SALINE COUNTY —A high-speed vehicle pursuit in rural Saline County ended in a violent confrontation and a man from Little River turning himself in on multiple requested charges including attempted second-degree murder, according to Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan.

Just after 1a.m. on Oct. 13, a Saline County Sheriff's Office deputy attempted to stop a Chevrolet Silverado clocked at nearly 80 mph in a 45-mph zone on Old 40 and State Street west of Salina.&nbsp;

The deputy turned around and tried to stop the driver but the truck fled from the attempted traffic stop, according to Soldan.&nbsp; "When the pickup approached Crawford street, the driver turned west.&nbsp; The deputy tried to follow the pickup for about a mile. There was so much dust, the deputy called off the chase.

Approximately 15 minutes later, the Saline County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a man who said he was assaulted and run over by the driver of the pickup. According to Soldan, the victim had been a passenger in the vehicle during the attempted stop and asked the driver to be let out. When the driver refused, an altercation occurred.

“The suspect later identified as told him he was going to kill him and then actually physically ran over him with the truck,” Soldan said.

The 51-year-old victim from Ellinwood told deputies the suspect later identified as&nbsp;30-year-old Wyatt Stimatze  of Little River, ran over him near the 2500 block of South Muir Road.&nbsp; He also reported having tire tracks on his back. The victim managed to escape by hiding in a field while Stimatze briefly left the scene before returning to search for the victim.

The victim did sustain injuries and was taken to Salina Regional Health Center for treatment, according to Soldan.

Stimatze and the victim were acquaintances through work.

Deputies searched the roadways in the immediate area for Stimatze, but were unable to locate him. On Thursday, Oct. 24, after a warrant was issued for his arrest, Stimatze turned himself in at the Saline County Jail.

Initially charged with aggravated battery, Stimatze now faces additional charges, including attempted second-degree murder, kidnapping, criminal threat, and reckless driving.

A judge set his bond at $250,000. Stimatze's next court appearance, a scheduling hearing, is set for Nov. 4.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/10/1730228869413.png" alt="Stimatze-photo Saline County" />
 <figcaption>Stimatze-photo Saline County</figcaption>
 </figure>SALINE COUNTY —A high-speed vehicle pursuit in rural Saline County ended in a violent confrontation and a man from Little River turning himself in on multiple requested charges including attempted second-degree murder, according to Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan.Just after 1a.m. on Oct. 13, a Saline County Sheriff's Office deputy attempted to stop a Chevrolet Silverado clocked at nearly 80 mph in a 45-mph zone on Old 40 and State Street west of Salina.&nbsp;The deputy turned around and tried to stop the driver but the truck fled from the attempted traffic stop, according to Soldan.&nbsp; "When the pickup approached Crawford street, the driver turned west.&nbsp; The deputy tried to follow the pickup for about a mile. There was so much dust, the deputy called off the chase.Approximately 15 minutes later, the Saline County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a man who said he was assaulted and run over by the driver of the pickup. According to Soldan, the victim had been a passenger in the vehicle during the attempted stop and asked the driver to be let out. When the driver refused, an altercation occurred.“The suspect later identified as told him he was going to kill him and then actually physically ran over him with the truck,” Soldan said.The 51-year-old victim from Ellinwood told deputies the suspect later identified as&nbsp;30-year-old Wyatt Stimatze of Little River, ran over him near the 2500 block of South Muir Road.&nbsp; He also reported having tire tracks on his back. The victim managed to escape by hiding in a field while Stimatze briefly left the scene before returning to search for the victim.The victim did sustain injuries and was taken to Salina Regional Health Center for treatment, according to Soldan.Stimatze and the victim were acquaintances through work.Deputies searched the roadways in the immediate area for Stimatze, but were unable to locate him. On Thursday, Oct. 24, after a warrant was issued for his arrest, Stimatze turned himself in at the Saline County Jail.Initially charged with aggravated battery, Stimatze now faces additional charges, including attempted second-degree murder, kidnapping, criminal threat, and reckless driving.A judge set his bond at $250,000. Stimatze's next court appearance, a scheduling hearing, is set for Nov. 4.

Sheriff: Pickup ran over Kan. man during high speed chase

KANSAS CITY (AP) —A former principal at a Christian boarding school in Missouri that closed in March amid abuse allegations has been charged with sex crimes involving a former student.

Craig Wesley Smith Jr. was charged by the prosecutor in Wayne County in September with forcible sodomy and attempted forcible rape, court records show. He is accused of forcing a teenage girl to perform sex acts in the late 2000s when she was a student at&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/missouri-religion-sexual-abuse-by-clergy-education-af080895d108aa6dc0db533c60be2ebc">Lighthouse Christian Academy</a>&nbsp;in Piedmont, about 130 miles south of St. Louis.

A probable cause statement alleged that Smith told the girl he would kill her and “make it look like she committed suicide” if she told anyone.

Smith faces a hearing Thursday in Wayne County. Messages were left Tuesday with Smith and his attorney.

ABM Ministries operated the school, which claimed success in helping students who were troubled, learning-impaired or dealing with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder or other disorders. Lighthouse Christian Academy closed after state criminal charges were filed against the husband-and-wife owners, Larry and Carmen Musgrave, along with a teacher, Caleb Sandoval.

The Musgraves were charged with first-degree kidnapping for allegedly locking a student in a room, but a Wayne County judge on Oct. 15 dismissed the charges. It wasn't immediately clear why. Prosecuting Attorney Ginger Koller Joyner declined comment.

Sandoval was charged with abuse or neglect of a child, accused of injuring a 15-year-old boy while boxing. He pleaded guilty in July and was placed on probation for five years.

A federal lawsuit in 2009 accused Smith of sex acts with an unnamed female student. It wasn't clear if it was the same girl cited in the criminal case. Court records show that ABM Ministries and the Musgraves agreed to pay $750,000 in a settlement, and Smith agreed to pay $100,000.

Other&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/missouri-religion-sexual-abuse-by-clergy-education-af080895d108aa6dc0db533c60be2ebc">Christian boarding schools in Missouri</a>&nbsp;have faced abuse allegations in both criminal charges and lawsuits.

<a href="https://apnews.com/article/crime-stockton-missouri-education-6d4bc69348f4349249e49b3ec7c29172">Agape Boarding School</a>&nbsp;in Stockton closed in 2023 after years of investigations and allegations of physical and sexual abuse. Criminal cases are still pending against&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/crime-missouri-springfield-89eb20fc1edcba8cf5963abdc69e48c8">Agape’s longtime doctor</a>, who is charged with several sex crimes.

Circle of Hope Girls' Ranch near Humansville closed in 2020. A&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/missouri-fe24ade3e378bfb53796a0af7cd71deb">former owner</a>, Stephanie Householder, is scheduled to go to trial next year on child abuse counts. Her husband, Boyd Householder, was charged with nearly 80 counts of abuse but died in June.

The schools were unrelated and were not affiliated with any particular Christian denomination.

