ATCHISON COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Kansas man for alleged theft.

Just before Noon on Thursday officers responded to Walmart at 1920 U.S.73 in Atchison to investigate a theft in progress, according to Police Chief Mike Wilson.

 Officers located 28-year-old Tong Yang as he was leaving the store with sports cards that had a total value of $3,777 in a large tote container that was also stolen from the store.

Police arrested Tong Yang on requested charges of theft. He remains in custody without bond, according to online jail records.

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 </figure>ATCHISON COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Kansas man for alleged theft.Just before Noon on Thursday officers responded to Walmart at 1920 U.S.73 in Atchison to investigate a theft in progress, according to Police Chief Mike Wilson. Officers located 28-year-old Tong Yang as he was leaving the store with sports cards that had a total value of $3,777 in a large tote container that was also stolen from the store.Police arrested Tong Yang on requested charges of theft. He remains in custody without bond, according to online jail records.

Kansas man accused of theft involving $3700 in sports cards

ATCHISON COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect for alleged theft.

Shortly before 1:00a.m. on Thursday police responded to the 800 block South 6th Street in Atchison&nbsp; to check on the welfare of a person, according to Police Chief Mike Wilson.

After officers arrived they observed a 2017 Chevrolet 4 door vehicle at the scene and determined it was a vehicle reported stolen in Leavenworth on Tuesday.&nbsp;

Officers arrested 31-year-old Sacandra L. Casiano, 31, Atchison, on a requested charge of possession of stolen property. She is being held without bond.

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 </figure>ATCHISON COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect for alleged theft.Shortly before 1:00a.m. on Thursday police responded to the 800 block South 6th Street in Atchison&nbsp; to check on the welfare of a person, according to Police Chief Mike Wilson.After officers arrived they observed a 2017 Chevrolet 4 door vehicle at the scene and determined it was a vehicle reported stolen in Leavenworth on Tuesday.&nbsp;Officers arrested 31-year-old Sacandra L. Casiano, 31, Atchison, on a requested charge of possession of stolen property. She is being held without bond.

Police: Kansas woman arrested for alleged vehicle theft

SHAWNEE COUNTY —Just before 1:30 a.m. Wednesday, police were dispatched report of shooting in the 3800 Block of SW South Park Avenue in Topeka, according to Lt. Donna Eubanks.

At the scene officers located a man with a gunshot wound , who was subsequently transported to a local hospital.

During the investigation, police arrested Rajhgerio Smith, 21, Topeka on requested charges Criminal Possession of a firearm, Battery on Law Enforcement Officer and Assault of Law Enforcement Officer, according to Eubanks.

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 </figure>SHAWNEE COUNTY —Just before 1:30 a.m. Wednesday, police were dispatched report of shooting in the 3800 Block of SW South Park Avenue in Topeka, according to Lt. Donna Eubanks.At the scene officers located a man with a gunshot wound , who was subsequently transported to a local hospital.During the investigation, police arrested Rajhgerio Smith, 21, Topeka on requested charges Criminal Possession of a firearm, Battery on Law Enforcement Officer and Assault of Law Enforcement Officer, according to Eubanks.

Suspect accused of assault on Kan. officer during shooting arrest

&nbsp;JOHNSON COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities investigating a fatal weekend shooting have arrested a suspect.&nbsp;

Doniel Sublett, 29, Shawnee, is being held on a $3 million dollar bond and has been charged with premeditated first-degree murder, according to online Johnson County jail records.&nbsp;

Just before 6p.m. Sunday, police responded to report of a medical emergency at an apartment in the 7400 Block of Flint, according to a media release from police.

At the scene, officers located 25-year-old Kaathleen J. Dampier with gunshot wounds. She was pronounced dead at the scene.&nbsp; Officers took two into custody for questioning.

The Johnson County Sheriff's office crime scene investigations unit&nbsp; assisted police at the scene.

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 </figure>&nbsp;JOHNSON COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities investigating a fatal weekend shooting have arrested a suspect.&nbsp;Doniel Sublett, 29, Shawnee, is being held on a $3 million dollar bond and has been charged with premeditated first-degree murder, according to online Johnson County jail records.&nbsp;Just before 6p.m. Sunday, police responded to report of a medical emergency at an apartment in the 7400 Block of Flint, according to a media release from police.At the scene, officers located 25-year-old Kaathleen J. Dampier with gunshot wounds. She was pronounced dead at the scene.&nbsp; Officers took two into custody for questioning.The Johnson County Sheriff's office crime scene investigations unit&nbsp; assisted police at the scene.

Suspect in Kansas woman's murder jailed on $3 million bond

FORD COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating the motive for a stabbing outside Dodge City High School and have made an arrest.

Just after 8a.m. Thursday, police responded to the report of the stabbing of a high school student reported to the School Resource Officer, according to a media release.

At approximately 7:45a.m., the student victim parked his car in the school parking lot and was approached by the suspect. 

An altercation ensued leaving the student with a stab wound to the hand. The suspect, later identified as a 33-year-old Dodge City resident, left school grounds in his vehicle. Officers were able to identify the suspect's vehicle and track it to an address in the 2200 block of Hart Avenue.

The suspect at first refused to come to the door. He later came to the door after his father arrived. Police arrested him on requested charges of aggravated battery.

The victim was treated by school personnel and later at the hospital, according to police.&nbsp; Police released no additional details.

FORD COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating the motive for a stabbing outside Dodge City High School and have made an arrest.Just after 8a.m. Thursday, police responded to the report of the stabbing of a high school student reported to the School Resource Officer, according to a media release.At approximately 7:45a.m., the student victim parked his car in the school parking lot and was approached by the suspect. An altercation ensued leaving the student with a stab wound to the hand. The suspect, later identified as a 33-year-old Dodge City resident, left school grounds in his vehicle. Officers were able to identify the suspect's vehicle and track it to an address in the 2200 block of Hart Avenue.The suspect at first refused to come to the door. He later came to the door after his father arrived. Police arrested him on requested charges of aggravated battery.The victim was treated by school personnel and later at the hospital, according to police.&nbsp; Police released no additional details.

33-year-old jailed for stabbing student in Kan. school parking lot

By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY Salina Post

Police arrested a Salina teen on Wednesday after a bomb threat allegedly was made at a local high school.

A staff member reported to the school resource officer that a 16-year-old boy had made a verbal threat concerning a bomb in the school to a group of people at Salina South High School, 730 E. Magnolia Road, on Wednesday, Salina Police Captain Gary Hanus said this morning.

Police were able to establish that the report was credible and the boy was taken into custody. Hanus said the boy was arrested on a requested charge of criminal threat. No bomb was found.

By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY Salina PostPolice arrested a Salina teen on Wednesday after a bomb threat allegedly was made at a local high school.A staff member reported to the school resource officer that a 16-year-old boy had made a verbal threat concerning a bomb in the school to a group of people at Salina South High School, 730 E. Magnolia Road, on Wednesday, Salina Police Captain Gary Hanus said this morning.Police were able to establish that the report was credible and the boy was taken into custody. Hanus said the boy was arrested on a requested charge of criminal threat. No bomb was found.

Police: Teen accused of making bomb threat at Kansas high school

SHAWNEE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a wanted Kansas suspect on multiple requested charges after a chase in a stolen SUV.

Shortly before midnight Wednesday, a deputy observed a white 2005 Infiniti QX56 in the 3300 block of SE 6th Street in Shawnee County, according to Deputy Abigail Christian. The driver later identified as&nbsp;Julie A. Wise, 27, of Topeka, drove away northbound on SE Rice Road at a high rate of speed.

The deputy attempted to catch up to that vehicle in order to conduct a traffic stop. However, the suspect lost control of the vehicle. It crashed through a guardrail, went airborne and came to rest on the north edge of the Shunganunga Creek. 

By the time the deputy made it down to the creek, Wise was crawling out of the wrecked vehicle.

The deputy took Wise into custody. It was discovered that Wise had a felony warrant for her arrest out of the State of Missouri and a misdemeanor warrant for her arrest through Shawnee County. 

The vehicle was also reported stolen through the Topeka Police Department.

