CHENEY, Kan. — One person was taken to a Wichita hospital after a single-vehicle accident in the county Sunday afternoon. Sixteen-year-old Noah Fullerton of Cheney lost control of his truck in the 27600 block of Jerry Lynn Road after trying to turn from Titan Road.
He was not injured, but his passenger, a 15-year-old from El Dorado who was not identified, was taken to Wesley Medical Center for treatment of injuries.
The accident occurred just after 2 p.m.
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – A 24-year-old man was jailed after his arrest on Friday on suspicion of having sexual relations with a 15-year-old girl, police said.
Abner Reyes, 24, is believed to have been in a consensual relationship with the teen, according to Hutchinson Police Lt. Dustin Loepp. Police were called to a home in Hutchinson on Friday after a report was made.
Reyes was arrested on suspicion of aggravated indecent liberties with a child.
He remains jailed in lieu of a $25,000 bond and is expected in court Tuesday morning.
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A 42-year-old man serving time for numerous convictions including murder, was sentenced Friday to roughly 20 years for a single charge of attempted rape in Reno County.
Tanner Green entered a plea in the case for trying to rape a female counselor only known as TK, at the Hutchinson Correctional Facility. The state had filed two other alternate charges, but Green entered the plea to attempted rape. The other charges were aggravated sexual battery and battery of a law enforcement officer. He apparently wanted to rape the counselor and imagine he was with his wife. The counselor was able to get help when she hit a panic button she had on her.
Green is serving time for aggravated battery for a case from 1999 in Reno County. Other convictions include first-degree murder in Sedgwick County for a case in 2000, aggravated battery and aggravated burglary in Ellis County in 1994 and aggravated escape from custody and aggravated assault in Leavenworth County in 2008.
Green told the judge that he’s a screw up, that’s the way it is.
The new sentence will run consecutive to the sentence currently being served.
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — One of the two men convicted of reckless second-degree murder for the shooting death of a Hutchinson man was sentenced to four years in prison Friday afternoon.
Like the co-defendant, Curtis Garcia, Tristan Delaney entered a plea to second degree murder charge after originally being charged with felony murder for the killing of Norman Cushinberry.
Some statements from Garcia early in the investigation stated that he came to the home in the 500 block of Washington to sell an Xbox and accessories but in fact, it was to sell a quarter pound of marijuana. When he arrived, the victim tried to pay him with six counterfeit 100 dollar bills, so Garcia left. He later came back after a text from Delaney and that’s when the shooting occurred. Delaney was wounded during that incident and nearly died.
Reno County District Judge Trish Rose went along with the defense request for a departure. The defense argued that he had a chance to fire and he chose not to. The state believes this was an attempt to rob Garcia.
The victims sister noted that they still love Delaney while Delaney when he was able to speak, apologized to the family and asked for forgiveness.
Judge Rose taking into account the circumstances of the case agreed to depart over the state’s objection who believes Delaney to be dangerous.
Delaney who has been incarcerated for 15 months will get credit for time served as well as any good time in prison meaning he could be out much sooner than four years. Garcia who actually fired the fatal shots, was sentenced by Judge Tim Chambers and received over 11 years in prison.
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Hutchinson Community Foundation has been selected to continue with a second phase of funding as a partner of the Kansas Leadership Center’s Leadership Transformation Grant.
The community foundation administered the grant in 2019 and was one of 30 organizations from across the state selected for a second year. In all, the foundation sent 42 people to KLC training and filled 50 program slots in 2019, representing 25 Reno County nonprofit organizations and businesses.
The leadership team for the community foundation’s grant includes: Kari Mailloux (May-Hew), program officer at Hutchinson Community Foundation; Lance Patterson, director of operations at Boys & Girls Clubs of Hutchinson; Denice Gilliland, development associate at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Reno County; Donna Davis, executive director at BrightHouse; and Laurie Carr, health education & promotion supervisor at the Reno County Health Department.