Abuse allegations at Agape and Circle of Hope&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/missouri-religion-sexual-abuse-by-clergy-education-af080895d108aa6dc0db533c60be2ebc">prompted a state law in 2021</a>&nbsp;requiring stricter rules for such facilities. Missouri previously had virtually no oversight for religious boarding schools.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/10/1730227626873.png" alt="This photo provided by David Clohessy shows the entrance of ABM Ministries, a Christian boarding school in Piedmont, Mo. The owners of ABM Ministries were arrested over the weekend and charged with kidnapping. The arrest followed allegations of abuse by several former students who attended the school (David Clohessy via AP)" />
 <figcaption>This photo provided by David Clohessy shows the entrance of ABM Ministries, a Christian boarding school in Piedmont, Mo. The owners of ABM Ministries were arrested over the weekend and charged with kidnapping. The arrest followed allegations of abuse by several former students who attended the school (David Clohessy via AP)</figcaption>
 </figure>KANSAS CITY (AP) —A former principal at a Christian boarding school in Missouri that closed in March amid abuse allegations has been charged with sex crimes involving a former student.Craig Wesley Smith Jr. was charged by the prosecutor in Wayne County in September with forcible sodomy and attempted forcible rape, court records show. He is accused of forcing a teenage girl to perform sex acts in the late 2000s when she was a student at&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/missouri-religion-sexual-abuse-by-clergy-education-af080895d108aa6dc0db533c60be2ebc">Lighthouse Christian Academy</a>&nbsp;in Piedmont, about 130 miles south of St. Louis.A probable cause statement alleged that Smith told the girl he would kill her and “make it look like she committed suicide” if she told anyone.Smith faces a hearing Thursday in Wayne County. Messages were left Tuesday with Smith and his attorney.ABM Ministries operated the school, which claimed success in helping students who were troubled, learning-impaired or dealing with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder or other disorders. Lighthouse Christian Academy closed after state criminal charges were filed against the husband-and-wife owners, Larry and Carmen Musgrave, along with a teacher, Caleb Sandoval.The Musgraves were charged with first-degree kidnapping for allegedly locking a student in a room, but a Wayne County judge on Oct. 15 dismissed the charges. It wasn't immediately clear why. Prosecuting Attorney Ginger Koller Joyner declined comment.Sandoval was charged with abuse or neglect of a child, accused of injuring a 15-year-old boy while boxing. He pleaded guilty in July and was placed on probation for five years.A federal lawsuit in 2009 accused Smith of sex acts with an unnamed female student. It wasn't clear if it was the same girl cited in the criminal case. Court records show that ABM Ministries and the Musgraves agreed to pay $750,000 in a settlement, and Smith agreed to pay $100,000.Other&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/missouri-religion-sexual-abuse-by-clergy-education-af080895d108aa6dc0db533c60be2ebc">Christian boarding schools in Missouri</a>&nbsp;have faced abuse allegations in both criminal charges and lawsuits.<a href="https://apnews.com/article/crime-stockton-missouri-education-6d4bc69348f4349249e49b3ec7c29172">Agape Boarding School</a>&nbsp;in Stockton closed in 2023 after years of investigations and allegations of physical and sexual abuse. Criminal cases are still pending against&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/crime-missouri-springfield-89eb20fc1edcba8cf5963abdc69e48c8">Agape’s longtime doctor</a>, who is charged with several sex crimes.Circle of Hope Girls' Ranch near Humansville closed in 2020. A&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/missouri-fe24ade3e378bfb53796a0af7cd71deb">former owner</a>, Stephanie Householder, is scheduled to go to trial next year on child abuse counts. Her husband, Boyd Householder, was charged with nearly 80 counts of abuse but died in June.The schools were unrelated and were not affiliated with any particular Christian denomination.Abuse allegations at Agape and Circle of Hope&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/missouri-religion-sexual-abuse-by-clergy-education-af080895d108aa6dc0db533c60be2ebc">prompted a state law in 2021</a>&nbsp;requiring stricter rules for such facilities. Missouri previously had virtually no oversight for religious boarding schools.

Former principal at Mo. Christian school accused of abusing a student

KANSAS CITY – Two men have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, with one of the men also charged with possessing six machine gun conversion devices, according to the U.S. State's Attorney.

Kal J. Nay, 21, of Oak Grove, Mo., and Robert J. Turnage, 20, of Blue Springs, Mo., were charged in a five-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury last week. Nay was arrested and had his initial court appearance. Turnage has not yet been arrested.

The federal indictment charges Nay and Turnage with participating in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl. They are also charged together in one count of distributing fentanyl from May 2 to June 11, 2024.

Additionally, Nay is charged with two counts of distributing fentanyl and one count of possessing machine guns. The indictment alleges that Nay was in possession of six machine gun conversion devices, commonly referred to as “switches,” on June 18, 2024.

The charges contained in this indictment are simply accusations, and not evidence of guilt. Evidence supporting the charges must be presented to a federal trial jury, whose duty is to determine guilt or innocence.

KANSAS CITY – Two men have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, with one of the men also charged with possessing six machine gun conversion devices, according to the U.S. State's Attorney.Kal J. Nay, 21, of Oak Grove, Mo., and Robert J. Turnage, 20, of Blue Springs, Mo., were charged in a five-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury last week. Nay was arrested and had his initial court appearance. Turnage has not yet been arrested.The federal indictment charges Nay and Turnage with participating in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl. They are also charged together in one count of distributing fentanyl from May 2 to June 11, 2024.Additionally, Nay is charged with two counts of distributing fentanyl and one count of possessing machine guns. The indictment alleges that Nay was in possession of six machine gun conversion devices, commonly referred to as “switches,” on June 18, 2024.The charges contained in this indictment are simply accusations, and not evidence of guilt. Evidence supporting the charges must be presented to a federal trial jury, whose duty is to determine guilt or innocence.

Indicted KC fentanyl dealer is still at large

RILEY COUNTY —Law enforcement are investigating two cases of alleged domestic violence in Manhattan.

Just after 2a.m. Monday. officers filed a report for aggravated domestic battery, domestic battery, criminal restraint and criminal deprivation of property in Manhattan, according to the Riley County Police Department activity report.

 A 35-year-old woman reported a 32-year-old man hit her causing significant injury, restrained her and withheld property from her. &nbsp;Kaleb Murphy, 32, was arrested for aggravated domestic battery, criminal restraint, domestic battery, and criminal deprivation of property. Murphy is being held on a $10,000 bond.

Just before 11p.m. Monday, officers filed a report for aggravated domestic battery, robbery, violation of a protection order, and theft in Manhattan, according to&nbsp; the Riley County Police Department Activity Report.

 A 36-year-old woman reported a 39-year-old man violated a protection order, battered her, and took her property by force. &nbsp;Evan Lied, 39, was arrested for aggravated domestic battery, robbery, violation of a protection order, and theft. Lied is being held on a $20,000 bond.

RILEY COUNTY —Law enforcement are investigating two cases of alleged domestic violence in Manhattan.Just after 2a.m. Monday. officers filed a report for aggravated domestic battery, domestic battery, criminal restraint and criminal deprivation of property in Manhattan, according to the Riley County Police Department activity report. A 35-year-old woman reported a 32-year-old man hit her causing significant injury, restrained her and withheld property from her. &nbsp;Kaleb Murphy, 32, was arrested for aggravated domestic battery, criminal restraint, domestic battery, and criminal deprivation of property. Murphy is being held on a $10,000 bond.Just before 11p.m. Monday, officers filed a report for aggravated domestic battery, robbery, violation of a protection order, and theft in Manhattan, according to&nbsp; the Riley County Police Department Activity Report. A 36-year-old woman reported a 39-year-old man violated a protection order, battered her, and took her property by force. &nbsp;Evan Lied, 39, was arrested for aggravated domestic battery, robbery, violation of a protection order, and theft. Lied is being held on a $20,000 bond.

2 jailed in separate violent attacks on women in Manhattan

RAWLINS COUNTY — Law enforcement in northwest Kansas are investigating three suspects on multiple allegations after fight at a hospital,&nbsp; a firearm and a stolen vehicle.

Just before 5:30p.m. Friday, sheriff's deputies responded to report of a fight involving two men and a woman at the Rawlins County Hospital, 707 Grant Street in Atwood, according to Sheriff&nbsp;Catlyn Wahrman.

At the hospital, deputies learned the fight began at another location and&nbsp;involved a firearm.&nbsp; Deputies took one man into custody immediately and transported him to the Thomas County Jail.

According to Sheriff Wahrman, Security cameras show the altercation at the hospital.