Wise received medical attention on scene and was transported by American Medical Response (AMR) to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

After treatment, she is now jailed on requested charges of fugitive from justice – arrest prior to requisition, reckless driving, possession of stolen property, interference with law enforcement, operating a motor vehicle without a valid driver’s license, speeding, improper turn, failure to signal turn and failing&nbsp;to check for safe passage before passing from a single lane.

Wise served time in the Missouri Dept. of Corrections for endangering the welfare of a child, 2nd degree assault; tampering with airplane/motorboat.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/9/1663842422319.png" alt="Wise, who has spent time in a Missouri prison, received medical attention on scene and was transported by American Medical Response (AMR) to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries-photo Shawnee Co." />
 <figcaption>Wise, who has spent time in a Missouri prison, received medical attention on scene and was transported by American Medical Response (AMR) to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries-photo Shawnee Co.</figcaption>
 </figure>SHAWNEE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a wanted Kansas suspect on multiple requested charges after a chase in a stolen SUV.Shortly before midnight Wednesday, a deputy observed a white 2005 Infiniti QX56 in the 3300 block of SE 6th Street in Shawnee County, according to Deputy Abigail Christian. The driver later identified as&nbsp;Julie A. Wise, 27, of Topeka, drove away northbound on SE Rice Road at a high rate of speed.The deputy attempted to catch up to that vehicle in order to conduct a traffic stop. However, the suspect lost control of the vehicle. It crashed through a guardrail, went airborne and came to rest on the north edge of the Shunganunga Creek. <figure>
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 </figure>By the time the deputy made it down to the creek, Wise was crawling out of the wrecked vehicle.The deputy took Wise into custody. It was discovered that Wise had a felony warrant for her arrest out of the State of Missouri and a misdemeanor warrant for her arrest through Shawnee County. The vehicle was also reported stolen through the Topeka Police Department.Wise received medical attention on scene and was transported by American Medical Response (AMR) to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.After treatment, she is now jailed on requested charges of fugitive from justice – arrest prior to requisition, reckless driving, possession of stolen property, interference with law enforcement, operating a motor vehicle without a valid driver’s license, speeding, improper turn, failure to signal turn and failing&nbsp;to check for safe passage before passing from a single lane.Wise served time in the Missouri Dept. of Corrections for endangering the welfare of a child, 2nd degree assault; tampering with airplane/motorboat.

Wanted Kan. suspect survived police chase crash in stolen SUV 

DOUGLAS COUNTY— Law enforcement authorities investigating vandalism at Lawrence High School football field, 1901 Louisiana in Lawrence, have identified a suspect, according to police spokesperson Laurie McCabe.

"The joint investigation, between police and the Lawrence Douglas County Fire Department, has led to the ID of a suspect."

The Lawrence High School Resource Officer who helped in the investigation submitted an affidavit to the district attorney. Police have now issued a warrant for the suspect’s arrest.

The suspect is alleged to have set a fire that caused thousands of dollars in damage to a section of turf and the school’s mascot painted on the field, according to USD 497.&nbsp; Police have not released the suspect's name.

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 </figure>DOUGLAS COUNTY— Law enforcement authorities investigating vandalism at Lawrence High School football field, 1901 Louisiana in Lawrence, have identified a suspect, according to police spokesperson Laurie McCabe."The joint investigation, between police and the Lawrence Douglas County Fire Department, has led to the ID of a suspect."The Lawrence High School Resource Officer who helped in the investigation submitted an affidavit to the district attorney. Police have now issued a warrant for the suspect’s arrest.The suspect is alleged to have set a fire that caused thousands of dollars in damage to a section of turf and the school’s mascot painted on the field, according to USD 497.&nbsp; Police have not released the suspect's name.

Police ID suspect who set fire to Kan. school football field

JACKSON COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities arrested a wanted Kansas woman after a traffic stop.

Just after 10:30p.m. Sept. 17, a sheriff's deputy conducted a traffic stop on a Nissan Altima on 150th and U.S. Highway 75, according to Sheriff Tim Morse.

The deputy found open containers, methamphetamine, marijuana and drug paraphernalia in the vehicle. A passenger, Cass Cadue, 27, of Mayetta, was wanted on outstanding felony warrants from Douglas County.

 Cadue was arrested on the warrants and for transporting an open container. The driver, Lonnie Shopteese, 50, of Mayetta was arrested on requested charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of a hallucinogenic drug, possession of drug paraphernalia and transporting an open container.

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 </figure>JACKSON COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities arrested a wanted Kansas woman after a traffic stop.Just after 10:30p.m. Sept. 17, a sheriff's deputy conducted a traffic stop on a Nissan Altima on 150th and U.S. Highway 75, according to Sheriff Tim Morse.The deputy found open containers, methamphetamine, marijuana and drug paraphernalia in the vehicle. A passenger, Cass Cadue, 27, of Mayetta, was wanted on outstanding felony warrants from Douglas County.<figure>
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 </figure> Cadue was arrested on the warrants and for transporting an open container. The driver, Lonnie Shopteese, 50, of Mayetta was arrested on requested charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of a hallucinogenic drug, possession of drug paraphernalia and transporting an open container.

Wanted Kansas woman captured transporting drugs 

GEARY COUNTY— Law enforcement authorities are investigating two suspects from Milford in connection to an alleged rape.

&nbsp;Just after 8:30 a.m. Tuesday deputies responded to the Junction City High School in reference to a possible rape that occurred at a residence on Old Highway 77 in the early morning hours, according to a media release from the Sheriff's Department.

Following their investigation, deputies arrested 45-year-old Christopher James Beem on requested rape charges and 40-year-old Melissa Sue Beem on charges of aiding, abetting rape.&nbsp;

Check the Post for additional details as they become available.

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 </figure>GEARY COUNTY— Law enforcement authorities are investigating two suspects from Milford in connection to an alleged rape.&nbsp;Just after 8:30 a.m. Tuesday deputies responded to the Junction City High School in reference to a possible rape that occurred at a residence on Old Highway 77 in the early morning hours, according to a media release from the Sheriff's Department.Following their investigation, deputies arrested 45-year-old Christopher James Beem on requested rape charges and 40-year-old Melissa Sue Beem on charges of aiding, abetting rape.&nbsp;Check the Post for additional details as they become available.

Sheriff: 2 from Milford arrested for alleged rape

KANSAS CITY (AP) —A federal judge on Tuesday threw out three of four convictions against a Kansas researcher accused of illegally concealing work he was doing at a Chinese university while working at the University of Kansas, leaving only a conviction for making a false statement on a form.

A jury&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/china-education-kansas-lawrence-university-of-kansas-cbbbb2cce47f22631a676e4e21a04beb">convicted</a>&nbsp;researcher Feng “Franklin” Tao in April on three counts of wire fraud and one count of false statements. He was accused of not disclosing that he was working for Fuzhou University in China while employed at the Kansas university.

However, U.S. District Judge Julie Robinson ruled that federal prosecutors did not provide sufficient evidence to support the wire fraud convictions. She upheld the making a false statement conviction and denied Tao's request for a new trial on that count.

Tao's attorney, Peter Zeidenberg, said in a statement that the defense team was gratified that Robinson found Tao did not intend to defraud Kansas or the federal government, and that Tao was "an outstanding researcher and award-winning professor" at Kansas.

“This will hopefully drive a final stake through the heart of these China Initiative cases, where the government has claimed that the failure to disclose a relationship to China constitutes federal grant fraud even when the researcher has completed all of the work on the grant to the government’s complete satisfaction,” Zeidenberg wrote.

The U.S. Attorney's office in Kansas said Tuesday it would have no comment on Robinson's ruling.

Zeidenberg said the defense team is considering its next steps related to the filing a false statement conviction, which carries a possible sentence of up to five years.

Federal prosecutors&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/science-china-education-kansas-city-kansas-8aae3094feceb89063daed39625925f4">argued during the trial</a>&nbsp;that Tao concealed his work in China to defraud the University of Kansas, the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation. The federal agencies had awarded Tao grants for research projects at Kansas.

Defense attorneys argued that Tao was merely “moonlighting.” They said Tao completed all the research he received grants to conduct in Kansas and that his work in China wasn’t illegal because he wasn’t paid for it.

Robinson said Tao was deceptive in not disclosing his activities at Fuzhou University but there was no evidence Tao received money or property for the work, which is required for a wire fraud conviction.

“During the time period of the alleged scheme to defraud, Tao continued to rightfully receive his salary from KU for his services and continued to successfully perform the research required by DOE and NSF under their research grants,” Robinson wrote.

