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

Just after 5p.m. Wednesday, police arrested 24-year-old Chase Newberry, 24, of Manhattan was on&nbsp; Riley County District Court warrant for rape and two counts of aggravated criminal sodomy, according to the Riley County Police Department activity report.

 This warrant stems from a March 23, 2022, rape in Manhattan involving a now 20-year-old female victim. 

Newberry remains confined in the Riley County Jail with a total bond of $50,000.&nbsp; &nbsp;Police released no additional details.

RILEY COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect for alleged sex crimes.Just after 5p.m. Wednesday, police arrested 24-year-old Chase Newberry, 24, of Manhattan was on&nbsp; Riley County District Court warrant for rape and two counts of aggravated criminal sodomy, according to the Riley County Police Department activity report. This warrant stems from a March 23, 2022, rape in Manhattan involving a now 20-year-old female victim. Newberry remains confined in the Riley County Jail with a total bond of $50,000.&nbsp; &nbsp;Police released no additional details.

Manhattan man held on $50K bond for alleged sex crimes

SEDGWICK COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities investigating a homicide have made an arrest.

Just after 12:30a.m. Sunday, Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a shooting in the 3000 block of East 79th&nbsp;St. South for a shooting call, according to Sheriff's spokesperson Robin Busch.

First responders found 20-year-old Armando Garcia from Wichita with a single gunshot wound to the abdomen.

Deputies assisted with lifesaving efforts until Sedgwick County EMS arrived and transported him to an area hospital.&nbsp; He was pronounced dead at 01:17a.m., according to Busch.

Sheriff’s Detectives investigated the incident and booked 21-year-old Isac Monjaras from Haysville, on a requested charge of Involuntary Manslaughter.

Detectives do not believe this incident to be gang-related. Alcohol may have been a contributing factor. This case will be presented to the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/5/1684958431122.png" alt="Monjaras-photo Sedgwick County" />
 <figcaption>Monjaras-photo Sedgwick County</figcaption>
 </figure>SEDGWICK COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities investigating a homicide have made an arrest.Just after 12:30a.m. Sunday, Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a shooting in the 3000 block of East 79th&nbsp;St. South for a shooting call, according to Sheriff's spokesperson Robin Busch.First responders found 20-year-old Armando Garcia from Wichita with a single gunshot wound to the abdomen.Deputies assisted with lifesaving efforts until Sedgwick County EMS arrived and transported him to an area hospital.&nbsp; He was pronounced dead at 01:17a.m., according to Busch.Sheriff’s Detectives investigated the incident and booked 21-year-old Isac Monjaras from Haysville, on a requested charge of Involuntary Manslaughter.Detectives do not believe this incident to be gang-related. Alcohol may have been a contributing factor. This case will be presented to the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office.

Sheriff: Alcohol a possible factor in Kan. man's shooting death

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

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

Recent Booking Activity for the Geary County Detention Center. All persons included in this post are innocent of crimes until proven guilty in a court of law.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/5/1685021156338.jpeg" alt="Mary Delores Barrios, Probation Violation; Failure to appear; Arrested 05/24/2023" />
 <figcaption>Mary Delores Barrios, Probation Violation; Failure to appear; Arrested 05/24/2023</figcaption>
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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/5/1685021256985.jpeg" alt="Destinie Marie Haynes, Failure to appear; Arrested 05/24/2023" />
 <figcaption>Destinie Marie Haynes, Failure to appear; Arrested 05/24/2023</figcaption>
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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/5/1685021322513.jpeg" alt="Philip Governor Locklear, Failure to appear; Arrested 05/24/2023" />
 <figcaption>Philip Governor Locklear, Failure to appear; Arrested 05/24/2023</figcaption>
 </figure>Recent Booking Activity for the Geary County Detention Center. All persons included in this post are innocent of crimes until proven guilty in a court of law.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Geary County Booking Photos May 25

(Video by Jordan Schaeffer/Eagle Communications)

ELLIS COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect on multiple allegations after a standoff in Hays.

Just after 8:30 a.m. Wednesday the Hays Police Department received a report of a domestic disturbance in the 2700 block of Canal Blvd, according to a media release. The suspect was identified as 25yo Austin Boettcher.

 The police department received information that Boettcher was not allowing a female and her infant child to leave the apartment. 

Officers attempted to make contact, but the occupants did not open the door.

 Officers blocked off the area and cleared adjacent apartments and proceeded to work to gain compliance from the occupants of the apartment.

 The victim, another female roommate and the infant did come to the door and were evacuated to a safe location.

 Officers learned that Boettcher had crawled up into the attic and was not coming out.&nbsp; Announcements over a loudspeaker were used to try and de-escalate the situation and gain compliance from Boettcher. 

Eventually officers had to enter the apartment and the attic to gain compliance from Boettcher. 

Boettcher was arrested on requested charges of domestic battery, interference and an outstanding Ellis County Bench Warrant for aggravated battery, domestic battery, and intimidation of a witness or victim.

 Boettcher was transported to the Ellis County Jail.&nbsp;

<div><div style="position:relative;overflow:hidden;padding-bottom:56.25%"><iframe src="https://cdn.jwplayer.com/players/873oGoLa-P46diVCW.html" width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" scrolling="auto" title="Hays standoff 052423" style="position:absolute;" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></div>(Video by Jordan Schaeffer/Eagle Communications)ELLIS COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect on multiple allegations after a standoff in Hays.Just after 8:30 a.m. Wednesday the Hays Police Department received a report of a domestic disturbance in the 2700 block of Canal Blvd, according to a media release. The suspect was identified as 25yo Austin Boettcher. The police department received information that Boettcher was not allowing a female and her infant child to leave the apartment. Officers attempted to make contact, but the occupants did not open the door. Officers blocked off the area and cleared adjacent apartments and proceeded to work to gain compliance from the occupants of the apartment. The victim, another female roommate and the infant did come to the door and were evacuated to a safe location. Officers learned that Boettcher had crawled up into the attic and was not coming out.&nbsp; Announcements over a loudspeaker were used to try and de-escalate the situation and gain compliance from Boettcher. Eventually officers had to enter the apartment and the attic to gain compliance from Boettcher. Boettcher was arrested on requested charges of domestic battery, interference and an outstanding Ellis County Bench Warrant for aggravated battery, domestic battery, and intimidation of a witness or victim. Boettcher was transported to the Ellis County Jail.&nbsp;

🎥 Suspect arrested after standoff at NW Kansas home

Recent Booking Activity for the Geary County Detention Center. All persons included in this post are innocent of crimes until proven guilty in a court of law.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/5/1684935009281.jpeg" alt="Brian Nicholas Rios-Corbett, Domestic Battery; Arrested 05/24/2023" />
 <figcaption>Brian Nicholas Rios-Corbett, Domestic Battery; Arrested 05/24/2023</figcaption>
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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/5/1684935077824.jpeg" alt="Brylan Lee Williams, Distribute controlled substance, unknown substance; Taxation; Drugs; No drug tax stamp for marijuana or cont substance; Possession of stolen property; Felony; Contribute to a child misconduct; Encourage to remain/become CINC; Use/possess w/intent to use drug paraphernalia into human body; Arrested 05/24/2023" />
 <figcaption>Brylan Lee Williams, Distribute controlled substance, unknown substance; Taxation; Drugs; No drug tax stamp for marijuana or cont substance; Possession of stolen property; Felony; Contribute to a child misconduct; Encourage to remain/become CINC; Use/possess w/intent to use drug paraphernalia into human body; Arrested 05/24/2023</figcaption>
 </figure>Recent Booking Activity for the Geary County Detention Center. All persons included in this post are innocent of crimes until proven guilty in a court of law.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Geary County Booking Photos May 24

JACKSON COUNTY, Kan. —Law enforcement authorities are investigating the death of a man who died in a county jail.