Just before 8p.m. Friday, 33-year-old Evan Tipton was booked into jail on requested charges of&nbsp;Aggravated assault; Use of a deadly weapon and Battery, according to online jail records.

After an investigation, deputies arrested the other man 26-year-old Chandler Johnson and and 33-year-old Amy Ross and recovered a stolen vehicle from Colorado.

Just after 9:30 p.m. deputies booked Johnson on requested charges of&nbsp;Violation of protection order; Domestic battery; Knowing or reckless bodily harm to family/person in dating relationship and Criminal damage to property, according to online jail records.

On Saturday morning, deputies booked&nbsp; Ross into jail on requested charges that include&nbsp;Obstructing apprehension of prosecution; Committed or charged with felony and Driving while license cancelled/suspended/revoked.

Tipton is expected to face additional charges in connection with the firearm.

According to Sheriff Wahrman in a statement, “Acts of violence of this nature are rare in our community. I am thankful for my staff, the Kansas Highway Patrol and the Cheyenne County Sheriff’s Office for their assistance in bringing a quick resolution to the situation. My main priority is always the safety of Rawlins County and its people.”

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 </figure>RAWLINS COUNTY — Law enforcement in northwest Kansas are investigating three suspects on multiple allegations after fight at a hospital,&nbsp; a firearm and a stolen vehicle.Just before 5:30p.m. Friday, sheriff's deputies responded to report of a fight involving two men and a woman at the Rawlins County Hospital, 707 Grant Street in Atwood, according to Sheriff&nbsp;Catlyn Wahrman.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/10/1730125843069.png" alt="Johnson-photo Thomas Co. Jail" />
 <figcaption>Johnson-photo Thomas Co. Jail</figcaption>
 </figure>At the hospital, deputies learned the fight began at another location and&nbsp;involved a firearm.&nbsp; Deputies took one man into custody immediately and transported him to the Thomas County Jail.According to Sheriff Wahrman, Security cameras show the altercation at the hospital.Just before 8p.m. Friday, 33-year-old Evan Tipton was booked into jail on requested charges of&nbsp;Aggravated assault; Use of a deadly weapon and Battery, according to online jail records.After an investigation, deputies arrested the other man 26-year-old Chandler Johnson and and 33-year-old Amy Ross and recovered a stolen vehicle from Colorado.Just after 9:30 p.m. deputies booked Johnson on requested charges of&nbsp;Violation of protection order; Domestic battery; Knowing or reckless bodily harm to family/person in dating relationship and Criminal damage to property, according to online jail records.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/10/1730126582762.png" alt="Ross photo Thomas Co. Jail" />
 <figcaption>Ross photo Thomas Co. Jail</figcaption>
 </figure>On Saturday morning, deputies booked&nbsp; Ross into jail on requested charges that include&nbsp;Obstructing apprehension of prosecution; Committed or charged with felony and Driving while license cancelled/suspended/revoked.Tipton is expected to face additional charges in connection with the firearm.According to Sheriff Wahrman in a statement, “Acts of violence of this nature are rare in our community. I am thankful for my staff, the Kansas Highway Patrol and the Cheyenne County Sheriff’s Office for their assistance in bringing a quick resolution to the situation. My main priority is always the safety of Rawlins County and its people.”

Suspects arrested after fight at NW Kansas hospital

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

Bonds have been posted. Photos are unavailable.

Nykurria Hudson, Outside warrant, arrested 10/27

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/2024/10/1730208763763.jpeg" alt="Ashley Janes, Failure to appear, arrested 10/28" />
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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/10/1730208812302.jpeg" alt="Tre Smith, Failure to appear, arrested 10/28" />
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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/10/1730208843662.jpeg" alt="Jacob Miller, Use/possess with intent to use drug paraphernalia into human body, Possession of marijuana, Possession of controlled substance, arrested 10/28" />
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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/10/1730208919219.jpeg" alt="Alexander Jackson, Failure to appear, arrested 10/28" />
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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/10/1730208952597.jpeg" alt="Troy Dodd, Failure to appear, Outside warrant, arrested 10/28" />
 <figcaption>Troy Dodd, Failure to appear, Outside warrant, arrested 10/28</figcaption>
 </figure>Bonds have been posted. Photos are unavailable.Nykurria Hudson, Outside warrant, arrested 10/27Recent Booking Activity for the Geary County Detention Center. All persons included in this post are innocent of crimes until proven guilty in a court of law.

Geary County Booking Photos Oct. 29

KANSAS CITY—Police are now towing spectators vehicles at sideshows, thanks to a new ordinance in Kansas City.

On Sunday night across Kansas City, officers continued their enforcement of illegal sideshows and street racing, according to a social media report from KCPD.

Officers towed 10 vehicles and arrested four people, including participants spectators,&nbsp;and issued 16 citations and recovered one stolen vehicle.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/10/1730199413516.png" alt="Photos KCPD" />
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 </figure>KANSAS CITY—Police are now towing spectators vehicles at sideshows, thanks to a new ordinance in Kansas City.On Sunday night across Kansas City, officers continued their enforcement of illegal sideshows and street racing, according to a social media report from KCPD.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/10/1730199129843.jpeg" alt="Photos KCPD" />
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 </figure>Officers towed 10 vehicles and arrested four people, including participants spectators,&nbsp;and issued 16 citations and recovered one stolen vehicle.

KCPD now towing spectator vehicles in crackdown of illegal sideshows

SEDGWICK COUNTY —A Kansas woman died in an accident with the driver of a stolen vehicle just after 12:30p.m. Monday in Sedgwick County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2024 Ford Transit Van driven by Katelyn Elizabeth&nbsp;Barrioz, 24, Wichita, was westbound in the eastbound lanes in the&nbsp;8700 block of E 29th St N in&nbsp; traveling in the inside lane.

The van struck an eastbound 2010 Chevy Cobalt driven by Mandy Lynn&nbsp;Buckwalter, 43, Hutchinson, head-on.

Buckwalter was&nbsp; pronounced dead at the scene. EMS transported Barrioz to Wesley Medical Center and she was arrested.

On Monday morning, officers located an occupied stolen vehicle at the Riverwalk Apartments, according to Officer Kris Gupilan. Officers monitored the vehicle using unmarked cars, and air support was requested from the Kansas Highway Patrol.

Around noon, the vehicle stopped at Walmart, 29th and Rock Road. Officers deployed spike strips to prevent the vehicle from leaving, successfully deflating two tires.

Despite this, the suspect fled the Walmart parking lot, striking a police vehicle.

Officers did not pursue the vehicle, but KHP air support continued to track it from above. The vehicle proceeded to a business on North Webb Road, where two individuals exited the vehicle and fled on foot.

One individual was apprehended, while another female suspect, later identified as Barrioz stole the van from the business and fled south on Webb, then west on 29th Street, according to Gupilan.

KHP Air maintained surveillance of the stolen vehicle, which, at 29th and Wilderness, collided with the Chevy Cobalt. 