She said Tao did make a false statement to Kansas on a conflict of interest statement he submitted to the university in 2018.

The case against Tao was part of the U.S. Justice Department's&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/kansas-china-asia-pacific-u-s-news-espionage-15bb5a431f8bdcdde54c3988b48607d4">China Initiative,</a>&nbsp;a program started in 2018 to crack down on efforts to transfer original ideas and intellectual property from U.S. universities to Chinese government institutions. The department ended the program in February amid public criticism and several failed prosecutions.

Tao did not disclose on conflict of interest forms that he was named to a Chinese talent program, the Changjiang Professorship. As part of that program he traveled to China to set up a laboratory and recruit staff for Fuzhou University, while telling Kansas officials that he was in Germany.

Zeidenberg noted during the trial that Tao listed his affiliation with both schools in some papers, suggesting he wasn’t hiding it. He also noted that the university honored Tao for his research efforts in April 2019,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/c504c8ccc0194ad190b1abf25a64e943">just months before his arrest</a>.

Tao was born in China and moved to the U.S. in 2002. He began working in August 2014 as a tenured associate professor at the University of Kansas’ Center for Environmentally Beneficial Catalysis, which conducts research on sustainable technology to conserve natural resources and energy.

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 </figure>KANSAS CITY (AP) —A federal judge on Tuesday threw out three of four convictions against a Kansas researcher accused of illegally concealing work he was doing at a Chinese university while working at the University of Kansas, leaving only a conviction for making a false statement on a form.A jury&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/china-education-kansas-lawrence-university-of-kansas-cbbbb2cce47f22631a676e4e21a04beb">convicted</a>&nbsp;researcher Feng “Franklin” Tao in April on three counts of wire fraud and one count of false statements. He was accused of not disclosing that he was working for Fuzhou University in China while employed at the Kansas university.However, U.S. District Judge Julie Robinson ruled that federal prosecutors did not provide sufficient evidence to support the wire fraud convictions. She upheld the making a false statement conviction and denied Tao's request for a new trial on that count.Tao's attorney, Peter Zeidenberg, said in a statement that the defense team was gratified that Robinson found Tao did not intend to defraud Kansas or the federal government, and that Tao was "an outstanding researcher and award-winning professor" at Kansas.“This will hopefully drive a final stake through the heart of these China Initiative cases, where the government has claimed that the failure to disclose a relationship to China constitutes federal grant fraud even when the researcher has completed all of the work on the grant to the government’s complete satisfaction,” Zeidenberg wrote.The U.S. Attorney's office in Kansas said Tuesday it would have no comment on Robinson's ruling.Zeidenberg said the defense team is considering its next steps related to the filing a false statement conviction, which carries a possible sentence of up to five years.Federal prosecutors&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/science-china-education-kansas-city-kansas-8aae3094feceb89063daed39625925f4">argued during the trial</a>&nbsp;that Tao concealed his work in China to defraud the University of Kansas, the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation. The federal agencies had awarded Tao grants for research projects at Kansas.Defense attorneys argued that Tao was merely “moonlighting.” They said Tao completed all the research he received grants to conduct in Kansas and that his work in China wasn’t illegal because he wasn’t paid for it.Robinson said Tao was deceptive in not disclosing his activities at Fuzhou University but there was no evidence Tao received money or property for the work, which is required for a wire fraud conviction.“During the time period of the alleged scheme to defraud, Tao continued to rightfully receive his salary from KU for his services and continued to successfully perform the research required by DOE and NSF under their research grants,” Robinson wrote.She said Tao did make a false statement to Kansas on a conflict of interest statement he submitted to the university in 2018.The case against Tao was part of the U.S. Justice Department's&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/kansas-china-asia-pacific-u-s-news-espionage-15bb5a431f8bdcdde54c3988b48607d4">China Initiative,</a>&nbsp;a program started in 2018 to crack down on efforts to transfer original ideas and intellectual property from U.S. universities to Chinese government institutions. The department ended the program in February amid public criticism and several failed prosecutions.Tao did not disclose on conflict of interest forms that he was named to a Chinese talent program, the Changjiang Professorship. As part of that program he traveled to China to set up a laboratory and recruit staff for Fuzhou University, while telling Kansas officials that he was in Germany.Zeidenberg noted during the trial that Tao listed his affiliation with both schools in some papers, suggesting he wasn’t hiding it. He also noted that the university honored Tao for his research efforts in April 2019,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/c504c8ccc0194ad190b1abf25a64e943">just months before his arrest</a>.Tao was born in China and moved to the U.S. in 2002. He began working in August 2014 as a tenured associate professor at the University of Kansas’ Center for Environmentally Beneficial Catalysis, which conducts research on sustainable technology to conserve natural resources and energy.

Judge tosses 3 of 4 convictions against KU researcher 

SEDGWICK COUNTY —&nbsp; A registered Kansas sex offender has been sentenced to over 47 years in prison for raping a 15-year-old girl&nbsp;who was walking home from a Wichita grocery store, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.

In August, a jury found Anthony Craig Seymour, 61, Wichita, guilty of rape, aggravated kidnapping, aggravated criminal sodomy and aggravated robbery.&nbsp;

In November 0f 2019, police responded to a 911 call of an abduction in the 300 Block of North Volutsia in Wichita, according to Wichita Police Captain Brett Allred.

Upon arrival, police searched the area and located a 2005 Lexus driven by a suspect later identified as Anthony Seymour leaving the area. They also observed a 15-year-old girl exit the vehicle while it was moving slowly and run toward the officers.&nbsp;Seymour fled in the car. Police initially were not able to locate it.

Investigators learned that while the girl was walking home, Seymour approached, held a knife to her, forced her into the Lexus and sexually assaulted her, according to Allred.

Through continued investigation, police located the victim’s phone in a parking lot and were able to obtain video in the area and a tag number on the car.

Police located the vehicle and Seymour in the 1900 Block of North Lorraine. He was arrested without incident and booked on requested charges of kidnapping, rape, aggravated criminal sodomy, aggravated battery and a Kansas Department of Corrections arrest and detain order, according to Allred.

“The victim is very brave,” said Allred. “She saw police and took action to get out of the car, run to the officers and explain what had happened.”&nbsp;She had been on her way to Dillons and had seen the suspect and thought he was acting suspiciously. On the way home, the suspect approached her a second time and forced her in the vehicle, according to Allred.

EMS transported the girl to a local hospital for treatment.

Seymour had been on parole since May of 2018 after a 2004 conviction for rape, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections. Seymour is scheduled for sentencing on September 19, according to the district attorney's office.

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 </figure>SEDGWICK COUNTY —&nbsp; A registered Kansas sex offender has been sentenced to over 47 years in prison for raping a 15-year-old girl&nbsp;who was walking home from a Wichita grocery store, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.In August, a jury found Anthony Craig Seymour, 61, Wichita, guilty of rape, aggravated kidnapping, aggravated criminal sodomy and aggravated robbery.&nbsp;In November 0f 2019, police responded to a 911 call of an abduction in the 300 Block of North Volutsia in Wichita, according to Wichita Police Captain Brett Allred.Upon arrival, police searched the area and located a 2005 Lexus driven by a suspect later identified as Anthony Seymour leaving the area. They also observed a 15-year-old girl exit the vehicle while it was moving slowly and run toward the officers.&nbsp;Seymour fled in the car. Police initially were not able to locate it.Investigators learned that while the girl was walking home, Seymour approached, held a knife to her, forced her into the Lexus and sexually assaulted her, according to Allred.Through continued investigation, police located the victim’s phone in a parking lot and were able to obtain video in the area and a tag number on the car.Police located the vehicle and Seymour in the 1900 Block of North Lorraine. He was arrested without incident and booked on requested charges of kidnapping, rape, aggravated criminal sodomy, aggravated battery and a Kansas Department of Corrections arrest and detain order, according to Allred.“The victim is very brave,” said Allred. “She saw police and took action to get out of the car, run to the officers and explain what had happened.”&nbsp;She had been on her way to Dillons and had seen the suspect and thought he was acting suspiciously. On the way home, the suspect approached her a second time and forced her in the vehicle, according to Allred.EMS transported the girl to a local hospital for treatment.Seymour had been on parole since May of 2018 after a 2004 conviction for rape, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections. Seymour is scheduled for sentencing on September 19, according to the district attorney's office.

