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On the Record May 2-4, 2025
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Great Bend Fire & EMS

May 2

    14 EMS calls


May 3

    7 EMS calls


May 4

    3 EMS calls


Great Bend Police

May 1

A buck knife was found at 1:35 p.m. at Taco Bell, 3607 10th St. It was booked into evidence.

Fraud was reported at 3:08 p.m. at 2224 Garfield St.

A warrant arrest occurred at 5:34 p.m. at Ninth St. and Washington St. Ralph Tuey was arrested on a Russell County warrant. K-9 was used.

A non-injury accident was reported at 6:07 p.m. at 3111 10th St.

A battery was reported at 6:28 p.m. at 1200 Polk St. Joshua Castaneda was arrested.

Disorderly conduct was reported at 6:32 p.m. at 1400 Main St.

A domestic battery was reported at 7:54 p.m. at 1110 Morphy St. John Wallace was arrested.


May 2

A domestic disturbance was reported at 1:31 a.m. at 1407 20th St.

A non-injury accident was reported at 6:36 a.m. at 3206 Meadowlark Ln.

Fraud was reported at 9:02 a.m. at USPS, 2100 16th St.

Trespassing was reported at 9:49 a.m. at 1519 Park Ave.

A non-injury accident was reported at 11:17 a.m. at 16th St. and Madison St.


Barton County Sheriff

May 2

A child in need of care was reported at 10:01 a.m. at Fort Zarah, 330 E U.S. 56.

A warrant arrest occurred at 9:03 p.m. at Barton County Detention.


May 3

A traffic arrest occurred at 2:56 a.m. at 10th St. and Hubbard St.

A warrant arrest occurred at 3:23 p.m. in the 1400 block of Dike Rd.

A fight was reported at 4:35 p.m. in the 2700 block of Dike Rd.

Trespassing was reported at 8:30 p.m. on 30 Rd.


May 4

A domestic was reported at 12:15 a.m. at 408 E. Second St., Ellinwood.

An injury accident was reported at 7:25 p.m. at NE 130 Ave. and NE 220 Rd., Barton County.

A traffic arrest occurred at 11:01 p.m. at Railroad Ave. and Washington St.


Barton County Jail

Booked May 2

Dietre A. Stevenson ‑ Barton County District Court case #25-426 for Aggravated Battery, Theft and Criminal Restraint, Bond set at $20,000 Cash or Surety.

Matthew J. Apodaca ‑ Great Bend Municipal Court case #25-685 for Domestic Battery. Bond set at $1,000 Cash or Surety.

Joshua R. Castaneda ‑ Barton County District Court case #25-427 for Aggravated Assault on a Law Enforcement Officer, Felony Battery on a Law Enforcement Officer, Felony Interference with a Law Enforcement Officer, Attempted Theft of a Firearm, and Battery on a Police Dog, with bond set at $40,000 Cash or Surety. Barton County District Court case #25-673 for Burglary, with bond set at $20,000 Cash or Surety. Barton County District Court case #25-682 for Battery on a Law Enforcement Officer, and Interference with a Law Enforcement Officer, with bond set at $5,000 Cash or Surety.

Jeremy D. Wood ‑ Barton County District Court warrant #BT2024CR0352 for Serve Sentence; serving from 2 May 2025 at 0900 hours to 5 May 2025 at 0900 hours.

Emilie Murray ‑ Barton County District Court warrant #BT2022CR0104 for Failure to Appear with a $10,000 cash or surety bond. Booked on Great Bend Municipal Court warrant #202500286 for Failure to Appear with a $2000 cash or surety bond.

Bradley A. Shumate ‑ Barton County District Court warrant #BT2024CR0405 for Serve Sentence. Bond set at No Bond.

Adalberto P. Rios ‑ Great Bend Municipal Court case #25-689 for No Drivers License and Driving on Roadway. Bond is set at $500 cash/surety.

James Kimbrough ‑ Great Bend Municipal Court Serve Sentence #202500056 starting 05/02/2025 @ 7 p.m. until 05/04/2025 @ 7 p.m.

Shayla Richmeier ‑ Barton County District Court Serve Sentence on #BT-2018-CR-000552 05/02/2025 8 p.m. until 05/04/2025 8 p.m.

Tiffany L. Burt ‑ Barton County District Court warrant #BT2024CR0342 for Failure to Appear, with bond set at No Bond, also booked on Barton County District Court warrant #BT2023CR0372 for Failure to Appear, bond set at No Bond.


Booked May 3

Kristopher R. Frost ‑ Barton County District Court case #25-432 for DUI and Faulty Tag Light with bond set at $1,000 cash or surety.

Xavier A. Redetzke ‑ Barton County District Court case #25-78 for Violation of a PFA. Bond set at $2,500 Cash or Surety.

Daniel J. Schulz ‑ Barton County District Court warrant #BT2025MR0116 for Material Witness. Bond is set at No Bond.

Peter Zamarripa ‑ Barton County District warrant #2022CR0368 for probation violation with a bond of $1,000 cash or surety.


Booked May 4

Dane E. Neifert ‑ Stafford County District Court warrant #SF2025CR0004 for Failure to Appear. Bond set at $2,500 Cash or Surety.

Judy Goodman ‑ Barton County District Court Case #25-701 for Domestic battery. Bond set at $2,000 cash or surety.

Kenneth L. Patterson Jr. ‑ Barton County District Court warrant #BT2022CR0341 for Probation Violation. Bond is set at $5,000 cash or surety.

Blake A. D. Sheets ‑ Barton County District Court warrant #BT2025CR0152 for two counts of Stalking. Bond set at $2,500 cash or surety.


Released May 2

Matthew J. Apodaca ‑ $1,000 surety bond.

John Q.J. Wallace ‑ $1,000 surety bond.

Cecil E. Petrie ‑ $5,000 surety bond.

Adalberto P. Rios ‑ $500 surety bond.


Released May 3

Kristopher R. Frost ‑ $1,000 surety bond.

Xavier A. Redetzke ‑ $2,500 surety bond.

Peter Zamarripa ‑ $1,000 surety bond.


Released May 4

Dane E. Neifert ‑ $2,500 surety bond.

James J. Kimbrough, II ‑ Time served.

Shayla Richmeier ‑ Time served.

Blake A. D. Sheets ‑ $2,500 surety bond.


Pawnee County Sheriff

May 2

A male inmate was booked in at 12:50 p.m.

Suspicious activity was reported at 10:07 p.m. in the 1700 block of I Rd., Garfield.

A vehicle vs cow non-injury accident was reported at 10:39 p.m. on U.S. 56, mile marker 176.


May 3

Suspicious activity was reported at 2 p.m. at the Arkansas River.

A male inmate was booked in at 8:13 p.m.

An abandoned vehicle was reported at 9:47 p.m. on U.S. 156 at 330 th Ave.

A motorist assist occurred at 11:22 p.m. on U.S. 56, mile marker 184. 


May 4

A single vehicle non-injury accident was reported at 9:20 a.m. in the 1300 block of 130th Ave.

A male inmate was released at 2:50 p.m.