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/10/1730153232453.png" alt="Police near the crash investigation -photo courtesy KWCH" />
 <figcaption>Police near the crash investigation -photo courtesy KWCH</figcaption>
 </figure>SEDGWICK COUNTY —A Kansas woman died in an accident with the driver of a stolen vehicle just after 12:30p.m. Monday in Sedgwick County.The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2024 Ford Transit Van driven by Katelyn Elizabeth&nbsp;Barrioz, 24, Wichita, was westbound in the eastbound lanes in the&nbsp;8700 block of E 29th St N in&nbsp; traveling in the inside lane.The van struck an eastbound 2010 Chevy Cobalt driven by Mandy Lynn&nbsp;Buckwalter, 43, Hutchinson, head-on.Buckwalter was&nbsp; pronounced dead at the scene. EMS transported Barrioz to Wesley Medical Center and she was arrested.On Monday morning, officers located an occupied stolen vehicle at the Riverwalk Apartments, according to Officer Kris Gupilan. Officers monitored the vehicle using unmarked cars, and air support was requested from the Kansas Highway Patrol.Around noon, the vehicle stopped at Walmart, 29th and Rock Road. Officers deployed spike strips to prevent the vehicle from leaving, successfully deflating two tires.Despite this, the suspect fled the Walmart parking lot, striking a police vehicle.Officers did not pursue the vehicle, but KHP air support continued to track it from above. The vehicle proceeded to a business on North Webb Road, where two individuals exited the vehicle and fled on foot.One individual was apprehended, while another female suspect, later identified as Barrioz stole the van from the business and fled south on Webb, then west on 29th Street, according to Gupilan.KHP Air maintained surveillance of the stolen vehicle, which, at 29th and Wilderness, collided with the Chevy Cobalt.

KHP IDs Kan. woman who died in head-on crash with stolen van

ATCHISON —A Kansas man wanted in Arizona is in custody.

On October 25, police in Atchison arrested Adrian M. Duran, 28, Atchison, on a State of Arizona warrant for failure to appear in court, according to Police Chief Mike Wilson. He was originally jailed on drug charges, according to Wilson.

Duran is being held without bond, according to online jail records.&nbsp;

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 </figure>ATCHISON —A Kansas man wanted in Arizona is in custody.On October 25, police in Atchison arrested Adrian M. Duran, 28, Atchison, on a State of Arizona warrant for failure to appear in court, according to Police Chief Mike Wilson. He was originally jailed on drug charges, according to Wilson.Duran is being held without bond, according to online jail records.&nbsp;

Suspect who skipped court in Arizona jailed in Kansas

SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement are investigating a Kansas man on multiple allegations after a shooting, chase and attempted carjacking.

Just after 6p.m. Sunday, police&nbsp;responded to a shooting call in the 1600 block of S. Hydraulic in Wichita, according to Officer Juan Rebolledo.

 Before their arrival, officers were informed that the suspect had run from scene. At the scene, officers located a 26-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the upper body. He was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

As officers investigated, they identified and located the suspect, identified as 24-year-old Chandler Wooten, according to the Sedgwick County arrest report, who attempted to evade arrest. 

During the pursuit, the Wooten tried to carjack a vehicle from a 51-year-old man in the 2100 block of S. Pattie. Due to the quick response of officers, the attempted carjacking was prevented, and Wooten was apprehended without further incident. He was found armed with a handgun at the time of his arrest.

Wooten is being held in the Sedgwick County jail on requested charges of Attempted Murder, Attempted Carjacking, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Obstruction, and Possession of Paraphernalia.

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 </figure>SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement are investigating a Kansas man on multiple allegations after a shooting, chase and attempted carjacking.Just after 6p.m. Sunday, police&nbsp;responded to a shooting call in the 1600 block of S. Hydraulic in Wichita, according to Officer Juan Rebolledo. Before their arrival, officers were informed that the suspect had run from scene. At the scene, officers located a 26-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the upper body. He was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.As officers investigated, they identified and located the suspect, identified as 24-year-old Chandler Wooten, according to the Sedgwick County arrest report, who attempted to evade arrest. During the pursuit, the Wooten tried to carjack a vehicle from a 51-year-old man in the 2100 block of S. Pattie. Due to the quick response of officers, the attempted carjacking was prevented, and Wooten was apprehended without further incident. He was found armed with a handgun at the time of his arrest.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/10/1730121193858.png" alt="Just before 11:30p.m. Saturday, police booked Wooten into jail-photo Sedgwick County" />
 <figcaption>Just before 11:30p.m. Saturday, police booked Wooten into jail-photo Sedgwick County</figcaption>
 </figure>Wooten is being held in the Sedgwick County jail on requested charges of Attempted Murder, Attempted Carjacking, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Obstruction, and Possession of Paraphernalia.

Police: Kan. man ran from shooting, tried to carjack a vehicle

SEDGWICK COUNTY– The Wichita Police Department has arrested a 24-year-old woman from Wichita in connection with a fatal crash that claimed the life of a 43-year-old woman from Hutchinson.

On Monday morning, officers located an occupied stolen vehicle at the Riverwalk Apartments, according to Officer Kris Gupilan.

Officers monitored the vehicle using unmarked cars, and air support was requested from the Kansas Highway Patrol.

Around noon, the vehicle stopped at Walmart, 29th and Rock Road. Officers deployed spike strips to prevent the vehicle from leaving, successfully deflating two tires. 

Officers did not pursue the vehicle, but KHP air support continued to track it from above. The vehicle proceeded to a business on North Webb Road, where two individuals exited the vehicle and fled on foot. 

One individual was apprehended, while another female suspect stole another vehicle from the business and fled south on Webb, then west on 29th Street, according to Gupilan.

KHP Air maintained surveillance of the stolen vehicle, which, at 29th and Wilderness, collided with a sedan occupied by the 43-year-old woman from Hutchinson.

The woman was pronounced deceased at the scene. Police have not released her name.

The female suspect, a 24-year-old from Wichita, sustained injuries and was transported to a local hospital for evaluation. She will later be booked into jail on appropriate charges.

The Wichita Police Department's accident follow-up detectives will present the details of this case to the district attorney for charging consideration. 

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/10/1730153232453.png" alt="Police near the crash investigation -photo courtesy KWCH" />
 <figcaption>Police near the crash investigation -photo courtesy KWCH</figcaption>
 </figure>SEDGWICK COUNTY– The Wichita Police Department has arrested a 24-year-old woman from Wichita in connection with a fatal crash that claimed the life of a 43-year-old woman from Hutchinson.On Monday morning, officers located an occupied stolen vehicle at the Riverwalk Apartments, according to Officer Kris Gupilan.Officers monitored the vehicle using unmarked cars, and air support was requested from the Kansas Highway Patrol.Around noon, the vehicle stopped at Walmart, 29th and Rock Road. Officers deployed spike strips to prevent the vehicle from leaving, successfully deflating two tires. Despite this, the suspect fled the Walmart parking lot, striking a police vehicle.Officers did not pursue the vehicle, but KHP air support continued to track it from above. The vehicle proceeded to a business on North Webb Road, where two individuals exited the vehicle and fled on foot. One individual was apprehended, while another female suspect stole another vehicle from the business and fled south on Webb, then west on 29th Street, according to Gupilan.KHP Air maintained surveillance of the stolen vehicle, which, at 29th and Wilderness, collided with a sedan occupied by the 43-year-old woman from Hutchinson.The woman was pronounced deceased at the scene. Police have not released her name.The female suspect, a 24-year-old from Wichita, sustained injuries and was transported to a local hospital for evaluation. She will later be booked into jail on appropriate charges.The Wichita Police Department's accident follow-up detectives will present the details of this case to the district attorney for charging consideration.