Kan. sex offender sentenced for kidnapping, rape

JOHNSON COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities investigating a fatal shooting at an apartment complex in Shawnee have identified the victim as 25-year-old Kathleen J. Dampier, according to a media release from police. The shooting is being investigated as a homicide.

At the scene, officers located Dampier with gunshot wounds. She was pronounced dead at the scene.&nbsp; Officers took two into custody for questioning.

The Johnson County Sheriff's office crime scene investigations unit is assisting police. Police have not reported an arrest.

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 </figure>JOHNSON COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities investigating a fatal shooting at an apartment complex in Shawnee have identified the victim as 25-year-old Kathleen J. Dampier, according to a media release from police. The shooting is being investigated as a homicide.Just before 6p.m. Sunday, police responded to report of a medical emergency at an apartment in the 7400 Block of Flint, according to a media release from police.At the scene, officers located Dampier with gunshot wounds. She was pronounced dead at the scene.&nbsp; Officers took two into custody for questioning.The Johnson County Sheriff's office crime scene investigations unit is assisting police. Police have not reported an arrest.

Homicide: Police ID Kan. woman who died in apartment shooting

ELLIS COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating an alleged domestic violence death in Hays Monday night and have made an arrest.

Just before 10 p.m. Monday, the Hays Police Department Communication Center received a report of an unresponsive male in a house in the 200 block of West Sixth in Hays, according to a media release.

Officers from the HPD and Ellis County Emergency Medical Services&nbsp; first responders were dispatched to the scene, where they found a deceased 54-year-old man, who appeared to have been beaten, according to a news release. The Ellis County Coroner’s Office was notified and also responded to the scene.&nbsp;

Monte J. Wilson, 54, was also located inside the residence and was arrested on suspicion of second-degree murder and aggravated battery. Wilson is currently being held in the Ellis County jail.

"The Hays Police Department is not aware of any other threats to the community reference this disturbance," the HPD said in a news release. "Wilson is presumed to be innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. "

The HPD, coroner's office and Kansas Bureau of Investigation, and the Hays Police Department continue to investigate the incident.&nbsp;

Anyone with information about incident is encouraged to contact Detective David Gillan at (785) 625-1030 or at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:dgillan@haysusa.com">dgillan@haysusa.com</a>.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/9/1663692886287.png" alt="Wilson has previous convictions for aggravated battery, criminal threat, aggravated intimidation of a witness and drug crimes, according to the Kansas Dept. of Corrections" />
 <figcaption>Wilson has previous convictions for aggravated battery, criminal threat, aggravated intimidation of a witness and drug crimes, according to the Kansas Dept. of Corrections</figcaption>
 </figure>ELLIS COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating an alleged domestic violence death in Hays Monday night and have made an arrest.Just before 10 p.m. Monday, the Hays Police Department Communication Center received a report of an unresponsive male in a house in the 200 block of West Sixth in Hays, according to a media release.Officers from the HPD and Ellis County Emergency Medical Services&nbsp; first responders were dispatched to the scene, where they found a deceased 54-year-old man, who appeared to have been beaten, according to a news release. The Ellis County Coroner’s Office was notified and also responded to the scene.&nbsp;Monte J. Wilson, 54, was also located inside the residence and was arrested on suspicion of second-degree murder and aggravated battery. Wilson is currently being held in the Ellis County jail."The Hays Police Department is not aware of any other threats to the community reference this disturbance," the HPD said in a news release. "Wilson is presumed to be innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. "The HPD, coroner's office and Kansas Bureau of Investigation, and the Hays Police Department continue to investigate the incident.&nbsp;Anyone with information about incident is encouraged to contact Detective David Gillan at (785) 625-1030 or at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:dgillan@haysusa.com">dgillan@haysusa.com</a>.

Man arrested after alleged domestic violence killing in Hays

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A former Kansas police detective accused of preying on Black women and girls for decades will be released from jail pending his trial on charges involving two accusers who say he repeatedly sexually abused them, a federal judge ruled Monday.

U.S Magistrate Judge Rachel Schwartz acknowledged the allegations against Roger Golubski represented “reprehensible conduct” and the underlying facts were “shocking,” but said he is not as much of risk as he would have been when the alleged crimes occurred. Prosecutors had also argued that he might try to flee, but Schwartz said his serious medical issues tie him to the community.

Golubski, 69, was&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/arrests-kansas-city-indictments-civil-rights-violations-c465a1483c9295eb465847fb8c3463eb">arrested and charged</a>&nbsp;Thursday on six counts of civil rights violations alleging that as an officer with the Kansas City, Kansas, police department, he sexually abused a Black woman and a teenager more than two decades ago. Five counts allege that Golubski kidnapped or tried to kidnap the victims.

Schwartz ordered Golubski to remain at home except for religious services and medical care, to be monitored around the clock, and to have no contact with possible victims or potential witnesses.

Prosecutors filed a motion Friday that included graphic details of his encounters with the two accusers and that added complaints from seven other females who say Golubski harassed and abused them.

Golubski has not been charged in those seven cases, but prosecutors argued they provided more evidence that he is dangerous and has shown “nothing but utter contempt for the law.”

Several women who say they or their relatives were victimized by Golubski attended Monday's hearing.

Golubski, who retired in 2010, has pleaded not guilty. He faces a possible life sentence on each of the six counts.

The case is being tried in federal court, rather than state court, because federal law does not have a statute of limitations for civil rights violations, former U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.

At the time of the alleged crimes, Kansas had a five-year statute of limitations for rape and aggravated sodomy. Kansas no longer has a statute of limitations for rape, but that doesn't apply retroactively, McCallister said.

Golubski's attorney, Tom Lemon, said Golubski needs medical care for diabetes and to recover from quintuple bypass heart surgery. He also said it would be difficult to provide an adequate defense if Golubski remains jailed. The case requires “intensive” work because it appears prosecutors have no physical evidence, just victim statements, Lemon said.

“Now that he is sick and infirm, now the claim is that he is dangerous,” Lemon said. “I don’t see how he is a danger to anyone.”

Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen Hunting argued that Golubski's medical care could be worked out.

“Mr.Golubski has terrorized a community for a long, long time,” Hunting said.

The motion filed Friday alleges Golubski displayed his gun while demanding sex and told the victims he would have them or their relatives imprisoned or killed if they ever told anyone what he did, prosecutors said.

The charges accuse Golubski of sexually assaulting a girl more than 10 times over about three years. He repeatedly told the girl, who was 13 when the abuse allegedly began, that he would kill her or her grandmother. He told her he would throw her in a river and sang a version of childhood song with the phrase, "where they won’t find her until she stank,” according to the motion.

The other victim in the charged case, Ophelia Williams, was raped and sexually assaulted several times over two or three years, according to the motion. He initially abused Williams shortly after her two sons were arrested, prosecutors said.

The Associated Press generally does not name alleged victims of sexual assault, but Williams has told her story publicly.

The seven other victims were abused or threatened by Golubski between 1980s and 2004, prosecutors said.

One woman said she called the Kansas City, Kansas, police internal affairs department to report her encounter with Golubski but was told “there was nothing they could do because it was (her) word against the defendant’s,” prosecutors wrote.

The police department said Monday that Chief Karl Oakman would not have any comment on the motion. Mayor Tyrone Garner has said he is committed to pushing for improvements in police-community relations to restore trust.

Another victim said Golubski sexually assaulted and raped her periodically between the mid-1990s and 2004 while threatening to take away her children, prosecutors said. In 2016, the woman was in the hospital when Golubski showed up and said, “Long time no see,” according to the indictment, prompting her to change hospitals, according to the motion.

Civil rights groups for years sought an investigation into Golubski. The allegations gained attention after Lamonte McIntyre,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/north-america-us-news-ap-top-news-kansas-city-ks-state-wire-3e379716ed9e4dba83412311eaadfd08">who spent 23 years in prison</a>&nbsp;for a double murder he didn’t commit,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/lawsuits-kansas-city-kansas-7b4c4af7410f67d20fd19cb2e9235aad">sued Golubski</a>&nbsp;and other Kansas City, Kansas, officers. McIntyre and his mother, Rose McIntyre, alleged that Golubski framed Lamont in 1994 because she refused the detective’s sexual demands.