On Wednesday, Sheriff Tim Morse released the name of the man who died in the Jackson County Jail early Tuesday morning as 70-year-old Mark William Hull, of Topeka.&nbsp; Hull was arrested May 2, on a Jackson County District Court warrant for failure to appear on drug charges, according to Morse.

Whether a person who is incarcerated in a correctional facility dies of foul play or natural causes in Kansas, the K.B.I. is in charge of investigating the cause of death.&nbsp;&nbsp;

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/5/1684936009312.png" alt="Hull photo from an April arrest in Shawnee County" />
 <figcaption>Hull photo from an April arrest in Shawnee County</figcaption>
 </figure>JACKSON COUNTY, Kan. —Law enforcement authorities are investigating the death of a man who died in a county jail.On Wednesday, Sheriff Tim Morse released the name of the man who died in the Jackson County Jail early Tuesday morning as 70-year-old Mark William Hull, of Topeka.&nbsp; Hull was arrested May 2, on a Jackson County District Court warrant for failure to appear on drug charges, according to Morse.Whether a person who is incarcerated in a correctional facility dies of foul play or natural causes in Kansas, the K.B.I. is in charge of investigating the cause of death.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Sheriff IDs 70-year-old Kan. man who died in county jail

KANSAS CITY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a shooting that left a teen dead.

Just after 12:30p.m., police responded to report of gunshots near&nbsp;E. 82nd Place and Forest Avenue, according to a media release.

First responders found a teen in the parking lot of an apartment complex who had been shot.&nbsp; &nbsp;EMS transported the boy to an area hospital where he was pronounced deceased.

Anyone with information that could assist the police in their investigation is asked to call the KCPD’s Homicide Unit directly at 816-234-5043. You can also anonymously call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS. There is a reward of up to $25,000 for information that is submitted to the TIPS Hotline and leads to an arrest in this case.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/5/1684873499072.png" alt="Police at the scene of the investigation Tuesday afternoon-photo courtesy KCTV" />
 <figcaption>Police at the scene of the investigation Tuesday afternoon-photo courtesy KCTV</figcaption>
 </figure>KANSAS CITY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a shooting that left a teen dead.Just after 12:30p.m., police responded to report of gunshots near&nbsp;E. 82nd Place and Forest Avenue, according to a media release.First responders found a teen in the parking lot of an apartment complex who had been shot.&nbsp; &nbsp;EMS transported the boy to an area hospital where he was pronounced deceased.Anyone with information that could assist the police in their investigation is asked to call the KCPD’s Homicide Unit directly at 816-234-5043. You can also anonymously call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS. There is a reward of up to $25,000 for information that is submitted to the TIPS Hotline and leads to an arrest in this case.

Police: Teen dead after shooting at KC apartment complex

DALLAS COUNTY, Texas —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a triple- shooting and believe the teen suspect could be in the Kansas City-area.

On Monday, police reported that just before 9:30p.m. Jan. 13, officers responded to a shooting call at the City of Rowlett Twin Star Park, 6417 Fairfield Drive in Rowlett, Texas, approximately 19 miles northeast of Dallas, according to a media release.

 Officers arrived and found two adults and one 14-year-old girl shot at the city park. All three victims are from the same family. Rowlett Fire Rescue transported them by ambulance to a local hospital where they were treated for gunshot wounds.

The Rowlett Police Criminal Investigations Division began their investigation and it was determined that this was not a random act of violence but rather both parties were meeting at the city park after two of the juveniles had been involved in a school fight three days prior. 

The shooting suspect identified as 16-year-old Kenn’taevien Charvez Butler of Rowlett, Texas, is described as a tan-skinned, black male with dark hair, and black eyes, approximately 5-10 and 170 pounds.

&nbsp;Butler is currently wanted for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, a felony in the 2nd degree.&nbsp;

He&nbsp;&nbsp;may be in Kansas City area.&nbsp;The North Texas Crime Commission is offering up to $5,000.00 for information leading to his arrest and indictment for this felony offense

Any information can be sent to lead Detective Eric Shing at desk: (972) 412-6212, cell: (469) 853-3328, or eshing@rowlett.com. Tips may be made anonymous to the North Texas Crime Stoppers at 1-877-373-TIPS (8477) or P3tips.com, available 24/7. 

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/5/1684872712102.png" alt="Butler-photo Rowlett Police" />
 <figcaption>Butler-photo Rowlett Police</figcaption>
 </figure>DALLAS COUNTY, Texas —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a triple- shooting and believe the teen suspect could be in the Kansas City-area.On Monday, police reported that just before 9:30p.m. Jan. 13, officers responded to a shooting call at the City of Rowlett Twin Star Park, 6417 Fairfield Drive in Rowlett, Texas, approximately 19 miles northeast of Dallas, according to a media release. Officers arrived and found two adults and one 14-year-old girl shot at the city park. All three victims are from the same family. Rowlett Fire Rescue transported them by ambulance to a local hospital where they were treated for gunshot wounds.The Rowlett Police Criminal Investigations Division began their investigation and it was determined that this was not a random act of violence but rather both parties were meeting at the city park after two of the juveniles had been involved in a school fight three days prior. The shooting suspect identified as 16-year-old Kenn’taevien Charvez Butler of Rowlett, Texas, is described as a tan-skinned, black male with dark hair, and black eyes, approximately 5-10 and 170 pounds.&nbsp;Butler is currently wanted for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, a felony in the 2nd degree.&nbsp;He&nbsp;&nbsp;may be in Kansas City area.&nbsp;The North Texas Crime Commission is offering up to $5,000.00 for information leading to his arrest and indictment for this felony offenseAny information can be sent to lead Detective Eric Shing at desk: (972) 412-6212, cell: (469) 853-3328, or eshing@rowlett.com. Tips may be made anonymous to the North Texas Crime Stoppers at 1-877-373-TIPS (8477) or P3tips.com, available 24/7.

16-year-old accused in triple shooting is possibly in Kansas City

KANSAS CITY —A Kansas City man has been charged in connections with shots fired on Thursday at Lea McKeighan Park in Lee's Summit, according to Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker.

Antonio Harris, 25, faces charges of Unlawful Use of a Weapon and Armed Criminal Action.

According to court records, on Thursday evening Lee's Summit Police officers responded to Lea McKeighan Park on NE Chipman Road. Officers noticed several people running through the park and vehicles leaving at high rates of speed.

 Officers found numerous shell casings as well as spots of blood in the parking lot. Witnesses told police that a man with long dreads was observed holding a firearm and standing next to a red Corvette. 

Officers found a red Corvette at the hospital parking &nbsp;lot. It had a bullet hole in the driver's side door as well as blood inside. Surveillance video showed the defendant hanging around his Corvette in the park. It showed a confrontation among two men when gunfire breaks out.

 The video also shows Harris firing multiple gunshots through the parking lot, before he leaves with an injured man in the Corvette.

The shootings remain under investigation.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/5/1684587793218.png" alt="Harris-photo Jackson County" />
 <figcaption>Harris-photo Jackson County</figcaption>
 </figure>KANSAS CITY —A Kansas City man has been charged in connections with shots fired on Thursday at Lea McKeighan Park in Lee's Summit, according to Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker.Antonio Harris, 25, faces charges of Unlawful Use of a Weapon and Armed Criminal Action.According to court records, on Thursday evening Lee's Summit Police officers responded to Lea McKeighan Park on NE Chipman Road. Officers noticed several people running through the park and vehicles leaving at high rates of speed. Officers found numerous shell casings as well as spots of blood in the parking lot. Witnesses told police that a man with long dreads was observed holding a firearm and standing next to a red Corvette. Officers found a red Corvette at the hospital parking &nbsp;lot. It had a bullet hole in the driver's side door as well as blood inside. Surveillance video showed the defendant hanging around his Corvette in the park. It showed a confrontation among two men when gunfire breaks out. The video also shows Harris firing multiple gunshots through the parking lot, before he leaves with an injured man in the Corvette.The shootings remain under investigation.

