Great Bend Fire/EMS
EMS made nine ambulance runs on Friday, seven on Saturday and three on Sunday.
Great Bend Police
A non-injury crash was reported at East U.S. 60 and NE 60 Ave. at 1:32 p.m. on Friday.
A non-injury crash was reported at Railroad Ave and McKinley St. at 2:06 p.m. on Friday
A non-injury crash was reported at Great Bend Wastewater at 4:01 p.m. on Friday.
A traffic arrest was made at 9th St. and Macarthur Rd. at 11:11 p.m. on Friday.
A non-injury crash was reported at North U.S. 281 and Karen St. at 12:32 p.m. on Saturday.
A fatality crash was reported when a Utility Terrain Vehicle struck a tree on the dike access road on the south side of Great Bend at 9:24 p.m. on Saturday. Kansas Highway Patrol responded. See related story here.
A non-injury crash was reported at SW 42 Road and Radium Road at 10:47 p.m. on Saturday.
A non-injury crash was reported at 170 South Washington Ave. at 5:37 p.m. on Sunday.
A sex offense occurred at the river at 8:57 p.m. on Sunday.
Barton County Sheriff
A weekend warrant sweep was conducted county-wide on Friday, with a joint task force comprising of Barton County Sheriff’s Office staff, Great Bend Police Department, Kansas Highway Patrol, and Kansas Bureau of Investigation. The sweep resulted in nine arrests on warrants for various charges.
A theft was reported at 1426 NE 40, Ellinwood, at 4:12 p.m. on Friday.
A non-injury crash was reported at 9:16 p.m. Friday at 36 NE K-156, Great Bend.
Barton County Jail
Booked Aug. 12
Erik Mitchell — Distribute opiates, opium, narcotics or stimulant
Ashley Juergensen — Battery domestic violence
Brian Jonas — Serve sentence
Justin Smokes — Serve sentence
Mark Miller — Failure to appear
Erik Simpson — Fleeing and elude, driving while suspended, disregard red light, three counts of failure to yield at stop sign, driving left of center, no proof of insurance, no drivers license, basic speed rule, reckless driving
Jesus Leyva Jr. — Aggravated arson, aggravated battery, conspiracy to commit aggravated arson, aggravated assault, conspiracy to commit aggravated assault
Jedidiah Boyd — Probation violation
Johannah Kuykendall — Battery
Charles Buck Jr. — Two counts of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs
Sarah Ogden — Failure to appear
Marcus Bryant — Misuse of 911, battery of a law enforcement officer
Released Aug. 12
Keith Burke — $10,000 own-recognizance (OR) bond
Mark Miller — $772.50 cash bond
Erik Simpson — $5,000 cash/surety bond
Charles Buck Jr. — $2,500 surety bond
Johannah Kuykendall — $1,000 surety bond
Booked Aug. 13
Jose Olzazba-Alarcon — Driving under the influence, transporting open container, speeding, no driver’s license
Cody W. Day — Serve sentence
Athena Grasseschi — Driving while suspended, illegal tag, following too close, no proof of insurance
Melissa Slack — Contempt of court
Alisha Orebaugh — Failure to appear
Trisha Buresh — Domestic battery
Jennifer Hernandez — Illegal Tag, no tag light, no drivers license
Released Aug. 13
Jose Olzazba-Alarcon — $1,000 cash bond
Athena Grasseschi — $500 surety bond
Alisha Orebaugh — $236.48 cash bond
Booked Aug. 14
Teresa Schmidt — Serve sentence
Released Aug. 14
Jennifer Hernandez — $1,000 surety bond
Ashley Juergensen — Serve sentence
Brian Jonas — Serve sentence
Justin Smokes — Serve sentence
