to an ongoing investigation, according to Police Lt. Ronnie Connell.While conducting the search warrants, officers located cocaine, marijuana, and drug paraphernalia.<figure>
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 </figure>As a result, John Mims, 44 years of age, and Misty Ortega, 46 years of age, were transported to the Shawnee County Department of Corrections. Mims is jailed on requested charges of Possession of cocaine, Possession of Marijuana&nbsp;&nbsp;Possession of drug paraphernaliaOrtega was jailed on a Shawnee County Arrest Warrant

Police found cocaine, marijuana at Kansas home

ATLANTA (AP) — Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump's lawyer and confidant, turned himself in at a jail in Atlanta on Wednesday on charges related to efforts to overturn&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-wins-white-house-ap-fd58df73aa677acb74fce2a69adb71f9">then-President Trump's loss</a>&nbsp;in the 2020 presidential election in Georgia.

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 </figure>ATLANTA (AP) — Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump's lawyer and confidant, turned himself in at a jail in Atlanta on Wednesday on charges related to efforts to overturn&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-wins-white-house-ap-fd58df73aa677acb74fce2a69adb71f9">then-President Trump's loss</a>&nbsp;in the 2020 presidential election in Georgia.The former New York mayor, who was one referred to as 'America's Mayor, was&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-georgia-election-investigation-grand-jury-willis-d39562cedfc60d64948708de1b011ed3">indicted last week</a>&nbsp;along with&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/donald-trump">Trump</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-georgia-indictment-meadows-guiliani-084efc6796becef3714196cee3854cf6">17 others</a>. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis said they participated in a wide-ranging conspiracy to subvert the will of the voters after the Republican president lost to Democrat Joe Biden in November 2020.Bond for Giuliani, who was released after booking like the other defendants, was set at $150,000, second only to Trump’s $200,000.Giuliani, 79, is accused of spearheading Trump’s efforts to compel state lawmakers in Georgia and other closely contested states to ignore the will of voters and illegally appoint electoral college electors favorable to Trump.Other high-profile defendants also surrendered Wednesday, including Jenna Ellis, an attorney who prosecutors say was involved in efforts to convince state lawmakers to unlawfully appoint presidential electors, and lawyer Sidney Powell, accused of making false statements about the election in Georgia and helping to organize a&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-technology-lawsuits-donald-trump-voting-6a1324cc6cf45c95ca086a5c81617b15">breach of voting equipment</a>&nbsp;in rural Coffee County.Georgia was one of several key states Trump lost by slim margins, prompting the Republican and his allies to proclaim, without evidence, that the election was rigged in favor of his Democratic rival Biden.Giuliani is charged with making false statements and soliciting false testimony, conspiring to create phony paperwork and asking state lawmakers to violate their oath of office to appoint an alternate slate of pro-Trump electors.Outside the Fulton County Jail Wednesday afternoon, Giuliani laughed when asked if he regretted allying himself with Trump.“I am very, very honored to be involved in this case because this case is a fight for our way of life," Giuliani told reporters. "This indictment is a travesty. It’s an attack on -- not just me, not just President Trump, not just the people in this indictment, some of whom I don’t even know – this is an attack on the American people."After Giuliani's surrender, Trump repeated his unfounded claims that the election was rigged and stolen and wrote on his social media site, “The greatest Mayor in the history of New York City was just ARRESTED in Atlanta, Georgia, because he fought for Election Integrity.”Trump,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/2024-presidential-candidates-who-is-running-e89fbfee94e7e7980594a9ce3994fec7">the early front-runner</a>&nbsp;in the 2024 Republican presidential primary, has said he&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-bond-georgia-election-indictment-79dbb26a14b5a4ccfc1472d6d3eacd2b">plans to turn himself in</a>&nbsp;at the Fulton County Jail on Thursday. He and his allies have characterized the investigation as politically motivated and have heavily criticized District Attorney Willis, a Democrat.Also Wednesday, Willis’ team urged a judge to reject requests from two of the people indicted — former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark — to avoid having to be booked in jail while they fight to move the case to federal court.U.S. District Judge Steve Jones quickly rejected Clark's request. He wrote that until a federal court takes jurisdiction over a case that originates in state court, the state court proceedings continue. No ruling on Meadows' request was immediately available in online court records.Willis has set a deadline of noon on Friday for the people indicted last week in the election subversion case to turn themselves in. Her team has been negotiating bond amounts and conditions with the lawyers for the defendants before they surrender at the jail.Misty Hampton, who was the Coffee County elections director when a breach of election equipment happened there, had her bond set at $10,000. David Shafer, who's a former Georgia Republican Party chair and served as one of 16 fake electors for Trump, and Cathy Latham, who's accused in the Coffee County breach and was also a fake elector, turned themselves in Wednesday morning. Also surrendering Wednesday were lawyers Ray Smith and Kenneth Chesebro, who prosecutors said helped organize the fake electors meeting at the state Capitol in December 2020.Attorney John Eastman, who&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-biden-elections-government-and-politics-presidential-42911f613bee85913dcbcbaeed096b2c">pushed a plan to keep</a>&nbsp;Trump in power, and Scott Hall, a bail bondsman who was accused of participating in the breach of election equipment in Coffee County,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-georgia-election-indictment-fulton-county-clark-7641b5c61dbcc39ee3f0edbe51558925">turned themselves in</a>&nbsp;Tuesday.The Fulton County Sheriff's Office has said it will release booking photos at 4 p.m. each day, but Shafer&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/DavidShafer/status/1694303972427763731">appeared to post his</a>&nbsp;on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, just after 7 a.m. Wednesday with the message, “Good morning! #NewProfilePicture.”While Republicans in Georgia and elsewhere are calling for Willis to be punished for indicting Trump, a group of Black pastors and community activists gathered outside the state Capitol in Atlanta Wednesday to pray for and proclaim their support for the Democratic prosecutor.Bishop Reginald Jackson, who leads Georgia’s African Methodist Episcopal churches, said that Willis is under attack “as a result of her courage and determination.”Former White House chief of staff Meadows and former Justice Department official Clark are seeking to move their cases from Fulton County Superior Court to federal court. Both argue the actions that gave rise to the charges in the indictment were related to their work as federal officials and that the state charges against them should be dismissed.While those motions are pending, they argue, they should not have to turn themselves in for booking at the Fulton County Jail.In a filing Wednesday, Willis' team argued that Meadows has failed to demonstrate any hardship that would authorize the judge to prevent his arrest. The filing notes that other defendants, including Trump, had agreed to voluntarily surrender by the deadline.In a second filing, Willis' team argued that Clark's effort to halt any Fulton County proceedings while his motion is pending amounts to an attempt “to avoid the inconvenience and unpleasantness of being arrested or subject to the mandatory state criminal process."