
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A Hutchinson man facing charges in three cases entered guilty pleas as charged in front of Judge Trish Rose Monday.
Richard Manion was charged along with Aubrey Ramsey in one case with criminal use of a financial card and felony theft.
The thefts have to do with stealing mail from three locations in the county, one of which included a Chase credit card. The card was sent to one of the victims and had not been activated. Then came reports that in four days, it had been used at 25 different locations in Hutchinson and McPherson.
Video was obtained showing Manion and Ramsey using the cards at various locations.
Plus, three motel rooms were rented with Manion using his own name and vehicle information. The signatures matched those of Ramsey. This all occurred in November and December of last year.
In the other two cases, Manion faces drug charges for arrest going back to Aug. 26, 2015 and Feb. 18, 2016 in the other. Ramsey is also charged in that case.
As part of the plea agreement with the state, he will serve 12-years in prison for all charges. Sentencing should come within the next 30-days or so.