HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The jury in the case against a 23-year-old man in a child sex case was found “guilty” of two counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child and a misdemeanor count of intimidation of witness.

District Attorney Keith Schroeder says the jury found Tanner Ward “not guilty” of aggravated burglary and criminal threat.

The indecent liberties charges involve a child 14 to 16 years of age are occurred on two dates, Jan. 9 and again on Jan. 11.

The aggravated burglary charges was over Ward allegedly going into a home in the 100 block of East 5th to allegedly intimidate a victim or for a sexually motivated crime. The mother said she found him laying on her daughters bed. He was later found inside the garage of that home when police arrived. That was on June 23.

The final charge of criminal threat is alleged to have occurred on Feb. 15, where he allegedly threatened to cut another person’s head off. Saying once all this is over, he would go to the victims mothers home and take care of her. In a conversation with his ex, he makes the statement, “off with her head.”

Despite being found not guilty on those two charges, Schroeder says he’s still happy with the outcome of the trial.

Sentencing will be before Judge Tim Chambers in Jan.

Ward has another case where he was originally arrested for burglary after he allegedly stole some copper pipes from the construction site at the Hutchinson Sports Arena, then took the pipes to Midwest Iron and Metal and sold them for cash. In doing so, he apparently signed papers saying the items were his. The state charged him with making false writing.

Ward is also alleged to have made contact with the alleged victim urging her to not show in court to testify telling her she wouldn’t be in trouble if she told them she simply forgot. Schroeder charged him with another count of Intimidation of a witness.

Those cases are still pending.