Red Corvette with bullet hole, blood inside led to KC arrest

CHICAGO (AP) — More than 450 Catholic clergy in Illinois sexually abused nearly 2,000 children since 1950, the state’s attorney general found in an&nbsp;<a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23822110-illinois-ag-report-on-clergy-sexual-abuse">investigation released Tuesday,</a>&nbsp;revealing that the problem was far worse than the church had let on.

<a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23822110-illinois-ag-report-on-clergy-sexual-abuse">Click here to read</a> the full report

Attorney General Kwame Raoul said at a news conference that investigators found that 451 Catholic clergy abused 1,997 children in Illinois between 1950 and 2019, though he acknowledged that the statute of limitations has expired in many cases and that those abusers “will never see justice in a legal sense.”

“It is my hope that this report will shine light both on those who violated their positions of power and trust to abuse innocent children, and on the men in church leadership who covered up that abuse,” Raoul said, crediting the accusers for making the review possible. “These perpetrators may never be held accountable in a court of law, but by naming them here, the intention is to provide a public accountability and a measure of healing to survivors who have long suffered in silence.”

The&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/north-america-us-news-ap-top-news-chicago-mn-state-wire-0a9997be667842ecb7dabe553cb989d2">review began in 2018 under Raoul's predecessor</a>, Lisa Madigan, who released a blistering report as she prepared to leave office.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/343d656d7f034d58bcc4c0acceada7bc">Raoul continued</a>&nbsp;the investigation, and he said Tuesday that 25 staff members reviewed more than 100,000 pages of diocesan documents and engaged in more than 600 confidential interactions with contacts.

The lengthy report describes Illinois church leaders as woefully slow to acknowledge the extent of the abuse. It also accuses them of frequently dragging their feet to confront accused clergy and of failing to warn parishioners about possible abusers in their midst, sometimes even decades after allegations emerged.

In a joint statement issued Friday ahead of Raoul’s announcement, the state’s Catholic dioceses said the attorney general’s investigation prompted a yearslong review of their policies and unspecified changes. Cardinal Blase Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, on Monday called abuse “repugnant” but said the church in 1992 began overhauling its policies and programs and cooperated fully with the state’s review.

“My hope is that the release of this report will be an occasion for the attorney general to issue a rallying cry to all adults to join in the work of safeguarding children, lest this moment be a lost opportunity,” Cupich said. “I stand ready to continue to do my part.”

Much of the report is dedicated to individual accounts of sexual abuse and lists of clergy and religious brothers in each diocese accused of child sexual abuse. Some of those named have become infamous due to criminal proceedings or lawsuits, including Father Daniel McCormack, who was the subject of&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/sexual-abuse-by-clergy-lawsuits-chicago-sexual-abuse-947432acea3ced1e5bf13c3d0d4bed00">more than 100 abuse claims</a>&nbsp;in the decades before his 2006 arrest for abusing five boys in Chicago.

He later pleaded guilty and was sentenced to five years in prison.

Even after McCormack's first arrest in 2005 for sexual abuse, the Chicago archdiocese did not remove him from the ministry since those charges were dropped for a lack of evidence, the report says. An archdiocese review board recommended McCormack's removal that year, but then-Cardinal Francis George declined.

According to the report, the mother of one of McCormack’s victims later said: “If Cardinal George (had) done the right thing, these other boys would not have been molested. (Instead), he just opened the door for (McCormack) to take advantage of other Black children.”

Many of the accounts contained in the report have remained private for decades. It includes the account of Bob Corcoran, who reported that Father Thomas Considine, who was a teacher at a high school in Elgin, repeatedly sexually abused Corcoran in the 1970s. Considine was removed from ministry in 1980 for undetermined reasons and died in 1988, the report states.

Corcoran told state investigators that he reported the abuse to the Rockford diocese in 2011 and that the church eventually determined his claims couldn't be proven or disproven. He asked that Raoul's office include his name in its final report and said the document's release provided a sense of relief.

“To see the light at the end of the tunnel, and there is no longer a freight train racing towards me, is freeing,” Corcoran said in a statement released by his attorneys. "We all need to do our part in bringing resolution to the most vulnerable – children like you and me.”

In a statement released Tuesday, the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/639041db648c1f1214b957d126af6708">Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests</a>&nbsp;called the report “stunning” but emphasized that the numbers of victims and abusers cited by Raoul are likely undercounted. The group also called on state and local officials to conduct similar reviews.

“There is no questioning the facts of the report — until 2018 when the investigation began, hierarchs in every Illinois diocese kept known abusers under wraps, declined to include them on their accused lists, and refused to acknowledge the truth that survivors of abuse who came forward to make a report shared with them,” the group said.

Similar government-led investigations detailing reports of clergy sexual abuse and church leaders’ failure to hold perpetrators accountable have rocked archdioceses in other states, including&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/north-america-us-news-ap-top-news-pennsylvania-pa-state-wire-301822e3d7a04b0b88a1c40738c4a513">Pennsylvania</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/baltimore-archdiocese-sex-abuse-report-7d5d3af098da59a1c9313a246566638c">Maryland</a>.

The Catholic Conference of Illinois says 3.5 million Catholics make up approximately 27% of Illinois’ total population, and that the Church maintains 949 parishes and has 2,215 priests, 1,372 deacons, and 260 religious brothers.

Accusers and activists for years have complained that abusers belonging to orders have often been able to avoid the scrutiny other clergy received because of their semi-autonomy from archdioceses. The new report, however, officially names some former clergy tied to such orders.