The local government agreed in June to&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/lawsuits-kansas-city-96f163ee13c721c0ab53899dcad05897">settle the lawsuit</a>&nbsp;for $12.5 million.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/9/1663616484786.png" alt="Golubski was being held in Shawnee Co." />
 <figcaption>Golubski was being held in Shawnee Co.</figcaption>
 </figure>TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A former Kansas police detective accused of preying on Black women and girls for decades will be released from jail pending his trial on charges involving two accusers who say he repeatedly sexually abused them, a federal judge ruled Monday.U.S Magistrate Judge Rachel Schwartz acknowledged the allegations against Roger Golubski represented “reprehensible conduct” and the underlying facts were “shocking,” but said he is not as much of risk as he would have been when the alleged crimes occurred. Prosecutors had also argued that he might try to flee, but Schwartz said his serious medical issues tie him to the community.Golubski, 69, was&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/arrests-kansas-city-indictments-civil-rights-violations-c465a1483c9295eb465847fb8c3463eb">arrested and charged</a>&nbsp;Thursday on six counts of civil rights violations alleging that as an officer with the Kansas City, Kansas, police department, he sexually abused a Black woman and a teenager more than two decades ago. Five counts allege that Golubski kidnapped or tried to kidnap the victims.<div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8DxDTI784Uo" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>Schwartz ordered Golubski to remain at home except for religious services and medical care, to be monitored around the clock, and to have no contact with possible victims or potential witnesses.Prosecutors filed a motion Friday that included graphic details of his encounters with the two accusers and that added complaints from seven other females who say Golubski harassed and abused them.Golubski has not been charged in those seven cases, but prosecutors argued they provided more evidence that he is dangerous and has shown “nothing but utter contempt for the law.”Several women who say they or their relatives were victimized by Golubski attended Monday's hearing.Golubski, who retired in 2010, has pleaded not guilty. He faces a possible life sentence on each of the six counts.The case is being tried in federal court, rather than state court, because federal law does not have a statute of limitations for civil rights violations, former U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.At the time of the alleged crimes, Kansas had a five-year statute of limitations for rape and aggravated sodomy. Kansas no longer has a statute of limitations for rape, but that doesn't apply retroactively, McCallister said.Golubski's attorney, Tom Lemon, said Golubski needs medical care for diabetes and to recover from quintuple bypass heart surgery. He also said it would be difficult to provide an adequate defense if Golubski remains jailed. The case requires “intensive” work because it appears prosecutors have no physical evidence, just victim statements, Lemon said.“Now that he is sick and infirm, now the claim is that he is dangerous,” Lemon said. “I don’t see how he is a danger to anyone.”Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen Hunting argued that Golubski's medical care could be worked out.“Mr.Golubski has terrorized a community for a long, long time,” Hunting said.The motion filed Friday alleges Golubski displayed his gun while demanding sex and told the victims he would have them or their relatives imprisoned or killed if they ever told anyone what he did, prosecutors said.The charges accuse Golubski of sexually assaulting a girl more than 10 times over about three years. He repeatedly told the girl, who was 13 when the abuse allegedly began, that he would kill her or her grandmother. He told her he would throw her in a river and sang a version of childhood song with the phrase, "where they won’t find her until she stank,” according to the motion.The other victim in the charged case, Ophelia Williams, was raped and sexually assaulted several times over two or three years, according to the motion. He initially abused Williams shortly after her two sons were arrested, prosecutors said.The Associated Press generally does not name alleged victims of sexual assault, but Williams has told her story publicly.The seven other victims were abused or threatened by Golubski between 1980s and 2004, prosecutors said.One woman said she called the Kansas City, Kansas, police internal affairs department to report her encounter with Golubski but was told “there was nothing they could do because it was (her) word against the defendant’s,” prosecutors wrote.The police department said Monday that Chief Karl Oakman would not have any comment on the motion. Mayor Tyrone Garner has said he is committed to pushing for improvements in police-community relations to restore trust.Another victim said Golubski sexually assaulted and raped her periodically between the mid-1990s and 2004 while threatening to take away her children, prosecutors said. In 2016, the woman was in the hospital when Golubski showed up and said, “Long time no see,” according to the indictment, prompting her to change hospitals, according to the motion.Civil rights groups for years sought an investigation into Golubski. The allegations gained attention after Lamonte McIntyre,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/north-america-us-news-ap-top-news-kansas-city-ks-state-wire-3e379716ed9e4dba83412311eaadfd08">who spent 23 years in prison</a>&nbsp;for a double murder he didn’t commit,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/lawsuits-kansas-city-kansas-7b4c4af7410f67d20fd19cb2e9235aad">sued Golubski</a>&nbsp;and other Kansas City, Kansas, officers. McIntyre and his mother, Rose McIntyre, alleged that Golubski framed Lamont in 1994 because she refused the detective’s sexual demands.The local government agreed in June to&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/lawsuits-kansas-city-96f163ee13c721c0ab53899dcad05897">settle the lawsuit</a>&nbsp;for $12.5 million.

Ex-Kansas cop released from jail pending sex crime trial

CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — A convicted felon in Missouri accused of livestreaming threats to bomb and kill people while he was dressed up as the Batman villain known as The Joker was sentenced Friday to 60 days in jail, with credit for several months served after his arrest.

Jeremy Garnier, 51, of University City, was sentenced after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge of making a terrorist threat. Prosecutors reduced the charge from a felony for the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/037459d9047b56dafe2b560d81f0e295">March 2020 incident.</a>

Garnier told the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/the-joker-shares-lesson-after-making-threat-at-blueberry-hill-think-before-you-act/article_62b13f50-289b-578c-946a-1b96e31a5bef.html?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter_stltoday">St. Louis Post-Dispatch</a>&nbsp;that he never intended to make a threat and pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor to avoid many more months in jail.

“I was talking like The Joker,” Garnier said Saturday in a telephone interview. “I was in character. Everybody knew that it was a joke and that I had no intentions of following through with a threat.”

Garnier told the Post-Dispatch he served more than 20 years in federal and state prison for robbing a credit union in the 1980s and for other felonies, in order to support his crack habit. He said he is now sober and wants to use his platform to raise awareness about the opioid epidemic.

He said he has learned another hard lesson.

“Think before you act,” he said. “Your actions have repercussions. No matter how trivial and joking I thought it was, people took it seriously.”

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/3/1583435783513.png" alt="Jeremy Garnier -photo University City Police&nbsp;" />
 <figcaption>Jeremy Garnier -photo University City Police&nbsp;</figcaption>
 </figure>CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — A convicted felon in Missouri accused of livestreaming threats to bomb and kill people while he was dressed up as the Batman villain known as The Joker was sentenced Friday to 60 days in jail, with credit for several months served after his arrest.Jeremy Garnier, 51, of University City, was sentenced after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge of making a terrorist threat. Prosecutors reduced the charge from a felony for the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/037459d9047b56dafe2b560d81f0e295">March 2020 incident.</a>Garnier told the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/the-joker-shares-lesson-after-making-threat-at-blueberry-hill-think-before-you-act/article_62b13f50-289b-578c-946a-1b96e31a5bef.html?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter_stltoday">St. Louis Post-Dispatch</a>&nbsp;that he never intended to make a threat and pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor to avoid many more months in jail.“I was talking like The Joker,” Garnier said Saturday in a telephone interview. “I was in character. Everybody knew that it was a joke and that I had no intentions of following through with a threat.”Garnier told the Post-Dispatch he served more than 20 years in federal and state prison for robbing a credit union in the 1980s and for other felonies, in order to support his crack habit. He said he is now sober and wants to use his platform to raise awareness about the opioid epidemic.He said he has learned another hard lesson.“Think before you act,” he said. “Your actions have repercussions. No matter how trivial and joking I thought it was, people took it seriously.”

No joke: Man who dressed as Batman villain learns lesson

SEDGWICK COUNTY —A man accused in connection with an October 2021 chase and crash in Wichita has been charged in the case.