Police: Kansas woman dies after crash with stolen vehicle

Ivan Taylor, Failure to appear, arrested 10/24

Amy Potter, DUI - Liquor/Drugs, arrested 10/25

Ojeda Vargas, Driving while suspended, arrested 10/25

Bill Mabia, Arrest by LEO, Warrant arrest, arrested 10/25

Rafael Figueroa, Criminal trespass, Defiance of restraining order, Violation of a protection order, Domestic battery, Knowing or reckless bodily harm to family/person dating relationship, arrested 10/25

Martin Douglas Jr, Violation of a protection order, arrested 10/25

Charmayne Jackson, Failure to appear, arrested 10/26

Jeremias Wilcox, Interference with LEO, Use/possess with intent to use drug paraphernalia into human body, Possession of marijuana, arrested 10/26

Cheyene Huwiler, Criminal damage to property, Domestic battery, arrested 10/26

John McKnight II, DUI-Liquor/Drugs, arrested 10/26

Dominick Muna, Unlawful damage to property, arrested 10/27

Jonathan Vanboven, Failure to appear, arrested 10/27

Brian Cleveland, Domestic battery, arrested 10/27

Alejandro Ortega, Possession of marijuana, Use/possess with intent to use drug paraphernalia into human body, Transporting an open container, arrested 10/27

Sebastian Kingston, Failure to appear, arrested 10/27

Juan Monjarus, Operate a motor vehicle without a valid License, arrested 10/28

Recent Booking Activity for the Geary County Detention Center. All persons included in this post are innocent of crimes until proven guilty in a court of law.<figure>
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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/10/1730151449224.jpeg" alt="Marcus Nicholson, Use/possess with intent to use drug paraphernalia into human body, Possession of controlled substance, arrested 10/25" />
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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/10/1730151503748.jpeg" alt="Brandon Nicholson,&nbsp;Use/possess with intent to use drug paraphernalia into human body, Possession of controlled substance, arrested 10/25" />
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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/10/1730151644547.jpeg" alt="Adrian Board, Failure to appear, arrested 10/26" />
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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/10/1730151937956.jpeg" alt="Elizabeth Long, Traffic contraband into correctional facility, Use/possess with intent to use drug paraphernalia into human body, Possession of marijuana, Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, arrested 10/26" />
 <figcaption>Elizabeth Long, Traffic contraband into correctional facility, Use/possess with intent to use drug paraphernalia into human body, Possession of marijuana, Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, arrested 10/26</figcaption>
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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/10/1730152009262.jpeg" alt="James Underdue, Possession of controlled substance, Use/possess with intent to use drug paraphernalia into human body, arrested 10/26" />
 <figcaption>James Underdue, Possession of controlled substance, Use/possess with intent to use drug paraphernalia into human body, arrested 10/26</figcaption>
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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/10/1730152067833.jpeg" alt="Jaron Mageo, Criminal deprivation of property, Domestic battery, Knowing rude physical contact with family member or dating relationship, Interference with LEO, Knowingly flee by means other than motor vehicle for misdemeanor case, Use/possess with intent to use drug paraphernalia into human body, Possession of opiate, opium, narcotic or certain stimulant, arrested 10/27" />
 <figcaption>Jaron Mageo, Criminal deprivation of property, Domestic battery, Knowing rude physical contact with family member or dating relationship, Interference with LEO, Knowingly flee by means other than motor vehicle for misdemeanor case, Use/possess with intent to use drug paraphernalia into human body, Possession of opiate, opium, narcotic or certain stimulant, arrested 10/27</figcaption>
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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/10/1730152194890.jpeg" alt="Luis Dominguez, Possession of marijuana, Use/possess with intent to use drug paraphernalia into human body, Failure to appear, arrested 10/27" />
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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/10/1730152270437.jpeg" alt="DeAnthony Johnson, Disorderly conduct, Assault, Unlawful damage to property, Unlawful restraint, Domestic battery, arrested 10/27" />
 <figcaption>DeAnthony Johnson, Disorderly conduct, Assault, Unlawful damage to property, Unlawful restraint, Domestic battery, arrested 10/27</figcaption>
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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/10/1730152390597.jpeg" alt="Floyd Barrett, Domestic battery, arrested 10/28" />
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 </figure>Bonds have been posted. Photos are unavailable.Ivan Taylor, Failure to appear, arrested 10/24Amy Potter, DUI - Liquor/Drugs, arrested 10/25Ojeda Vargas, Driving while suspended, arrested 10/25Bill Mabia, Arrest by LEO, Warrant arrest, arrested 10/25Rafael Figueroa, Criminal trespass, Defiance of restraining order, Violation of a protection order, Domestic battery, Knowing or reckless bodily harm to family/person dating relationship, arrested 10/25Martin Douglas Jr, Violation of a protection order, arrested 10/25Charmayne Jackson, Failure to appear, arrested 10/26Jeremias Wilcox, Interference with LEO, Use/possess with intent to use drug paraphernalia into human body, Possession of marijuana, arrested 10/26Cheyene Huwiler, Criminal damage to property, Domestic battery, arrested 10/26John McKnight II, DUI-Liquor/Drugs, arrested 10/26Dominick Muna, Unlawful damage to property, arrested 10/27Jonathan Vanboven, Failure to appear, arrested 10/27Brian Cleveland, Domestic battery, arrested 10/27Alejandro Ortega, Possession of marijuana, Use/possess with intent to use drug paraphernalia into human body, Transporting an open container, arrested 10/27Sebastian Kingston, Failure to appear, arrested 10/27Juan Monjarus, Operate a motor vehicle without a valid License, arrested 10/28Recent Booking Activity for the Geary County Detention Center. All persons included in this post are innocent of crimes until proven guilty in a court of law.

Geary County Booking Photos Oct. 25-28

DICKINSON COUNTY—Law enforcement in Dickinson County are investigating a suspect on multiple allegations after a weekend arrest.

Just before 5p.m. Sunday, the Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office received a call for service regarding an unknown woman attempting to break into a residence in the 700 Block of Kansas 18 Highway, according to Undersheriff&nbsp;Jeff Vaughan.

 A Deputy responded and made contact with the suspect later identified as 54-year-old Denise Sheffield of Junction City, outside the residence. 

Sheffield was uncooperative and raised a fist to hit a deputy. She was quickly handcuffed at that time but continued flailing around and kicked a deputy and also refused to identify herself.

During the investigation, it was learned that Sheffield yelled profanities and threats at the resident who remained inside the house. It was also learned that Sheffield pulled up her dress and exposed herself to the resident who was watching her through a window.

Deputies booked Sheffield into the Dickinson County Detention Facility on requested charges of Attempted Aggravated Burglary, Criminal Trespass, Disorderly Conduct, Criminal Threat, Battery on a Law Enforcement Officer and Interference with a Law Enforcement Officer.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/10/1730142045781.png" alt="Sheffield photo Dickinson County" />
 <figcaption>Sheffield photo Dickinson County</figcaption>
 </figure>DICKINSON COUNTY—Law enforcement in Dickinson County are investigating a suspect on multiple allegations after a weekend arrest.Just before 5p.m. Sunday, the Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office received a call for service regarding an unknown woman attempting to break into a residence in the 700 Block of Kansas 18 Highway, according to Undersheriff&nbsp;Jeff Vaughan. A Deputy responded and made contact with the suspect later identified as 54-year-old Denise Sheffield of Junction City, outside the residence. Sheffield was uncooperative and raised a fist to hit a deputy. She was quickly handcuffed at that time but continued flailing around and kicked a deputy and also refused to identify herself.During the investigation, it was learned that Sheffield yelled profanities and threats at the resident who remained inside the house. It was also learned that Sheffield pulled up her dress and exposed herself to the resident who was watching her through a window.Deputies booked Sheffield into the Dickinson County Detention Facility on requested charges of Attempted Aggravated Burglary, Criminal Trespass, Disorderly Conduct, Criminal Threat, Battery on a Law Enforcement Officer and Interference with a Law Enforcement Officer.

Home burglary suspect kicked deputy, exposed herself to resident

RILEY COUNTY —Law enforcement are investigating alleged aggravated child endangerment in Manhattan.

According to the Riley County Police Department activity report, a 19-year-old woman and a 25-year-old woman left a 1-year-old boy&nbsp; unattended at a residence. 

Police arrested Madyson Green, 19 and&nbsp;Alisia Green, 25, both of Manhattan on requested charges of aggravated child endangerment.&nbsp; They both remain in custody on bonds of $6,000 each, according to the RCPD.