Among those listed is Bruce Wellems, a former priest with the Claretians missionaries assigned for years to Hispanic neighborhoods in Chicago. His accuser says Wellems sexually abused him more than a dozen times starting in 1973 when they were neighbors in New Mexico. The accuser was in the second grade and Wellems was in high school. Wellems admitted in a 2014&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/state/2016/09/27/chicago-based-religious-order-sued/25310411007/">interview with The Associated Press</a>&nbsp;that he had inappropriately touched the boy, but he said he never again abused a child.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/5/1684866400478.png" alt="" />
 <figcaption></figcaption>
 </figure>CHICAGO (AP) — More than 450 Catholic clergy in Illinois sexually abused nearly 2,000 children since 1950, the state’s attorney general found in an&nbsp;<a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23822110-illinois-ag-report-on-clergy-sexual-abuse">investigation released Tuesday,</a>&nbsp;revealing that the problem was far worse than the church had let on.<a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23822110-illinois-ag-report-on-clergy-sexual-abuse">Click here to read</a> the full reportAttorney General Kwame Raoul said at a news conference that investigators found that 451 Catholic clergy abused 1,997 children in Illinois between 1950 and 2019, though he acknowledged that the statute of limitations has expired in many cases and that those abusers “will never see justice in a legal sense.”“It is my hope that this report will shine light both on those who violated their positions of power and trust to abuse innocent children, and on the men in church leadership who covered up that abuse,” Raoul said, crediting the accusers for making the review possible. “These perpetrators may never be held accountable in a court of law, but by naming them here, the intention is to provide a public accountability and a measure of healing to survivors who have long suffered in silence.”The&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/north-america-us-news-ap-top-news-chicago-mn-state-wire-0a9997be667842ecb7dabe553cb989d2">review began in 2018 under Raoul's predecessor</a>, Lisa Madigan, who released a blistering report as she prepared to leave office.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/343d656d7f034d58bcc4c0acceada7bc">Raoul continued</a>&nbsp;the investigation, and he said Tuesday that 25 staff members reviewed more than 100,000 pages of diocesan documents and engaged in more than 600 confidential interactions with contacts.The lengthy report describes Illinois church leaders as woefully slow to acknowledge the extent of the abuse. It also accuses them of frequently dragging their feet to confront accused clergy and of failing to warn parishioners about possible abusers in their midst, sometimes even decades after allegations emerged.In a joint statement issued Friday ahead of Raoul’s announcement, the state’s Catholic dioceses said the attorney general’s investigation prompted a yearslong review of their policies and unspecified changes. Cardinal Blase Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, on Monday called abuse “repugnant” but said the church in 1992 began overhauling its policies and programs and cooperated fully with the state’s review.“My hope is that the release of this report will be an occasion for the attorney general to issue a rallying cry to all adults to join in the work of safeguarding children, lest this moment be a lost opportunity,” Cupich said. “I stand ready to continue to do my part.”Much of the report is dedicated to individual accounts of sexual abuse and lists of clergy and religious brothers in each diocese accused of child sexual abuse. Some of those named have become infamous due to criminal proceedings or lawsuits, including Father Daniel McCormack, who was the subject of&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/sexual-abuse-by-clergy-lawsuits-chicago-sexual-abuse-947432acea3ced1e5bf13c3d0d4bed00">more than 100 abuse claims</a>&nbsp;in the decades before his 2006 arrest for abusing five boys in Chicago.He later pleaded guilty and was sentenced to five years in prison.Even after McCormack's first arrest in 2005 for sexual abuse, the Chicago archdiocese did not remove him from the ministry since those charges were dropped for a lack of evidence, the report says. An archdiocese review board recommended McCormack's removal that year, but then-Cardinal Francis George declined.According to the report, the mother of one of McCormack’s victims later said: “If Cardinal George (had) done the right thing, these other boys would not have been molested. (Instead), he just opened the door for (McCormack) to take advantage of other Black children.”Many of the accounts contained in the report have remained private for decades. It includes the account of Bob Corcoran, who reported that Father Thomas Considine, who was a teacher at a high school in Elgin, repeatedly sexually abused Corcoran in the 1970s. Considine was removed from ministry in 1980 for undetermined reasons and died in 1988, the report states.Corcoran told state investigators that he reported the abuse to the Rockford diocese in 2011 and that the church eventually determined his claims couldn't be proven or disproven. He asked that Raoul's office include his name in its final report and said the document's release provided a sense of relief.“To see the light at the end of the tunnel, and there is no longer a freight train racing towards me, is freeing,” Corcoran said in a statement released by his attorneys. "We all need to do our part in bringing resolution to the most vulnerable – children like you and me.”In a statement released Tuesday, the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/639041db648c1f1214b957d126af6708">Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests</a>&nbsp;called the report “stunning” but emphasized that the numbers of victims and abusers cited by Raoul are likely undercounted. The group also called on state and local officials to conduct similar reviews.“There is no questioning the facts of the report — until 2018 when the investigation began, hierarchs in every Illinois diocese kept known abusers under wraps, declined to include them on their accused lists, and refused to acknowledge the truth that survivors of abuse who came forward to make a report shared with them,” the group said.Similar government-led investigations detailing reports of clergy sexual abuse and church leaders’ failure to hold perpetrators accountable have rocked archdioceses in other states, including&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/north-america-us-news-ap-top-news-pennsylvania-pa-state-wire-301822e3d7a04b0b88a1c40738c4a513">Pennsylvania</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/baltimore-archdiocese-sex-abuse-report-7d5d3af098da59a1c9313a246566638c">Maryland</a>.The Catholic Conference of Illinois says 3.5 million Catholics make up approximately 27% of Illinois’ total population, and that the Church maintains 949 parishes and has 2,215 priests, 1,372 deacons, and 260 religious brothers.Accusers and activists for years have complained that abusers belonging to orders have often been able to avoid the scrutiny other clergy received because of their semi-autonomy from archdioceses. The new report, however, officially names some former clergy tied to such orders.Among those listed is Bruce Wellems, a former priest with the Claretians missionaries assigned for years to Hispanic neighborhoods in Chicago. His accuser says Wellems sexually abused him more than a dozen times starting in 1973 when they were neighbors in New Mexico. The accuser was in the second grade and Wellems was in high school. Wellems admitted in a 2014&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/state/2016/09/27/chicago-based-religious-order-sued/25310411007/">interview with The Associated Press</a>&nbsp;that he had inappropriately touched the boy, but he said he never again abused a child.

Read the new report of 'staggering' Catholic Church child sex abuse

FINNEY COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating an alleged kidnapping and have made an arrest.

Just before 6&nbsp;a.m. Monday, police were dispatched to the north part of Garden City, where they met with a woman who alleged she had been taken by force from her residence and strangled by 33-year-old Jose David Garcia-Escobar, who was known to her, according to a media release.

Officers learned Garcia-Escobar allegedly entered the woman’s residence without permission, pulled her out of the residence, and drove to his home. 

Through further investigation, Garcia-Escobar allegedly strangled and sexually assaulted the woman before driving her home. Garcia-Escobar was later located and taken into custody. 

Garcia-Escobar is being held in the Finney County Jail on requested charges of Aggravated Burglary, Aggravated Kidnapping, Aggravated Robbery, and Rape.

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 </figure>FINNEY COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating an alleged kidnapping and have made an arrest.Just before 6&nbsp;a.m. Monday, police were dispatched to the north part of Garden City, where they met with a woman who alleged she had been taken by force from her residence and strangled by 33-year-old Jose David Garcia-Escobar, who was known to her, according to a media release.Officers learned Garcia-Escobar allegedly entered the woman’s residence without permission, pulled her out of the residence, and drove to his home. Through further investigation, Garcia-Escobar allegedly strangled and sexually assaulted the woman before driving her home. Garcia-Escobar was later located and taken into custody. Garcia-Escobar is being held in the Finney County Jail on requested charges of Aggravated Burglary, Aggravated Kidnapping, Aggravated Robbery, and Rape.

Man accused of kidnapping, rape in southwest Kansas

RILEY COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating alleged fraud.

Just after 12:30a.m. Tuesday, police arrested 30-year-old Joseph Eustice of Junction City on a Riley County District Court warrant for two counts of forgery and one count of theft, according to the Riley County Police Department activity report.

The warrant stems from a January 12, 2023, report that Eustice fraudulently charged Appletech Design and Construction for gas worth approximately $1,000. 

Eustice was issued a total bond of $13,000 and is no longer confined at the time of this report.

RILEY COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating alleged fraud.Just after 12:30a.m. Tuesday, police arrested 30-year-old Joseph Eustice of Junction City on a Riley County District Court warrant for two counts of forgery and one count of theft, according to the Riley County Police Department activity report.The warrant stems from a January 12, 2023, report that Eustice fraudulently charged Appletech Design and Construction for gas worth approximately $1,000. Eustice was issued a total bond of $13,000 and is no longer confined at the time of this report.

Junction City man accused of $1,000 gas theft

Recent Booking Activity for the Geary County Detention Center. All persons included in this post are innocent of crimes until proven guilty in a court of law.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/5/1684854068528.jpeg" alt="David Earl Hearlson, Interference with LEO; obstruct/resist/oppose felony warrant service or execution; Parole violation; Arrested 05/22/2023" />
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 <figcaption>Christian Rodriguez, Forgery; Making or altering a written instrument; unknown conviction; Identity theft; Arrested 05/22/2023</figcaption>
 </figure>Recent Booking Activity for the Geary County Detention Center. All persons included in this post are innocent of crimes until proven guilty in a court of law.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Geary County Booking Photos May 23

SEDGWICK COUNTY—A Kansas man accused in the June death of a 22-month old made a court appearance Monday.

Calvin Vick, 26 of Wichita, is charged with 1st degree murder and aggravated endangering a child, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.&nbsp;

On June 21, 2022, police were dispatched to a local hospital after the victim, a 22-month-old boy arrived unresponsive, according to a media release from Wichita. Police. At the time of death, it was unknown how the child died.

Last week lab results returned that&nbsp;&nbsp;confirmed the 22 month old died from Fentanyl Toxicity and a warrant was issued for Vick's arrest.

The Special Investigations Bureau Community Response Team (SIBCRT) located Vick and arrested him without incident on Thursday.&nbsp; &nbsp;

Online records also indicate he is being held for kidnapping, domestic battery and criminal threat.&nbsp; Police have not released details on the cause of death or Vick's relationship to the boy.

