SOUTH HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Two people arrested by South Hutchinson Police Wednesday made their first court appearance on a number of charges involving guns and drugs.
Catherine Kurtz, 34, and 29-year-old Charles Michaels face possible charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of Alprazolam, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of stolen property. Michaels was also arrested on a charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm because of a burglary conviction in Texas.
Kurtz and Michaels went into Shooter’s Supply earlier this week looking for parts for antique shotguns. The operator of the store told officers that a friend of his recently had some antique shotguns stolen from a building he owned. That man later identified the guns in the couple’s van as the ones that were stolen from him.
A search of the van also led to the discovery of drugs, drug paraphernalia and several counterfeit $100 bills.
Kurtz is jailed on a bond of $11,000. Michaels is jailed on a bond of $12,500.
Both should be back in court next week.