RILEY COUNTY —Law enforcement are investigating alleged aggravated child endangerment in Manhattan.According to the Riley County Police Department activity report, a 19-year-old woman and a 25-year-old woman left a 1-year-old boy&nbsp; unattended at a residence. Police arrested Madyson Green, 19 and&nbsp;Alisia Green, 25, both of Manhattan on requested charges of aggravated child endangerment.&nbsp; They both remain in custody on bonds of $6,000 each, according to the RCPD.

RCPD: 2 Manhattan women left a 1-year-old home alone

RILEY COUNTY —Law enforcement are investigating a suspect for alleged arson.

Just before 12:30p.m. Saturday, police filed a report for arson and interference with law enforcement in the 2700 block of Brookglen Circle in Manhattan, according to the Riley County Police Department activity report.&nbsp;

 A 23 -year-old man and Howie’s Recycling Center were listed as the victims when it was reported a 50-year-old woman started a fire and damaged a dumpster.

 Joanne Burnett, 50, of Manhattan was arrested for arson and interference with law enforcement. Burnett met the requirement of a $6,000 bond and&nbsp; and is no longer in custody.&nbsp;

RILEY COUNTY —Law enforcement are investigating a suspect for alleged arson.Just before 12:30p.m. Saturday, police filed a report for arson and interference with law enforcement in the 2700 block of Brookglen Circle in Manhattan, according to the Riley County Police Department activity report.&nbsp; A 23 -year-old man and Howie’s Recycling Center were listed as the victims when it was reported a 50-year-old woman started a fire and damaged a dumpster. Joanne Burnett, 50, of Manhattan was arrested for arson and interference with law enforcement. Burnett met the requirement of a $6,000 bond and&nbsp; and is no longer in custody.&nbsp;

Manhattan woman accused of starting a fire

SEDGWICK COUNTY —A Kansas man convicted of kidnapping three children and sexually assaulting two of them last year is going to prison for the rest of his adult life.

On Friday Judge Tyler Rosch sentenced 23-year-old Manasseh to life in prison, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.

On Aug. 2, a jury convicted Ward of kidnapping, four counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child, three counts of aggravated sodomy, attempted rape, aggravated assault and interference with law enforcement, according to theDistrict Attorney's office.

In June, a judge ruled&nbsp;<a href="https://ssc.sedgwickcounty.org/InmateSearch/Details.aspx?Id=246512">&nbsp;Ward</a>&nbsp; was competent to stand trial for charges.

Just before 4p.m. January 4, 2023, a teenage girl reported being kidnapped by a man driving a blue vehicle in the 6600 block of East Boston in Wichita, according to Officer Chad Ditch.

The man later identified as Ward attempted to sexually assault the girl in the car. Ward let the child go and she reported the incident to a family member.

Just before 9a.m. January 5, two elementary-aged children, a boy and girl, left their home on foot in the 900 block of South Drury to head to Clark Elementary School at 650 S Apache in Wichita.

A man in a blue vehicle kidnapped the children. The suspect put both kids in his vehicle and then drove away. A short time later he dropped the boy victim off and left with the girl..

While gathering information officers were patrolling the area and located the suspect vehicle and attempted to stop it. &nbsp;A brief foot pursuit occurred and officers took Ward into custody in the 6600 block of East Boston.&nbsp; In September, police arrested Ward in connection with the alleged crimes.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/1/1673003077182.png" alt="Ward photo Sedgwick Co." />
 <figcaption>Ward photo Sedgwick Co.</figcaption>
 </figure>SEDGWICK COUNTY —A Kansas man convicted of kidnapping three children and sexually assaulting two of them last year is going to prison for the rest of his adult life.On Friday Judge Tyler Rosch sentenced 23-year-old Manasseh to life in prison, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.On Aug. 2, a jury convicted Ward of kidnapping, four counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child, three counts of aggravated sodomy, attempted rape, aggravated assault and interference with law enforcement, according to theDistrict Attorney's office.In June, a judge ruled&nbsp;<a href="https://ssc.sedgwickcounty.org/InmateSearch/Details.aspx?Id=246512">&nbsp;Ward</a>&nbsp; was competent to stand trial for charges.Just before 4p.m. January 4, 2023, a teenage girl reported being kidnapped by a man driving a blue vehicle in the 6600 block of East Boston in Wichita, according to Officer Chad Ditch.The man later identified as Ward attempted to sexually assault the girl in the car. Ward let the child go and she reported the incident to a family member.Just before 9a.m. January 5, two elementary-aged children, a boy and girl, left their home on foot in the 900 block of South Drury to head to Clark Elementary School at 650 S Apache in Wichita.A man in a blue vehicle kidnapped the children. The suspect put both kids in his vehicle and then drove away. A short time later he dropped the boy victim off and left with the girl..While gathering information officers were patrolling the area and located the suspect vehicle and attempted to stop it. &nbsp;A brief foot pursuit occurred and officers took Ward into custody in the 6600 block of East Boston.&nbsp; In September, police arrested Ward in connection with the alleged crimes.

Prison for sex crimes near Kansas elementary school

WASHINGTON (AP) — A child psychiatrist who altered a first-day-of-school photo he saw on Facebook to make a group of girls appear nude. A U.S. Army soldier accused of creating images depicting children he knew being sexually abused. A software engineer charged with generating hyper-realistic sexually explicit images of children.

Law enforcement agencies across the U.S. are cracking down on a&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/ai-artificial-intelligence-child-sexual-abuse-c8f17de56d41f05f55286eb6177138d2">troubling spread of child sexual abuse imagery</a>&nbsp;created through artificial intelligence technology — from manipulated photos of real children to graphic depictions of computer-generated kids. Justice Department officials say they're aggressively going after offenders who exploit AI tools, while&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/south-dakota-xylazine-deepfakes-crime-marty-jackley-4167be99dfb79861835a5190472d61b3">states are racing</a>&nbsp;to ensure people generating “deepfakes” and other harmful imagery of kids can be prosecuted under their laws.

“We’ve got to signal early and often that it is a crime, that it will be investigated and prosecuted when the evidence supports it,” Steven Grocki, who leads the Justice Department's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, said in an interview with The Associated Press. “And if you’re sitting there thinking otherwise, you fundamentally are wrong. And it’s only a matter of time before somebody holds you accountable.”

The Justice Department says existing federal laws clearly apply to such content, and recently brought what’s believed to be the first federal case involving purely AI-generated imagery — meaning the children depicted are not real but virtual. In another case, federal authorities in August arrested a U.S. soldier stationed in Alaska accused of running innocent pictures of real children he knew through an AI chatbot to make the images sexually explicit.

The prosecutions come as child advocates are urgently working to curb the misuse of technology to prevent a flood of disturbing images officials fear could make it harder to rescue real victims. Law enforcement officials worry investigators will waste time and resources trying to identify and track down exploited children who don’t really exist.

Lawmakers, meanwhile, are passing a flurry of legislation to ensure local prosecutors can bring charges under state laws for AI-generated “deepfakes” and other sexually explicit images of kids. Governors in more than a dozen states have signed laws this year cracking down on digitally created or altered child sexual abuse imagery, according to a review by The National Center for Missing &amp; Exploited Children.

“We’re playing catch-up as law enforcement to a technology that, frankly, is moving far faster than we are," said Ventura County, California District Attorney Erik Nasarenko.

Nasarenko pushed legislation&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/ai-deepfakes-children-abuse-7dcf5c566e2a297567f1e148ac2074a4">signed last month</a>&nbsp;by Gov. Gavin Newsom which makes clear that AI-generated child sexual abuse material is illegal under California law. Nasarenko said his office could not prosecute eight cases involving AI-generated content between last December and mid-September because California's law had required prosecutors to prove the imagery depicted a real child.

AI-generated child sexual abuse images can be used to groom children, law enforcement officials say. And even if they aren’t physically abused, kids can be deeply impacted when their image is morphed to appear sexually explicit.