&nbsp;Attorneys are scheduled to discuss the case on June 16. He is being held on a $100,000 bond.

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 </figure>SEDGWICK COUNTY—A Kansas man accused in the June death of a 22-month old made a court appearance Monday.Calvin Vick, 26 of Wichita, is charged with 1st degree murder and aggravated endangering a child, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.&nbsp;On June 21, 2022, police were dispatched to a local hospital after the victim, a 22-month-old boy arrived unresponsive, according to a media release from Wichita. Police. At the time of death, it was unknown how the child died.Last week lab results returned that&nbsp;&nbsp;confirmed the 22 month old died from Fentanyl Toxicity and a warrant was issued for Vick's arrest.The Special Investigations Bureau Community Response Team (SIBCRT) located Vick and arrested him without incident on Thursday.&nbsp; &nbsp;Online records also indicate he is being held for kidnapping, domestic battery and criminal threat.&nbsp; Police have not released details on the cause of death or Vick's relationship to the boy.&nbsp;Attorneys are scheduled to discuss the case on June 16. He is being held on a $100,000 bond.

Fentanyl toxicity: Kansas man charged in toddler's death

WASHINGTON (AP) — Police have arrested a Missouri man they believe intentionally crashed a U-Haul truck into a security barrier at a park across from the White House.

The box truck's driver smashed into the barrier near the north side of&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/ap-top-news-dc-wire-george-floyd-death-of-george-floyd-politics-682994b83e9d37e32879528aedc5da7b">Lafayette Square</a>&nbsp;on Monday at around 10 p.m., Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said in a statement. He was identified as a 19-year-old from Chesterfield, a St. Louis suburb.

Officers from the Secret Service and the Metropolitan Police Department searched the truck after the crash. Video&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/dc/u-haul-crash-lafayette-square-white-house/65-b4e28344-567c-45e6-a390-1d504d1466ff">posted by WUSA-TV</a>&nbsp;shows a police officer at the scene picking up and inventorying several pieces of evidence from the truck, including a Nazi flag.

Based on a preliminary investigation, investigators believe the driver "may have intentionally struck the security barriers at Lafayette Square,” Guglielmi said. Authorities offered no additional details about the possible motive.

The U.S. Park Police said the man was arrested on multiple charges, including threatening to kill, kidnap or inflict harm on a president, vice president or member of their family; assault with a dangerous weapon; reckless driving; destruction of federal property; and trespassing.

Lafayette Square, which offers perhaps the best view of the White House available to the public, has long been one of the nation’s most prominent venues for demonstrations. The park was closed for nearly a year after federal authorities fenced off the area at the height of nationwide protests over policing following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, but it&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/george-floyd-donald-trump-death-of-george-floyd-government-and-politics-67492b52d542145d559a9f45ddd5f866">reopened in May 2021</a>.

U-Haul is a moving truck, trailer and self-storage rental company based in Phoenix.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/5/1684847745876.png" alt="Police have arrested a man they believe intentionally crashed a U-Haul truck into a security barrier at a park across from the White House-photo courtesy WJLA TV" />
 <figcaption>Police have arrested a man they believe intentionally crashed a U-Haul truck into a security barrier at a park across from the White House-photo courtesy WJLA TV</figcaption>
 </figure>WASHINGTON (AP) — Police have arrested a Missouri man they believe intentionally crashed a U-Haul truck into a security barrier at a park across from the White House.The box truck's driver smashed into the barrier near the north side of&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/ap-top-news-dc-wire-george-floyd-death-of-george-floyd-politics-682994b83e9d37e32879528aedc5da7b">Lafayette Square</a>&nbsp;on Monday at around 10 p.m., Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said in a statement. He was identified as a 19-year-old from Chesterfield, a St. Louis suburb.No one was injured in the crash.Officers from the Secret Service and the Metropolitan Police Department searched the truck after the crash. Video&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/dc/u-haul-crash-lafayette-square-white-house/65-b4e28344-567c-45e6-a390-1d504d1466ff">posted by WUSA-TV</a>&nbsp;shows a police officer at the scene picking up and inventorying several pieces of evidence from the truck, including a Nazi flag.Based on a preliminary investigation, investigators believe the driver "may have intentionally struck the security barriers at Lafayette Square,” Guglielmi said. Authorities offered no additional details about the possible motive.The U.S. Park Police said the man was arrested on multiple charges, including threatening to kill, kidnap or inflict harm on a president, vice president or member of their family; assault with a dangerous weapon; reckless driving; destruction of federal property; and trespassing.Lafayette Square, which offers perhaps the best view of the White House available to the public, has long been one of the nation’s most prominent venues for demonstrations. The park was closed for nearly a year after federal authorities fenced off the area at the height of nationwide protests over policing following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, but it&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/george-floyd-donald-trump-death-of-george-floyd-government-and-politics-67492b52d542145d559a9f45ddd5f866">reopened in May 2021</a>.U-Haul is a moving truck, trailer and self-storage rental company based in Phoenix.

Police ID man arrested after crash into security barrier near White House

LYON COUNTY—The Emporia Police Department partnered with the Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission (KRGC) Monday during an investigation into illegal gambling devices inside an Emporia convenience store.

Police and Gaming Commission enforcement agents executed a search warrant at the BP, 2102 W. 6th Avenue in Emporia. They seized five illegal gaming machines along with an ATM and cash from the business, according to Police Captain Lisa Hayes.

The investigation began several weeks ago, after police received information about the gambling devices.

Kansas law, K.S.A. 21-6403(e)(1)(B) defines a “gambling device” as a machine that is “designed, manufactured or altered primarily for use in connection with gambling…(i) [w]hich when operated may deliver, as the result of chance, any money or property; or (ii) by the operation of which a person may become entitled to receive, as the result of chance, any money or property….”

<a href="https://www.krgc.ks.gov/">Click here for more</a> information about Kansas gambling on the Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission website.

Police made no arrests Monday as they continue their investigation, according to Hayes.

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 <figcaption>Police and Gaming Commission enforcement agents executed a search warrant at the BP in Emporia -Google image</figcaption>
 </figure>LYON COUNTY—The Emporia Police Department partnered with the Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission (KRGC) Monday during an investigation into illegal gambling devices inside an Emporia convenience store.Police and Gaming Commission enforcement agents executed a search warrant at the BP, 2102 W. 6th Avenue in Emporia. They seized five illegal gaming machines along with an ATM and cash from the business, according to Police Captain Lisa Hayes.The investigation began several weeks ago, after police received information about the gambling devices.Kansas law, K.S.A. 21-6403(e)(1)(B) defines a “gambling device” as a machine that is “designed, manufactured or altered primarily for use in connection with gambling…(i) [w]hich when operated may deliver, as the result of chance, any money or property; or (ii) by the operation of which a person may become entitled to receive, as the result of chance, any money or property….”<a href="https://www.krgc.ks.gov/">Click here for more</a> information about Kansas gambling on the Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission website.Police made no arrests Monday as they continue their investigation, according to Hayes.

Police seize illegal gambling devices at Kan. convenience store

SEDGWICK COUNTY —A Kansas man who&nbsp;threatening to kidnap and kill the mayor of Wichita because he was upset about the city’s mask ordinance has been sentenced.

On Monday, Judge Seth Rundle sentenced 62-year-old Meredith Dowty to two years on probation, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office

On Friday Dowty plead no contest to misdemeanor disorderly conduct.

According to court records, the retired firefighter was upset about the city’s mask ordinance and had been texting an acquaintance on the city council for more than a month before his arrest.

&nbsp;James Clendenin, at the time a member of the city council, started receiving texts from Dowty and wanted to know where the mayor eats, sleeps and buys food and gas.

Clendenin, who in 2020 voted against the mask mandate, said Dowty might have felt they were “kindred spirits” because of his stance.

Court documents say Dowty also texted about people needing to be “hung by their necks”&nbsp; and then described the mayor as “traitorous” in another message. Clendenin said he didn’t feel the conversation went beyond “venting” until Dowty allegedly wrote that the “Mayor and all those who bankrupt us” are “viable targets for elimination.”