On Friday, Ricardo Trevizo, 48 of Colorado Springs, was charged with aggravated battery while DUI, or in the alternative, aggravated battery.&nbsp; He’s also charged with flee or attempt to elude with an alternative count of flee or attempt to elude, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.&nbsp; The 5th&nbsp;count is a misdemeanor, drive while license is suspended or canceled. &nbsp;

In October of 2021,&nbsp; police arrested Trevizo after a crash at the intersection of Kellogg and 119th Street, according to Wichita Police.&nbsp; Officers were chasing a vehicle that hit a motorcycle driven by 25-year-old Humberto Estrada. Estrada was critically injured.

Trevizio remains jailed on a bond of $100,000, according online jail records.&nbsp; Attorneys in the case are scheduled to discuss future dates on Sept. 26, according to the district attorney's office.

Note: Cases can be charged alternatively if there are two or more theories of how the crime was committed. Each charge can be presented to a jury and a defendant may be convicted of more than one of the alternative charges.&nbsp; However, the defendant can only be sentenced for one of the alternative counts, that being the most severe offense.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/9/1663339342927.png" alt="Trevizo-photo Sedgwick County" />
 <figcaption>Trevizo-photo Sedgwick County</figcaption>
 </figure>SEDGWICK COUNTY —A man accused in connection with an October 2021 chase and crash in Wichita has been charged in the case.On Friday, Ricardo Trevizo, 48 of Colorado Springs, was charged with aggravated battery while DUI, or in the alternative, aggravated battery.&nbsp; He’s also charged with flee or attempt to elude with an alternative count of flee or attempt to elude, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.&nbsp; The 5th&nbsp;count is a misdemeanor, drive while license is suspended or canceled. &nbsp;In October of 2021,&nbsp; police arrested Trevizo after a crash at the intersection of Kellogg and 119th Street, according to Wichita Police.&nbsp; Officers were chasing a vehicle that hit a motorcycle driven by 25-year-old Humberto Estrada. Estrada was critically injured.Trevizio remains jailed on a bond of $100,000, according online jail records.&nbsp; Attorneys in the case are scheduled to discuss future dates on Sept. 26, according to the district attorney's office.Note: Cases can be charged alternatively if there are two or more theories of how the crime was committed. Each charge can be presented to a jury and a defendant may be convicted of more than one of the alternative charges.&nbsp; However, the defendant can only be sentenced for one of the alternative counts, that being the most severe offense.

Man charged for Kan. chase, crash that critically injured victim

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs linebacker Willie Gay was suspended by the NFL for four games Monday for violating its personal conduct policy.

Gay was arrested in January in the Kansas City suburb of Overland Park, Kansas, and charged with misdemeanor criminal property of damage of less than $1,000. Gay's representative, Maxx Lepselter, said at the time that Gay broke a vacuum that belonged to the mother of his son during an argument in which nobody was harmed.

Gay agreed to a diversion program in June to resolve the criminal case.

There was no appeal of the penalty, so Gay will miss Sunday's game in Indianapolis along with games against Tampa Bay, Las Vegas and Buffalo.

NFL rules prohibit him from interacting with the team during the first two weeks.

The Chiefs, who parted with veteran Anthony Hitchens after last season, are counting heavily on Gay to help solidify the linebacker spot alongside second-year pro Nick Bolton. Gay started their first two games against the Cardinals and Chargers and is tied for second on the team in tackles, tackles for loss and passes defended.

“I definitely feel like my role has increased,” Gay acknowledged during training camp. "I feel like me and Nick, we have bigger roles to fill and to lead this defense, to lead this team on the defensive side and just do what we need to do to make sure we’re in position to lead.”

Third-round pick Leo Chenal is the likeliest candidate to replace Gay in the lineup. The Chiefs also have Elijah Lee and Darius Harris, who play primarily special teams, and undrafted rookie Jack Cochrane on the roster.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/1/1642726509970.png" alt="Gay from his Johnson County arrest" />
 <figcaption>Gay from his Johnson County arrest</figcaption>
 </figure>KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs linebacker Willie Gay was suspended by the NFL for four games Monday for violating its personal conduct policy.Gay was arrested in January in the Kansas City suburb of Overland Park, Kansas, and charged with misdemeanor criminal property of damage of less than $1,000. Gay's representative, Maxx Lepselter, said at the time that Gay broke a vacuum that belonged to the mother of his son during an argument in which nobody was harmed.Gay agreed to a diversion program in June to resolve the criminal case.There was no appeal of the penalty, so Gay will miss Sunday's game in Indianapolis along with games against Tampa Bay, Las Vegas and Buffalo.NFL rules prohibit him from interacting with the team during the first two weeks.The Chiefs, who parted with veteran Anthony Hitchens after last season, are counting heavily on Gay to help solidify the linebacker spot alongside second-year pro Nick Bolton. Gay started their first two games against the Cardinals and Chargers and is tied for second on the team in tackles, tackles for loss and passes defended.“I definitely feel like my role has increased,” Gay acknowledged during training camp. "I feel like me and Nick, we have bigger roles to fill and to lead this defense, to lead this team on the defensive side and just do what we need to do to make sure we’re in position to lead.”Third-round pick Leo Chenal is the likeliest candidate to replace Gay in the lineup. The Chiefs also have Elijah Lee and Darius Harris, who play primarily special teams, and undrafted rookie Jack Cochrane on the roster.

🏈 Chiefs starting LB Willie Gay suspended 4 games by NFL

WASHINGTON (AP) — An&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/politics-government-and-politics-afghanistan-39287d3289c79f6d4244cbb4969846c5">American contractor held hostage in Afghanistan</a>&nbsp;for more than two years has been released in exchange for a convicted Taliban drug lord jailed in the United States, the White House said Monday, announcing a rare success in U.S.-Taliban talks since the militant group took power a little more than a year ago

Mark Frerichs, a Navy veteran who had spent more than a decade in Afghanistan as a civilian contractor, was&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-9692b889f281caca38344fb5e925953c">abducted in January 2020</a>&nbsp;and is believed to have been held since then by the Taliban-linked Haqqani network. He was traded for Bashir Noorzai, a Taliban associate convicted of heroin trafficking conspiracy who had spent 17 years behind bars before his release Monday.

The exchange is one of the most significant prisoner swaps to take place under the Biden administration,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-europe-united-states-prisoner-exchange-8fd1e58e690350019c7aab55af41bbbf">coming five months after a deal with Russia</a>&nbsp;that resulted in the release of Marine veteran Trevor Reed. Though his case has received less public attention than those of other Americans held abroad, including&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/biden-sports-john-kirby-automated-insights-earnings-paul-whelan-a74999ffe7c4953706dad09931bbec05">WNBA star Brittney Griner and corporate security executive Paul Whelan —</a>&nbsp;who are both held in Russia and whose relatives met with President Joe Biden on Friday — U.S. officials said the deal for Frerichs was the culmination of months of quiet negotiations.

Those discussions gained new momentum in June when Biden granted Noorzai relief from his life sentence, setting the stage for what one administration official described as a “very narrow window of opportunity this month" to carry out the deal.

Biden said in a statement released by the White House, “Bringing the negotiations that led to Mark’s freedom to a successful resolution required difficult decisions, which I did not take lightly."

Frerichs, 60, had been working on civil engineering projects at the time of his Jan. 31, 2020, abduction in Kabul. He’s believed to have been lured into a meeting to discuss a new project and then transported to Khost, a stronghold of the Taliban-linked Haqqani network near the border with Pakistan.

He was last seen in a&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/taliban-3248c76f48619fb03bc4020c19908e28">video posted last spring by The New Yorker</a>&nbsp;in which he appeared in traditional Afghan clothing and pleaded for his release. He was accompanied Monday by the administration’s special presidential envoy for hostage affairs and was in stable health, a U.S. official said. His ultimate destination was not immediately clear.

A sister of Frerichs, who is from Lombard, Illinois, thanked U.S. officials who helped secure her brother's release.

“I am so happy to hear that my brother is safe and on his way home to us. Our family has prayed for this each day of the more than 31 months he has been a hostage. We never gave up hope that he would survive and come home safely to us," said a statement from the sister, Charlene Cakora.

Noorzai, at the time of his 2005 arrest, hardly seemed an ideal recipient for presidential clemency. He'd been designated on a list reserved for some of the world's most prolific drug traffickers, and was prosecuted in federal court in New York on charges that accused him of owning opium fields in Kandahar province and relying on a network of distributors who sold the heroin.

When he was sentenced to life imprisonment, the then-top federal prosecutor in Manhattan said Noorzai's "worldwide narcotics network supported a Taliban regime that made Afghanistan a breeding ground for international terrorism."