“I felt like a part of me had been taken away. Even though I was not physically violated,” said 17-year-old Kaylin Hayman, who starred on the Disney Channel show “Just Roll with It” and helped push the California bill after she became a victim of “deepfake” imagery.

Hayman testified last year at the federal trial of the man who digitally superimposed her face and those of other child actors onto bodies performing sex acts. He was sentenced in May to more than 14 years in prison.

Open-source AI-models that users can download on their computers are known to be favored by offenders, who can further train or modify the tools to churn out explicit depictions of children, experts say. Abusers trade tips in dark web communities about how to manipulate AI tools to create such content, officials say.

<a href="https://apnews.com/article/generative-ai-illegal-images-child-abuse-3081a81fa79e2a39b67c11201cfd085f">A report last year</a>&nbsp;by the Stanford Internet Observatory found that a research dataset that was the source for leading AI image-makers such as Stable Diffusion contained links to sexually explicit images of kids, contributing to the ease with which some tools have been able to produce harmful imagery. The dataset was taken down, and researchers later said&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/ai-image-generators-child-sexual-abuse-laion-stable-diffusion-2652b0f4245fb28ced1cf74c60a8d9f0">they deleted</a>&nbsp;more than 2,000 weblinks to suspected child sexual abuse imagery from it.

Top technology companies, including Google, OpenAI and Stability AI, have agreed to work with anti-child sexual abuse organization Thorn&nbsp;<a href="https://www.thorn.org/blog/generative-ai-principles/">to combat the spread</a>&nbsp;of child sexual abuse images.

But experts say more should have been done at the outset to prevent misuse before the technology became widely available. And steps companies are taking now to make it harder to abuse future versions of AI tools "will do little to prevent" offenders from running older versions of models on their computer “without detection," a Justice Department prosecutor noted in recent court papers.

“Time was not spent on making the products safe, as opposed to efficient, and it's very hard to do after the fact — as we’ve seen,” said David Thiel, the Stanford Internet Observatory's chief technologist.

The National Center for Missing &amp; Exploited Children's CyberTipline last year received about 4,700 reports of content involving AI technology — a small fraction of the more than 36 million total reports of suspected child sexual exploitation. By October of this year, the group was fielding about 450 reports per month of AI-involved content, said Yiota Souras, the group’s chief legal officer.

Those numbers may be an undercount, however, as the images are so realistic it's often difficult to tell whether they were AI-generated, experts say.

“Investigators are spending hours just trying to determine if an image actually depicts a real minor or if it’s AI-generated,” said Rikole Kelly, deputy Ventura County district attorney, who helped write the California bill. “It used to be that there were some really clear indicators ... with the advances in AI technology, that’s just not the case anymore.”

Justice Department officials say they already have the tools under federal law to go after offenders for such imagery.

The U.S. Supreme Court in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.heraldnet.com/news/supreme-court-strikes-down-ban-on-virtual-child-pornography/">2002 struck down a federal ban</a>&nbsp;on virtual child sexual abuse material. But a federal law signed the following year bans the production of visual depictions, including drawings, of children engaged in sexually explicit conduct that are deemed “obscene.” That law, which the Justice Department says has been used in the past to charge cartoon imagery of child sexual abuse, specifically notes there's no requirement “that the minor depicted actually exist.”

The Justice Department brought that charge in May against a Wisconsin software engineer accused of using AI tool Stable Diffusion to create photorealistic images of children engaged in sexually explicit conduct, and was caught after he sent some to a 15-year-old boy through a direct message on Instagram, authorities say. The man's lawyer, who is pushing to dismiss the charges on First Amendment grounds, declined further comment on the allegations in an email to the AP.

A spokesperson for Stability AI said that man is accused of using an earlier version of the tool that was released by another company, Runway ML. Stability AI says that it has “invested in proactive features to prevent the misuse of AI for the production of harmful content” since taking over the exclusive development of the models. A spokesperson for Runway ML didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from the AP.

In cases involving “deepfakes,” when a real child's photo has been digitally altered to make them sexually explicit, the Justice Department is bringing charges under the federal “child pornography" law. In one case, a North Carolina child psychiatrist who used an AI application to digitally “undress” girls posing on the first day of school in a decades-old photo shared on Facebook was convicted of federal charges last year.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A child psychiatrist who altered a first-day-of-school photo he saw on Facebook to make a group of girls appear nude. A U.S. Army soldier accused of creating images depicting children he knew being sexually abused. A software engineer charged with generating hyper-realistic sexually explicit images of children.Law enforcement agencies across the U.S. are cracking down on a&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/ai-artificial-intelligence-child-sexual-abuse-c8f17de56d41f05f55286eb6177138d2">troubling spread of child sexual abuse imagery</a>&nbsp;created through artificial intelligence technology — from manipulated photos of real children to graphic depictions of computer-generated kids. Justice Department officials say they're aggressively going after offenders who exploit AI tools, while&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/south-dakota-xylazine-deepfakes-crime-marty-jackley-4167be99dfb79861835a5190472d61b3">states are racing</a>&nbsp;to ensure people generating “deepfakes” and other harmful imagery of kids can be prosecuted under their laws.“We’ve got to signal early and often that it is a crime, that it will be investigated and prosecuted when the evidence supports it,” Steven Grocki, who leads the Justice Department's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, said in an interview with The Associated Press. “And if you’re sitting there thinking otherwise, you fundamentally are wrong. And it’s only a matter of time before somebody holds you accountable.”The Justice Department says existing federal laws clearly apply to such content, and recently brought what’s believed to be the first federal case involving purely AI-generated imagery — meaning the children depicted are not real but virtual. In another case, federal authorities in August arrested a U.S. soldier stationed in Alaska accused of running innocent pictures of real children he knew through an AI chatbot to make the images sexually explicit.<h2>Trying to catch up to technology</h2>The prosecutions come as child advocates are urgently working to curb the misuse of technology to prevent a flood of disturbing images officials fear could make it harder to rescue real victims. Law enforcement officials worry investigators will waste time and resources trying to identify and track down exploited children who don’t really exist.Lawmakers, meanwhile, are passing a flurry of legislation to ensure local prosecutors can bring charges under state laws for AI-generated “deepfakes” and other sexually explicit images of kids. Governors in more than a dozen states have signed laws this year cracking down on digitally created or altered child sexual abuse imagery, according to a review by The National Center for Missing &amp; Exploited Children.“We’re playing catch-up as law enforcement to a technology that, frankly, is moving far faster than we are," said Ventura County, California District Attorney Erik Nasarenko.Nasarenko pushed legislation&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/ai-deepfakes-children-abuse-7dcf5c566e2a297567f1e148ac2074a4">signed last month</a>&nbsp;by Gov. Gavin Newsom which makes clear that AI-generated child sexual abuse material is illegal under California law. Nasarenko said his office could not prosecute eight cases involving AI-generated content between last December and mid-September because California's law had required prosecutors to prove the imagery depicted a real child.AI-generated child sexual abuse images can be used to groom children, law enforcement officials say. And even if they aren’t physically abused, kids can be deeply impacted when their image is morphed to appear sexually explicit.“I felt like a part of me had been taken away. Even though I was not physically violated,” said 17-year-old Kaylin Hayman, who starred on the Disney Channel show “Just Roll with It” and helped push the California bill after she became a victim of “deepfake” imagery.Hayman testified last year at the federal trial of the man who digitally superimposed her face and those of other child actors onto bodies performing sex acts. He was sentenced in May to more than 14 years in prison.Open-source AI-models that users can download on their computers are known to be favored by offenders, who can further train or modify the tools to churn out explicit depictions of children, experts say. Abusers trade tips in dark web communities about how to manipulate AI tools to create such content, officials say.<a href="https://apnews.com/article/generative-ai-illegal-images-child-abuse-3081a81fa79e2a39b67c11201cfd085f">A report last year</a>&nbsp;by the Stanford Internet Observatory found that a research dataset that was the source for leading AI image-makers such as Stable Diffusion contained links to sexually explicit images of kids, contributing to the ease with which some tools have been able to produce harmful imagery. The dataset was taken down, and researchers later said&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/ai-image-generators-child-sexual-abuse-laion-stable-diffusion-2652b0f4245fb28ced1cf74c60a8d9f0">they deleted</a>&nbsp;more than 2,000 weblinks to suspected child sexual abuse imagery from it.Top technology companies, including Google, OpenAI and Stability AI, have agreed to work with anti-child sexual abuse organization Thorn&nbsp;<a href="https://www.thorn.org/blog/generative-ai-principles/">to combat the spread</a>&nbsp;of child sexual abuse images.But experts say more should have been done at the outset to prevent misuse before the technology became widely available. And steps companies are taking now to make it harder to abuse future versions of AI tools "will do little to prevent" offenders from running older versions of models on their computer “without detection," a Justice Department prosecutor noted in recent court papers.“Time was not spent on making the products safe, as opposed to efficient, and it's very hard to do after the fact — as we’ve seen,” said David Thiel, the Stanford Internet Observatory's chief technologist.<h2>AI images get more realistic</h2>The National Center for Missing &amp; Exploited Children's CyberTipline last year received about 4,700 reports of content involving AI technology — a small fraction of the more than 36 million total reports of suspected child sexual exploitation. By October of this year, the group was fielding about 450 reports per month of AI-involved content, said Yiota Souras, the group’s chief legal officer.Those numbers may be an undercount, however, as the images are so realistic it's often difficult to tell whether they were AI-generated, experts say.“Investigators are spending hours just trying to determine if an image actually depicts a real minor or if it’s AI-generated,” said Rikole Kelly, deputy Ventura County district attorney, who helped write the California bill. “It used to be that there were some really clear indicators ... with the advances in AI technology, that’s just not the case anymore.”Justice Department officials say they already have the tools under federal law to go after offenders for such imagery.The U.S. Supreme Court in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.heraldnet.com/news/supreme-court-strikes-down-ban-on-virtual-child-pornography/">2002 struck down a federal ban</a>&nbsp;on virtual child sexual abuse material. But a federal law signed the following year bans the production of visual depictions, including drawings, of children engaged in sexually explicit conduct that are deemed “obscene.” That law, which the Justice Department says has been used in the past to charge cartoon imagery of child sexual abuse, specifically notes there's no requirement “that the minor depicted actually exist.”The Justice Department brought that charge in May against a Wisconsin software engineer accused of using AI tool Stable Diffusion to create photorealistic images of children engaged in sexually explicit conduct, and was caught after he sent some to a 15-year-old boy through a direct message on Instagram, authorities say. The man's lawyer, who is pushing to dismiss the charges on First Amendment grounds, declined further comment on the allegations in an email to the AP.A spokesperson for Stability AI said that man is accused of using an earlier version of the tool that was released by another company, Runway ML. Stability AI says that it has “invested in proactive features to prevent the misuse of AI for the production of harmful content” since taking over the exclusive development of the models. A spokesperson for Runway ML didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from the AP.In cases involving “deepfakes,” when a real child's photo has been digitally altered to make them sexually explicit, the Justice Department is bringing charges under the federal “child pornography" law. In one case, a North Carolina child psychiatrist who used an AI application to digitally “undress” girls posing on the first day of school in a decades-old photo shared on Facebook was convicted of federal charges last year.