“Through our grant, we are collaboratively working to invite change-makers in Reno County into a movement toward a resilient and thriving community where experimentation and collaboration is the norm,” said Mailloux. “We are asking people to learn the KLC principles and competencies and then apply them to the issues, opportunities and organizations they care about advancing in Reno County.”
The grants, valued at up to $150,000 each, are divided among the education, nonprofit, faith, government and business sectors. Thirty three new organizations in Kansas were also chosen for the 2020 cycle.
“The Leadership Transformation Grant is a three-phase process that helps organizations develop a shared language for problem solving, greater collaboration skills and the internal capacity to address and intervene in the most daunting adaptive challenges,” said Ashley Longstaff, program manager at the Kansas Leadership Center.
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Saturday night before you go to bed, you’ll need to set your clocks back one hour as we switch from Daylight Saving Time to Central Standard Time.
Remember in the fall, we fall back one hour meaning you set your clocks back one hour.
After the change, there will be sunlight a little earlier in the morning but the sun will set earlier meaning it will get dark earlier in the evening. The good news is that the hour you lost last spring when we set the clocks ahead 1 hour, you get back this weekend.
Daylight Saving Time ends officially Sunday morning at 2.
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Reno County Commission will take up three resolutions for work involving two bridges when they meet next week.
One had to do with replacing the 43rd Avenue bridge just east of the old K-61 highway, the other is a bridge over the Arkansas River South of Nickerson.
The first resolution is to determine the necessity of construction, the second over approving the construction and the third is approving the bonding of the two projects.
The county is now able to move forward with the projects after making an agreement with Union Pacific Railroad.
The county will pay the railroad the sum of $1,000 for this temporary access and the temporary rights will be in effect as of the date of the agreement. This agreement allows the county rights onto the railroad property for .12 acres for 24 months or until the project is completed.
The bridge has been in failing condition for several years and was closed forcing Buhler school buses to find a different route to Prairie Hills Middle School.
The cost for work for these two bridges is now estimated at $5,503,410. The county is seeking some state dollars for the work on the bridge on 43rd.
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A 33-year-old man serving time for murder and other charges out of Labette County and also entered pleas to aggravated battery and trafficking contraband in a penal institution here in Reno County was sentenced Friday morning to an additional 13 and a half years in prison.
Mark Baker entered the guilty pleas for crimes that occurred Dec. 6, 2018.
It started when a correctional officer at the Hutchinson Correctional Facility told Baker to go back to his cell and Baker refused. The officer told the court at the preliminary hearing that he had to tell Baker three or four times, yet Baker refused. At one point, they were near his cell cussing at each other. Baker grabbed a shank and attacked the officer with it. The officer suffered six abrasions, including at least two puncture wounds.
The officer was taken to the Hutchinson Clinic where he was stabilized. He was then taken to Hutchinson Regional Medical Center as a trauma patient where he spent a day in the hospital for treatment, then was released.
Baker became upset when his request to speak with a counselor was denied. It was denied because he had no paperwork associated with the request.
The sentence was handed down by District Judge Trish Rose.
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Hutchinson Animal Shelter is full of dogs and will not accept any surrendered dogs at this time.
That being said, the available dogs’ adoption fees are half price to help promote getting them into good homes. They’re asking the public to please come look at their available dogs during public hours and consider taking one home.
Again, the adoption fees are half price.
The shelter is located at 1501 North Severance.
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Reno County Sheriff’s Office is reporting a new twist on an old scam going on in the county.
Authorities have received several reports about calls from people identifying themselves as employees of the sheriff’s office. The callers say a warrant has been issued for missing DNA .
The scammers claim the warrant is for a 10-day stay at the county jail unless the bond is paid off now.
Right now, the scammers are targeting registered offenders, but sheriff’s officials warn that others could be affected as well.
The numbers being used all have 620 area codes.
If you get a call like this, sheriff’s officials say you should get the caller’s name to verify that person does not actually work for the department.