That’s when he reported the messages to police. Dowty said Clendenin is his friend and that he didn’t mean the texts as threats, court document say. -The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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 </figure>SEDGWICK COUNTY —A Kansas man who&nbsp;threatening to kidnap and kill the mayor of Wichita because he was upset about the city’s mask ordinance has been sentenced.On Monday, Judge Seth Rundle sentenced 62-year-old Meredith Dowty to two years on probation, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's officeOn Friday Dowty plead no contest to misdemeanor disorderly conduct.According to court records, the retired firefighter was upset about the city’s mask ordinance and had been texting an acquaintance on the city council for more than a month before his arrest.&nbsp;James Clendenin, at the time a member of the city council, started receiving texts from Dowty and wanted to know where the mayor eats, sleeps and buys food and gas.Clendenin, who in 2020 voted against the mask mandate, said Dowty might have felt they were “kindred spirits” because of his stance.Court documents say Dowty also texted about people needing to be “hung by their necks”&nbsp; and then described the mayor as “traitorous” in another message. Clendenin said he didn’t feel the conversation went beyond “venting” until Dowty allegedly wrote that the “Mayor and all those who bankrupt us” are “viable targets for elimination.”That’s when he reported the messages to police. Dowty said Clendenin is his friend and that he didn’t mean the texts as threats, court document say. -The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Kan. man who threatened mayor over mask mandate is sentenced

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A judge entered not guilty pleas Monday for a man&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/idaho-students-stabbed-kohberger-e7be2c178c315d0d8307ae5180558153">charged in the stabbing deaths</a>&nbsp;of four University of Idaho students, setting the stage for a trial in which he could potentially face the death penalty.

The Nov. 13, 2022, killings&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/moscow-idaho-spokane-university-of-fdbabdb55c38409cd567a7332db4dae5">stunned the rural community of Moscow, Idaho,</a>&nbsp;and prompted many students to leave campus early, switching to remote learning for the remainder of the semester.

<a href="https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23564673/122922-affidavit-exhibit-a-statement-of-brett-payne_redacted.pdf">Click here to read&nbsp;</a>the full&nbsp;unsealed affidavit, which explains the basis for Kohberger's arrest.

Bryan Kohberger, 28, was&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/university-of-idaho-students-killings-arrest-b3b1ffd8138827f0bdad16d20e17cf83">arrested late last year</a>&nbsp;and charged with burglary and four counts of first-degree murder in connection with with the slayings of Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin at a rental home near the University of Idaho campus.

Kohberger declined to enter pleas in Latah County District Court, with his defense attorney Anne Taylor telling the judge that they were going to “stand silent” at this time. In response, 2nd District Judge John Judge entered not guilty pleas on Kohberger's behalf.

It's uncommon but not unheard of for defendants to “stand silent” in criminal cases. Sometimes it is done because defendants and their attorneys feel they need more time to weigh the ramifications of entering a plea of guilty or not guilty; other times it can be part of a broader legal strategy or simply a defendant's personal choice.

Kohberger declined to waive his right to a speedy trial, so the judge scheduled it to begin Oct. 2. It's still possible that the trial, expected to last six weeks, could be delayed or moved to a different location.

Kohberger was a graduate student studying criminology at nearby Washington State University when the University of Idaho students were killed, but prosecutors have not released any information about how they believe he may have chosen the victims or whether he had met any of them previously.

Police released few details about the investigation until after Kohberger was arrested at his parents’ home in eastern Pennsylvania early Dec. 30, 2022. Court documents detailed how police pieced together DNA evidence, cellphone data and surveillance video that they say links Kohberger to the slayings.

Investigators said traces of DNA found on a knife sheath inside the home where the students were killed matches Kohberger, and that a cellphone belonging to Kohberger was near the victims’ home on a dozen occasions prior to the killings. A white sedan allegedly matching one owned by Kohberger was caught on surveillance footage repeatedly cruising past the rental home around the time of the killings.

Kernodle, Chapin, Mogen and Goncalves were friends and members of the university’s Greek system, and the three women lived together in the rental home just across the street from campus. Chapin — Kernodle’s boyfriend — was there visiting on the night of the attack.

Latah County Prosecutor Bill Thompson now has 60 days to inform the court whether he will seek the death penalty in the case.

The small courtroom was packed for the arraignment, with some members of the news media and other onlookers lining up outside three hours before the proceeding was set to begin, Boise television station KTVB reported. Family members of Goncalves were among those who attended, one of them weeping as the charges were read.

<figure>
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 </figure>BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A judge entered not guilty pleas Monday for a man&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/idaho-students-stabbed-kohberger-e7be2c178c315d0d8307ae5180558153">charged in the stabbing deaths</a>&nbsp;of four University of Idaho students, setting the stage for a trial in which he could potentially face the death penalty.The Nov. 13, 2022, killings&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/moscow-idaho-spokane-university-of-fdbabdb55c38409cd567a7332db4dae5">stunned the rural community of Moscow, Idaho,</a>&nbsp;and prompted many students to leave campus early, switching to remote learning for the remainder of the semester.<a href="https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23564673/122922-affidavit-exhibit-a-statement-of-brett-payne_redacted.pdf">Click here to read&nbsp;</a>the full&nbsp;unsealed affidavit, which explains the basis for Kohberger's arrest.Bryan Kohberger, 28, was&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/university-of-idaho-students-killings-arrest-b3b1ffd8138827f0bdad16d20e17cf83">arrested late last year</a>&nbsp;and charged with burglary and four counts of first-degree murder in connection with with the slayings of Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin at a rental home near the University of Idaho campus.Kohberger declined to enter pleas in Latah County District Court, with his defense attorney Anne Taylor telling the judge that they were going to “stand silent” at this time. In response, 2nd District Judge John Judge entered not guilty pleas on Kohberger's behalf.It's uncommon but not unheard of for defendants to “stand silent” in criminal cases. Sometimes it is done because defendants and their attorneys feel they need more time to weigh the ramifications of entering a plea of guilty or not guilty; other times it can be part of a broader legal strategy or simply a defendant's personal choice.Kohberger declined to waive his right to a speedy trial, so the judge scheduled it to begin Oct. 2. It's still possible that the trial, expected to last six weeks, could be delayed or moved to a different location.Kohberger was a graduate student studying criminology at nearby Washington State University when the University of Idaho students were killed, but prosecutors have not released any information about how they believe he may have chosen the victims or whether he had met any of them previously.Police released few details about the investigation until after Kohberger was arrested at his parents’ home in eastern Pennsylvania early Dec. 30, 2022. Court documents detailed how police pieced together DNA evidence, cellphone data and surveillance video that they say links Kohberger to the slayings.Investigators said traces of DNA found on a knife sheath inside the home where the students were killed matches Kohberger, and that a cellphone belonging to Kohberger was near the victims’ home on a dozen occasions prior to the killings. A white sedan allegedly matching one owned by Kohberger was caught on surveillance footage repeatedly cruising past the rental home around the time of the killings.Kernodle, Chapin, Mogen and Goncalves were friends and members of the university’s Greek system, and the three women lived together in the rental home just across the street from campus. Chapin — Kernodle’s boyfriend — was there visiting on the night of the attack.Latah County Prosecutor Bill Thompson now has 60 days to inform the court whether he will seek the death penalty in the case.The small courtroom was packed for the arraignment, with some members of the news media and other onlookers lining up outside three hours before the proceeding was set to begin, Boise television station KTVB reported. Family members of Goncalves were among those who attended, one of them weeping as the charges were read.