AI-generated child sexual abuse images are spreading. Law enforcement is racing to stop them

GRANT COUNTY, Nebraska —Law enforcement are investigating a Kansas man on drug allegations after a traffic stop.

Just after 5:30 p.m. October 24, while working traffic North of Hyannis on Hwy 61, a Grant County Deputy stopped a Kansas registered vehicle traveling south bound doing 75 mph in a 60 mph zone, according to a media release.

An investigation revealed a 38- year old man from Wichita was in possession of suspected large quantities of cocaine, methamphetamines, marijuana, cash and paraphernalia.

With the assistance of Nebraska State Patrol and Box Butte County Sheriff's Office, the man was arrested for multiple drug charges and transported to the Box Butte County Jail without incident.

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 </figure>An investigation revealed a 38- year old man from Wichita was in possession of suspected large quantities of cocaine, methamphetamines, marijuana, cash and paraphernalia.With the assistance of Nebraska State Patrol and Box Butte County Sheriff's Office, the man was arrested for multiple drug charges and transported to the Box Butte County Jail without incident.

Kan. man, driving 75mph in a 60,  caught with large quantities of cocaine

<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/kamala-harris">Kamala Harris</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a>&nbsp;centered their attention on Texas on Friday with both presidential candidates holding events in the staunchly Republican state. The vice president&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/kamala-harris-abortion-rights-2024-election-democrats-f228eedd3308dab2e1125fdf6029a4a2">teamed up with Beyoncé</a>&nbsp;for a rally aimed at highlighting the perilous medical fallout from the state’s strict abortion ban and putting the blame squarely on Trump.

Meanwhile, the former president held a news conference in Austin on Friday afternoon and sat down with podcaster Joe Rogan later in the day.

<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/joe-biden">President Joe Biden</a>&nbsp;visited a reservation in Arizona, a long-promised trip to Indian Country that Democrats hope could boost Harris' turnout effort in a key battleground state.

Trump’s three-hour interview with podcaster Joe Rogan has been released

The nation’s most listened-to podcaster pressed the former president on whether he’s “completely committed” to bringing Robert F. Kennedy Jr., into his administration.

“Oh, I completely am,” Trump responded. “But the only thing I want to be a little careful about with him is the environmental. Because he doesn’t like oil, I love oil and gas.”

He said he’ll tell Kennedy to “focus on health, do whatever you want.” Trump said he’s faced pressure not to work with Kennedy, citing “big Pharma” as one example.

Kennedy has been instrumental in spreading skepticism about vaccines, rejecting the overwhelming consensus among scientists that the benefits of inoculations outweigh the rare risk of side effects.

He also claims pharmaceutical companies conspire to prevent health improvements because they make so much money selling drugs to people with chronic illnesses.

Rogan also is skeptical of vaccines. Trump noted that “they’ve come up with some amazing things” such as the polio vaccine.

After embracing Beyoncé and Rowland, Harris took her spot at the mic, as the crowd cheered her name.

“It’s good to be back in Texas,” she said.

Harris started speaking at 10:20p ET, nearly an hour later than scheduled.

In her hometown of Houston, Beyoncé gave the city’s neighborhoods shoutouts, to raucous cheers from the crowd.

“We are all part of something much bigger,” she said. “We must vote, and we need you.”

“Our moment right now. it’s time for America to sing a new song. Our voices sing a chorus of unity,” she said, casting her remarks forward, and introducing Harris. “Are y’all ready to add your voice to the new American song? So let’s do this, ladies and gentlemen.”

Beyonce and Kelly Rowland take stage at Harris rally

Hometown hero&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/beyonce-knowles">Beyoncé</a>&nbsp;showed up at&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/kamala-harris">Kamala Harris’</a>&nbsp;presidential campaign rally in Houston on Friday night. Her mother, Tina Knowles, introduced Beyoncé and her Destiny’s Child bandmate Kelly Rowland, who took the stage.

Rowland kicked things off, describing this as “a moment where we grab back the pen from those who are trying to write an American story of division and hatred,” she said. “We are grabbing back the pen.” She concluded, “Now Houston, you’ve already had a hand in creating destiny. So do what you do, and do this thing again.”

Texas Senate candidate Colin Allred takes stage at Harris rally