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On the Record - June 25, 2020
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Great Bend Fire/EMS

Thursday they responded to five Emergency Medical Service calls and one smoke smell.


Great Bend Police

A search warrant was executed at 7:25 a.m. Thursday at 161 SW 10 Ave., Great Bend.

A non-injury crash was reported at 7:50 a.m. Thursday at Kwik Shop #753, 3907 Broadway Ave.

Criminal damage was reported at 8:12 a.m. Thursday at 4200 10th St.

A fraud was reported at 11:35 a.m. Thursday at the Great Bend Police Department.

A fraud was reported at 2:39 p.m. Thursday at Walmart.

A theft was reported at 2:48 p.m. at Cerv’s, 1000 Main St.

A sex offense was reported at 2:58 p.m. Thursday.

Criminal damage was reported at 7:10 p.m. Thursday at 10th St. and Morton St.

A battery was reported at 11:08 p.m. Thursday at Applebee’s.


Barton County Sheriff

A non-injury crash was reported at 6:49 a.m. Thursday at N. U.S. 281 mile marker 108.

A search warrant was executed at 7:25 a.m. Thursday at 161 SW 10 Ave., Great Bend.

Interference with a law enforcement officer was reported at 12:10 p.m. Thursday at 12th St. and Main St.

A fire was reported at 5:03 p.m. Thursday at 582 SE 50 Ave., Great Bend.

A search warrant was executed at 8:07 p.m. Thursday at 308 Pine St., Raymond.


Barton County Jail

Booked June 25

Rick Novotny - Distribution of methamphetamine, criminal possession of a weapon, possession of drug paraphernalia, $10,000 bond.

Gwen Finnigan - Probation violation (2 counts)

Robert Lyons - Criminal damage to property

Johnathan Jensen, Great Bend - Serve sentence

Amy Zapata - Distribution of opiate/opium narcotic, possession of opiate/opium narcotic, possession of drug paraphernalia, endangering a child (3 counts)

Jacqueline Lynd - Battery domestic violence

Rachel Quesenbury - Failure to appear (2 counts)


Released June 25

Detter-Alexander, Great Bend - Time served

Alejandro Foster - To Kansas Juvenile Correctional Complex

Rick Novotny - $50,000 cash/surety bond

Ronald Lewis Cornell - $1,000 cash/surety bond

John P. Melton - Order of the court

Mitchell A Selle - $20,000 own-recognizance bond

Christopher Whiting - $10,000 surety bond

Lydia Lager - $3,000 own-recognizance bond

Christian Suppes-Trimmer - $2,500 surety

Jacqueline Lynd - $1,000 surety