Suspect in murder of 4 Univ. of Idaho students declines to enter plea

JUDD WEIL&nbsp; Hutch Post&nbsp;

HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Former Hutchinson Police Department (HPD) officer Todd W. Allen was sentenced before Judge Keith Schroeder on May 22.&nbsp;

Allen pled guilty to 12 felony charges related to sex crimes and five misdemeanors related to breach of privacy on April 10 in Reno County District Court.&nbsp;

Allen will receive 282 months in prison, according to the plea agreement.&nbsp;

The plea hearing in April was before Judge Jeff Newsum.&nbsp;

Allen agreed to the plea deal, earning him a 23-1/2 year sentence. Under the conditions of the plea deal, he can get out early for good behavior however must serve 20 years of the sentence, minimum. &nbsp;

Allen will be required to register as a sex offender and reimburse the court for related fees.&nbsp;

The formal charges originally filed against Allen included 17 felonies and seven misdemeanors, totaling 24 counts. &nbsp;

The charges were two counts of kidnapping, five counts of rape, two counts of sexual battery, and indecent liberties with a minor involving a 14 or 15-year-old. &nbsp;

<a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/d6da7f11-fb3b-4d3d-ae8a-a4039b6e92bd" target="_blank">Allen was arrested Aug. 17, 2022&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;for crimes that stretched back as far as 2012.&nbsp;

Per the filed complaints, Allen is said&nbsp;to have sexually assaulted 10 victims. &nbsp;&nbsp;

All the assaults took place in either Rice Park, Carey Park, or Fun Valley Sports Complex, all in Hutchinson.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Supporting documents filed in court say that&nbsp;Allen's victims were never unaccompanied, be it a boyfriend, friend, or brother.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Under the guise of an on-duty cop or park security, and while dressed in dark clothing and a mask or face-covering, Allen would shine a flashlight at the victims' eyes to further disguise himself.&nbsp;&nbsp;

The victims would believe him and comply with his demands to exit their vehicles.&nbsp;&nbsp;

As he would take his victims, one including a 15-year-old girl, behind the vehicle, he would tell whoever was with them to stay where they were.&nbsp;&nbsp;

From behind the car, Allen would interrogate them about illicit activities such as drugs. At the same time, he would assault them with unwanted sexual acts.&nbsp;

When each victim, all females, realized Allen might not be who he claimed, they would scream or alert their company, causing him to run. Allen made his getaways with either a bicycle or another vehicle.&nbsp;&nbsp;

The last reported sexual battery and kidnapping charge was in August 2018.&nbsp;&nbsp;

In addition to his park assaults, on several occasions Allen peeped through the windows of private residences. In one instance, he used the aid of a stepstool from behind someone's property to try and look in a window.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Allen was finally caught when security camera footage spotted him peering over a fence.&nbsp;&nbsp;

According to Reno County District Attorney Thomas Stanton, while employed with the Hutchinson Police Department, Allen looked up records of his assaults during the investigations.&nbsp;&nbsp;

The five breach-of-privacy charges were filed after he left the HPD on Jan. 9, 2019, and took a security job with Hutchinson Regional Medical Center.&nbsp;&nbsp;

He is reported to have said the assaults were sexually motivated. &nbsp;

Stanton said Allen&nbsp;was not on duty as a police officer when committing his crimes.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Prior to sentencing Allen was free on $250,000 bond. His&nbsp;bond conditions included wearing a GPS ankle monitor and not having any alcohol, drugs or contact with victims.&nbsp;

Todd W. Allen was with the Hutchinson Police Department from the 1990s, until resigning in 2019.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/5/1684780534731.jpeg" alt="Todd W. Allen seated with legal counsel at sentencing on Monday-Photo by Judd Weil" />
 <figcaption>Todd W. Allen seated with legal counsel at sentencing on Monday-Photo by Judd Weil</figcaption>
 </figure>JUDD WEIL&nbsp; Hutch Post&nbsp;HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Former Hutchinson Police Department (HPD) officer Todd W. Allen was sentenced before Judge Keith Schroeder on May 22.&nbsp;Allen pled guilty to 12 felony charges related to sex crimes and five misdemeanors related to breach of privacy on April 10 in Reno County District Court.&nbsp;Allen will receive 282 months in prison, according to the plea agreement.&nbsp;The plea hearing in April was before Judge Jeff Newsum.&nbsp;Allen agreed to the plea deal, earning him a 23-1/2 year sentence. Under the conditions of the plea deal, he can get out early for good behavior however must serve 20 years of the sentence, minimum. &nbsp;<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/5/1684789370913.png" alt="Allen-photo KBI offender registry" />
 <figcaption>Allen-photo KBI offender registry</figcaption>
 </figure>Allen will be required to register as a sex offender and reimburse the court for related fees.&nbsp;The formal charges originally filed against Allen included 17 felonies and seven misdemeanors, totaling 24 counts. &nbsp;The charges were two counts of kidnapping, five counts of rape, two counts of sexual battery, and indecent liberties with a minor involving a 14 or 15-year-old. &nbsp;<a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/d6da7f11-fb3b-4d3d-ae8a-a4039b6e92bd" target="_blank">Allen was arrested Aug. 17, 2022&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;for crimes that stretched back as far as 2012.&nbsp;Per the filed complaints, Allen is said&nbsp;to have sexually assaulted 10 victims. &nbsp;&nbsp;All the assaults took place in either Rice Park, Carey Park, or Fun Valley Sports Complex, all in Hutchinson.&nbsp;&nbsp;Supporting documents filed in court say that&nbsp;Allen's victims were never unaccompanied, be it a boyfriend, friend, or brother.&nbsp;&nbsp;Under the guise of an on-duty cop or park security, and while dressed in dark clothing and a mask or face-covering, Allen would shine a flashlight at the victims' eyes to further disguise himself.&nbsp;&nbsp;The victims would believe him and comply with his demands to exit their vehicles.&nbsp;&nbsp;As he would take his victims, one including a 15-year-old girl, behind the vehicle, he would tell whoever was with them to stay where they were.&nbsp;&nbsp;From behind the car, Allen would interrogate them about illicit activities such as drugs. At the same time, he would assault them with unwanted sexual acts.&nbsp;When each victim, all females, realized Allen might not be who he claimed, they would scream or alert their company, causing him to run. Allen made his getaways with either a bicycle or another vehicle.&nbsp;&nbsp;The last reported sexual battery and kidnapping charge was in August 2018.&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition to his park assaults, on several occasions Allen peeped through the windows of private residences. In one instance, he used the aid of a stepstool from behind someone's property to try and look in a window.&nbsp;&nbsp;Allen was finally caught when security camera footage spotted him peering over a fence.&nbsp;&nbsp;According to Reno County District Attorney Thomas Stanton, while employed with the Hutchinson Police Department, Allen looked up records of his assaults during the investigations.&nbsp;&nbsp;The five breach-of-privacy charges were filed after he left the HPD on Jan. 9, 2019, and took a security job with Hutchinson Regional Medical Center.&nbsp;&nbsp;He is reported to have said the assaults were sexually motivated. &nbsp;Stanton said Allen&nbsp;was not on duty as a police officer when committing his crimes.&nbsp;&nbsp;Prior to sentencing Allen was free on $250,000 bond. His&nbsp;bond conditions included wearing a GPS ankle monitor and not having any alcohol, drugs or contact with victims.&nbsp;Todd W. Allen was with the Hutchinson Police Department from the 1990s, until resigning in 2019.

Ex-Kansas cop sentenced for serial sex crimes

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Republican Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen signed a bill Monday that bans abortion at 12 weeks of pregnancy and restricts gender-affirming medical care for people younger than 19.

The abortion ban takes effect immediately, while the ban on gender-affirming care takes effect on Oct. 1.

Nebraska’s conservative-led, unicameral Legislature&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/abortion-transgender-ban-nebraska-filibuster-b0b88845d29f1aaadf7936b7304a0507">passed the bill</a>&nbsp;with the two contentious issues on Friday after hours of heated debate. Conservative lawmakers wrangled just enough votes to end a filibuster and approve it. Opponents have promised to sue to try and block the law.