The deal underscored the two sides to the Taliban’s approach to illegal drugs. In April, they announced a ban on harvesting the poppies that produce opium for making heroin -- an order that also outlawed the manufacture and transportation of narcotics. However, during the years-long Taliban insurgency, they reportedly made millions of dollars taxing farmers and middle men who moved their drugs outside Afghanistan.

A senior administration official who briefed reporters on condition of anonymity under ground rules set by the administration said that the U.S. government had now determined that Noorzai's release would “not materially change any risk to Americans or fundamentally alter the contours of the drug trade there." Officials also took into account that Noorzai had spent 17 years in prison, and said that it became clear from negotiations that releasing him was the key to getting Frerichs home.

At a press conference Monday, Noorzai expressed gratitude at seeing his “mujahedeen brothers” — a reference to the Taliban — in Kabul.

“I pray for more success of the Taliban,” he added. “I hope this exchange can lead to peace between Afghanistan and America, because an American was released and I am also free now.”

Even before their takeover of Afghanistan in August last year, the Taliban had demanded the U.S. release Noorzai in exchange for Frerichs. But there had been little public indication of Washington proceeding along those lines.

Eric Lebson, a former U.S. government national security official who had been advising Frerichs family, said in a statement that “everything about this case has been an uphill fight.” He criticized the Trump administration for having given away "our leverage to get Mark home quickly by signing a peace accord with the Taliban without ever having asked them to return Mark first.''

“Mark’s family then had to navigate two administrations, where many people viewed Mark’s safe return as an impediment to their plans for Afghanistan,” the statement said.

The collapse of the Western-backed Afghan government and takeover by the Taliban in August 2021 raised additional concern that any progress in negotiations could be undone or that Frerichs could be forgotten. But his name was invoked last month when Biden was said by his advisers to have pressed officials to consider any risk posed to Frerichs by the drone strike in Afghanistan that killed al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri.

The Taliban-appointed foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, hailed the exchange Monday as the start of a “new era" in U.S.-Taliban relations and the opening of a “new door for talks.”

U.S. officials were more circumspect. Though it does not recognize the Taliban government, the U.S. does have interests at stake in Afghanistan and will continue to engage with the Taliban in&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-switzerland-taliban-5393b05f911d4eeba6d75ae74ea3fd13">addressing the hunger and humanitarian crisis gripping the country</a>, administration officials said Monday.

But officials say they remain concerned about whether the Taliban are committed to fighting terrorism&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-poverty-united-nations-taliban-d342ae0c186e4c243a87f2cd4c745040">and by the exclusion of girls from high schools there,</a>&nbsp;an issue that drew a United Nations reprimand on Sunday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — An&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/politics-government-and-politics-afghanistan-39287d3289c79f6d4244cbb4969846c5">American contractor held hostage in Afghanistan</a>&nbsp;for more than two years by the Taliban has been released, his family said Monday, as a Taliban drug lord jailed by the United States was also freed and returned to Kabul.

Mark Frerichs, a Navy veteran who had spent more than a decade in Afghanistan as a civilian contractor, was&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-9692b889f281caca38344fb5e925953c">abducted in January 2020</a>&nbsp;and was believed to have been held since then by the Taliban-linked Haqqani network.

Negotiations for his release had centered on a deal that would also involve the release of Bashir Noorzai, a notorious drug lord and member of the Taliban who told reporters in Kabul on Monday that he had spent 17 years and six months in U.S. captivity before being released.

The exchange is one of the most significant prisoner swaps to take place under the Biden administration,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-europe-united-states-prisoner-exchange-8fd1e58e690350019c7aab55af41bbbf">coming five months after a separate deal with Russia</a>&nbsp;that resulted in the release of Marine veteran Trevor Reed. It took place despite concerns from his family and other advocates that the U.S. military departure from Afghanistan, and the collapse of the government there, could make it harder to bring him home and could deflect attention away from his imprisonment.

President Joe Biden, who is in the U.K. to attend Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral, called Frerichs’s family on Monday morning to share the “good news” that his administration was able to secure his release, according to a senior administration official.

The official, who was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity, called the decision to grant Noorzai clemency a “difficult decision” but necessary in order to reunite a U.S. citizen with his family.

A sister of Frerichs, who is from Lombard, Illinois, thanked U.S. government officials who helped secure her brother's release.

In Afghanistan, Noorzai told reporters at a press conference that he had been released from an unspecified U.S. prison and handed over earlier in the day to the Taliban in Kabul, in exchange for an American prisoner held in Afghanistan whom he did not identify. Frerichs’ family subsequently confirmed that it was him.

Frerichs, 60, had been working on civil engineering projects at the time of his Jan. 31, 2020 abduction in Kabul. He was&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/taliban-3248c76f48619fb03bc4020c19908e28">last seen in a video posted last spring by The New Yorker i</a>&nbsp;n which he appeared in traditional Afghan clothing and pleaded for his release. The publication said it obtained the clip from an unidentified individual in Afghanistan.

Until Monday, U.S. officials across two presidential administrations had tried unsuccessfully to get him home. Even before their takeover of Afghanistan in August last year, the Taliban had demanded the U.S. release Noorzai in exchange for Frerichs. But there had been no public sign of Washington proceeding with any sort of trade or exchange along those lines.

Eric Lebson, a former U.S. government national security official who had been advising Frerichs' family, said in a statement that “everything about this case has been an uphill fight.” He criticized the Trump administration for having given away "our leverage to get Mark home quickly by signing a peace accord with the Taliban without ever having asked them to return Mark first.

“Mark’s family then had to navigate two Administrations, where many people viewed Mark’s safe return as an impediment to their plans for Afghanistan,” the statement said.

The collapse of the Western-backed Afghan government and takeover by the Taliban in August 2021, raised additional concern that any progress in negotiations could be undone or that Frerichs could be forgotten.

But his name surfaced last month when President Joe Biden, who had publicly called for Frerichs' release, was said by his advisers to have pressed officials to consider any risk posed to Frerichs by the drone strike in Afghanistan that killed al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri.

The Taliban-appointed foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, also spoke at the Kabul press conference alongside Noorzai and welcomed the exchange, saying it marked the start of a “new era" in U.S.-Taliban relations.

“This can be a new chapter between Afghanistan and the United States, this can open a new door for talks between both countries,” Muttaqi said at the presser.

WASHINGTON (AP) — An&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/politics-government-and-politics-afghanistan-39287d3289c79f6d4244cbb4969846c5">American contractor held hostage in Afghanistan</a>&nbsp;for more than two years has been released in exchange for a convicted Taliban drug lord jailed in the United States, the White House said Monday, announcing a rare success in U.S.-Taliban talks since the militant group took power a little more than a year agoMark Frerichs, a Navy veteran who had spent more than a decade in Afghanistan as a civilian contractor, was&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-9692b889f281caca38344fb5e925953c">abducted in January 2020</a>&nbsp;and is believed to have been held since then by the Taliban-linked Haqqani network. He was traded for Bashir Noorzai, a Taliban associate convicted of heroin trafficking conspiracy who had spent 17 years behind bars before his release Monday.The exchange is one of the most significant prisoner swaps to take place under the Biden administration,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-europe-united-states-prisoner-exchange-8fd1e58e690350019c7aab55af41bbbf">coming five months after a deal with Russia</a>&nbsp;that resulted in the release of Marine veteran Trevor Reed. Though his case has received less public attention than those of other Americans held abroad, including&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/biden-sports-john-kirby-automated-insights-earnings-paul-whelan-a74999ffe7c4953706dad09931bbec05">WNBA star Brittney Griner and corporate security executive Paul Whelan —</a>&nbsp;who are both held in Russia and whose relatives met with President Joe Biden on Friday — U.S. officials said the deal for Frerichs was the culmination of months of quiet negotiations.Those discussions gained new momentum in June when Biden granted Noorzai relief from his life sentence, setting the stage for what one administration official described as a “very narrow window of opportunity this month" to carry out the deal.Biden said in a statement released by the White House, “Bringing the negotiations that led to Mark’s freedom to a successful resolution required difficult decisions, which I did not take lightly."Frerichs, 60, had been working on civil engineering projects at the time of his Jan. 31, 2020, abduction in Kabul. He’s believed to have been lured into a meeting to discuss a new project and then transported to Khost, a stronghold of the Taliban-linked Haqqani network near the border with Pakistan.He was last seen in a&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/taliban-3248c76f48619fb03bc4020c19908e28">video posted last spring by The New Yorker</a>&nbsp;in which he appeared in traditional Afghan clothing and pleaded for his release. He was accompanied Monday by the administration’s special presidential envoy for hostage affairs and was in stable health, a U.S. official said. His ultimate destination was not immediately clear.A sister of Frerichs, who is from Lombard, Illinois, thanked U.S. officials who helped secure her brother's release.“I am so happy to hear that my brother is safe and on his way home to us. Our family has prayed for this each day of the more than 31 months he has been a hostage. We never gave up hope that he would survive and come home safely to us," said a statement from the sister, Charlene Cakora.Noorzai, at the time of his 2005 arrest, hardly seemed an ideal recipient for presidential clemency. He'd been designated on a list reserved for some of the world's most prolific drug traffickers, and was prosecuted in federal court in New York on charges that accused him of owning opium fields in Kandahar province and relying on a network of distributors who sold the heroin.When he was sentenced to life imprisonment, the then-top federal prosecutor in Manhattan said Noorzai's "worldwide narcotics network supported a Taliban regime that made Afghanistan a breeding ground for international terrorism."The deal underscored the two sides to the Taliban’s approach to illegal drugs. In April, they announced a ban on harvesting the poppies that produce opium for making heroin -- an order that also outlawed the manufacture and transportation of narcotics. However, during the years-long Taliban insurgency, they reportedly made millions of dollars taxing farmers and middle men who moved their drugs outside Afghanistan.A senior administration official who briefed reporters on condition of anonymity under ground rules set by the administration said that the U.S. government had now determined that Noorzai's release would “not materially change any risk to Americans or fundamentally alter the contours of the drug trade there." Officials also took into account that Noorzai had spent 17 years in prison, and said that it became clear from negotiations that releasing him was the key to getting Frerichs home.At a press conference Monday, Noorzai expressed gratitude at seeing his “mujahedeen brothers” — a reference to the Taliban — in Kabul.“I pray for more success of the Taliban,” he added. “I hope this exchange can lead to peace between Afghanistan and America, because an American was released and I am also free now.”Even before their takeover of Afghanistan in August last year, the Taliban had demanded the U.S. release Noorzai in exchange for Frerichs. But there had been little public indication of Washington proceeding along those lines.Eric Lebson, a former U.S. government national security official who had been advising Frerichs family, said in a statement that “everything about this case has been an uphill fight.” He criticized the Trump administration for having given away "our leverage to get Mark home quickly by signing a peace accord with the Taliban without ever having asked them to return Mark first.''“Mark’s family then had to navigate two administrations, where many people viewed Mark’s safe return as an impediment to their plans for Afghanistan,” the statement said.The collapse of the Western-backed Afghan government and takeover by the Taliban in August 2021 raised additional concern that any progress in negotiations could be undone or that Frerichs could be forgotten. But his name was invoked last month when Biden was said by his advisers to have pressed officials to consider any risk posed to Frerichs by the drone strike in Afghanistan that killed al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri.The Taliban-appointed foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, hailed the exchange Monday as the start of a “new era" in U.S.-Taliban relations and the opening of a “new door for talks.”U.S. officials were more circumspect. Though it does not recognize the Taliban government, the U.S. does have interests at stake in Afghanistan and will continue to engage with the Taliban in&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-switzerland-taliban-5393b05f911d4eeba6d75ae74ea3fd13">addressing the hunger and humanitarian crisis gripping the country</a>, administration officials said Monday.But officials say they remain concerned about whether the Taliban are committed to fighting terrorism&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-poverty-united-nations-taliban-d342ae0c186e4c243a87f2cd4c745040">and by the exclusion of girls from high schools there,</a>&nbsp;an issue that drew a United Nations reprimand on Sunday.___WASHINGTON (AP) — An&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/politics-government-and-politics-afghanistan-39287d3289c79f6d4244cbb4969846c5">American contractor held hostage in Afghanistan</a>&nbsp;for more than two years by the Taliban has been released, his family said Monday, as a Taliban drug lord jailed by the United States was also freed and returned to Kabul.Mark Frerichs, a Navy veteran who had spent more than a decade in Afghanistan as a civilian contractor, was&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-9692b889f281caca38344fb5e925953c">abducted in January 2020</a>&nbsp;and was believed to have been held since then by the Taliban-linked Haqqani network.Negotiations for his release had centered on a deal that would also involve the release of Bashir Noorzai, a notorious drug lord and member of the Taliban who told reporters in Kabul on Monday that he had spent 17 years and six months in U.S. captivity before being released.The exchange is one of the most significant prisoner swaps to take place under the Biden administration,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-europe-united-states-prisoner-exchange-8fd1e58e690350019c7aab55af41bbbf">coming five months after a separate deal with Russia</a>&nbsp;that resulted in the release of Marine veteran Trevor Reed. It took place despite concerns from his family and other advocates that the U.S. military departure from Afghanistan, and the collapse of the government there, could make it harder to bring him home and could deflect attention away from his imprisonment.President Joe Biden, who is in the U.K. to attend Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral, called Frerichs’s family on Monday morning to share the “good news” that his administration was able to secure his release, according to a senior administration official.The official, who was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity, called the decision to grant Noorzai clemency a “difficult decision” but necessary in order to reunite a U.S. citizen with his family.A sister of Frerichs, who is from Lombard, Illinois, thanked U.S. government officials who helped secure her brother's release.“I am so happy to hear that my brother is safe and on his way home to us. Our family has prayed for this each day of the more than 31 months he has been a hostage. We never gave up hope that he would survive and come home safely to us," said a statement from the sister, Charlene Cakora.In Afghanistan, Noorzai told reporters at a press conference that he had been released from an unspecified U.S. prison and handed over earlier in the day to the Taliban in Kabul, in exchange for an American prisoner held in Afghanistan whom he did not identify. Frerichs’ family subsequently confirmed that it was him.Frerichs, 60, had been working on civil engineering projects at the time of his Jan. 31, 2020 abduction in Kabul. He was&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/taliban-3248c76f48619fb03bc4020c19908e28">last seen in a video posted last spring by The New Yorker i</a>&nbsp;n which he appeared in traditional Afghan clothing and pleaded for his release. The publication said it obtained the clip from an unidentified individual in Afghanistan.Until Monday, U.S. officials across two presidential administrations had tried unsuccessfully to get him home. Even before their takeover of Afghanistan in August last year, the Taliban had demanded the U.S. release Noorzai in exchange for Frerichs. But there had been no public sign of Washington proceeding with any sort of trade or exchange along those lines.Eric Lebson, a former U.S. government national security official who had been advising Frerichs' family, said in a statement that “everything about this case has been an uphill fight.” He criticized the Trump administration for having given away "our leverage to get Mark home quickly by signing a peace accord with the Taliban without ever having asked them to return Mark first.“Mark’s family then had to navigate two Administrations, where many people viewed Mark’s safe return as an impediment to their plans for Afghanistan,” the statement said.The collapse of the Western-backed Afghan government and takeover by the Taliban in August 2021, raised additional concern that any progress in negotiations could be undone or that Frerichs could be forgotten.But his name surfaced last month when President Joe Biden, who had publicly called for Frerichs' release, was said by his advisers to have pressed officials to consider any risk posed to Frerichs by the drone strike in Afghanistan that killed al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri.The Taliban-appointed foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, also spoke at the Kabul press conference alongside Noorzai and welcomed the exchange, saying it marked the start of a “new era" in U.S.-Taliban relations.“This can be a new chapter between Afghanistan and the United States, this can open a new door for talks between both countries,” Muttaqi said at the presser.“This act shows us that all problems can be solved through talks and I thank both sides' teams who worked so hard for this to happen,” he added.The Taliban also posted a brief video Monday on social media showing Noorzai’s arrival at the Kabul airport where he was welcomed by top Taliban officials, including Muttaqi.At the press conference, Noorzai expressed thankfulness at seeing his “mujahedeen brothers" — a reference to the Taliban — in Kabul.“I pray for more success of the Taliban,” he added. “I hope this exchange can lead to peace between Afghanistan and America, because an American was released and I am also free now.”