The proposal restricting gender-affirming care was the flashpoint of&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/filibuster-transgender-gender-affirming-therapy-bill-nebraska-cavanaugh-b9018fd1bf72112ca984ff58679eda6d">an epic filibuster</a>&nbsp;led by Omaha Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh. She and a handful of progressive allies slowed the business of passing laws to a crawl by introducing amendment after amendment to every bill that made it to the Senate floor. That sent leadership scrambling to prioritize which bills to push through.

The hybrid measure tied together restrictions that Republicans have pursued across the U.S.

North Carolina also recently passed a 12-week abortion ban, among a slew of restrictions enacted in states after the U.S. Supreme Court last year&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/abortion-supreme-court-decision-854f60302f21c2c35129e58cf8d8a7b0">struck down the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling</a>&nbsp;that established a nationwide right to abortion. Fourteen states have approved an abortion ban throughout pregnancy.

Nebraska had not passed a new ban since it became the first state to limit abortions around 20 weeks of pregnancy in 2010. The new 12-week ban includes exceptions for rape, incest and to save the life of the mother.

The law also will prevent transgender people under 19 from receiving any gender-confirming surgery. It also restricts the use of hormone treatments and puberty blockers in minors, putting the state’s chief medical officer — a political appointee who is an ear, nose and throat doctor — in charge of setting the rules for those therapies. In Nebraska, people younger than 19 are considered minors.

At least 17 states had already enacted laws&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/restrictions-targeting-transgender-people-legislative-updates-df66b5a86be47b03dd5a50449d239275">restricting or banning gender-affirming medical care</a>&nbsp;for minors before Monday, and proposals are pending before the governors of Texas and Missouri. Medical groups and advocates say such restrictions are further marginalizing transgender youth and threatening their health.

One Nebraska lawmaker, Omaha state Sen. Megan Hunt, disclosed in March that her teenage son is transgender and said Friday that she now plans to leave the state.

Supporters said they are trying to protect children from making decisions they might come to regret.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/5/1684778881211.png" alt="Protesters face off with the State Patrol on Friday at the Nebraska State Capitol during the debate on abortion and gender care-image Nebraska State Patrol.&nbsp;" />
 <figcaption>Protesters face off with the State Patrol on Friday at the Nebraska State Capitol during the debate on abortion and gender care-image Nebraska State Patrol.&nbsp;</figcaption>
 </figure>By MARGERY A. BECK and JOSH FUNKLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Republican Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen signed a bill Monday that bans abortion at 12 weeks of pregnancy and restricts gender-affirming medical care for people younger than 19.The abortion ban takes effect immediately, while the ban on gender-affirming care takes effect on Oct. 1.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Troopers arrested six people at the Nebraska State Capitol building today for various offenses, including this incident caught on a security camera in which a person punched a Trooper. No injuries to anyone involved. Details: <a href="https://t.co/QMzTjpAt6u">https://t.co/QMzTjpAt6u</a> <a href="https://t.co/6ceBTA3UGz">pic.twitter.com/6ceBTA3UGz</a>&mdash; Nebraska State Patrol (@NEStatePatrol) <a href="https://twitter.com/NEStatePatrol/status/1659719584734146561?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 20, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Nebraska’s conservative-led, unicameral Legislature&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/abortion-transgender-ban-nebraska-filibuster-b0b88845d29f1aaadf7936b7304a0507">passed the bill</a>&nbsp;with the two contentious issues on Friday after hours of heated debate. Conservative lawmakers wrangled just enough votes to end a filibuster and approve it. Opponents have promised to sue to try and block the law.The proposal restricting gender-affirming care was the flashpoint of&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/filibuster-transgender-gender-affirming-therapy-bill-nebraska-cavanaugh-b9018fd1bf72112ca984ff58679eda6d">an epic filibuster</a>&nbsp;led by Omaha Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh. She and a handful of progressive allies slowed the business of passing laws to a crawl by introducing amendment after amendment to every bill that made it to the Senate floor. That sent leadership scrambling to prioritize which bills to push through.The hybrid measure tied together restrictions that Republicans have pursued across the U.S.North Carolina also recently passed a 12-week abortion ban, among a slew of restrictions enacted in states after the U.S. Supreme Court last year&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/abortion-supreme-court-decision-854f60302f21c2c35129e58cf8d8a7b0">struck down the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling</a>&nbsp;that established a nationwide right to abortion. Fourteen states have approved an abortion ban throughout pregnancy.Nebraska had not passed a new ban since it became the first state to limit abortions around 20 weeks of pregnancy in 2010. The new 12-week ban includes exceptions for rape, incest and to save the life of the mother.The law also will prevent transgender people under 19 from receiving any gender-confirming surgery. It also restricts the use of hormone treatments and puberty blockers in minors, putting the state’s chief medical officer — a political appointee who is an ear, nose and throat doctor — in charge of setting the rules for those therapies. In Nebraska, people younger than 19 are considered minors.At least 17 states had already enacted laws&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/restrictions-targeting-transgender-people-legislative-updates-df66b5a86be47b03dd5a50449d239275">restricting or banning gender-affirming medical care</a>&nbsp;for minors before Monday, and proposals are pending before the governors of Texas and Missouri. Medical groups and advocates say such restrictions are further marginalizing transgender youth and threatening their health.One Nebraska lawmaker, Omaha state Sen. Megan Hunt, disclosed in March that her teenage son is transgender and said Friday that she now plans to leave the state.Supporters said they are trying to protect children from making decisions they might come to regret.

Nebraska gov. signs 12-week abortion ban, limits on gender care

By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY Salina Post

Two Salina men face first degree murder charges in connection to the death of Jason Hilary Patrick Latham, 40, of Salina.

On May 8, a caller reported finding a body in the 1900 block of N. Fifth Street. Officers responded and found the remains of a person who appeared to have been dead for a number of days, the Salina Police Department noted in a news release that same day. On May 11, the remains were identified as those of Latham.

This morning, the Salina Police Department announced that arrests had been made in connection to Latham's death.

"During this lengthy investigation into the death of Jason Latham, detectives of the Salina Police Department were able to establish this case as a homicide. Detectives determined probable cause existed for the arrest of two involved persons. Both subjects, Johnathon Terrance Mullen and Kelly Ray Luthi, were charged on May 19, 2023. The Saline County Attorney’s Office worked with the detectives on this case," the department noted in a news release Monday morning.

According to information from the Salina Police Department, Mullen, 36, of Salina, faces a charge of first degree murder and Luthi, 39, of Salina, faces charges of first degree murder and aiding and abetting.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/5/1683826494660.png" alt="The body of Jason Hilary Patrick Latham was found May 8 in the 1900 Block of North 5th" />
 <figcaption>The body of Jason Hilary Patrick Latham was found May 8 in the 1900 Block of North 5th</figcaption>
 </figure>By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY Salina PostTwo Salina men face first degree murder charges in connection to the death of Jason Hilary Patrick Latham, 40, of Salina.On May 8, a caller reported finding a body in the 1900 block of N. Fifth Street. Officers responded and found the remains of a person who appeared to have been dead for a number of days, the Salina Police Department noted in a news release that same day. On May 11, the remains were identified as those of Latham.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/5/1684238646993.jpeg" alt="Johnathon Terrance Mullen" />
 <figcaption>Johnathon Terrance Mullen</figcaption>
 </figure>This morning, the Salina Police Department announced that arrests had been made in connection to Latham's death."During this lengthy investigation into the death of Jason Latham, detectives of the Salina Police Department were able to establish this case as a homicide. Detectives determined probable cause existed for the arrest of two involved persons. Both subjects, Johnathon Terrance Mullen and Kelly Ray Luthi, were charged on May 19, 2023. The Saline County Attorney’s Office worked with the detectives on this case," the department noted in a news release Monday morning.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/5/1684586455056.jpeg" alt="Kelly Ray Luthi" />
 <figcaption>Kelly Ray Luthi</figcaption>
 </figure>According to information from the Salina Police Department, Mullen, 36, of Salina, faces a charge of first degree murder and Luthi, 39, of Salina, faces charges of first degree murder and aiding and abetting.