Pottawatomie County Court was busy Thursday, with several sentencings, one of which was a Topeka man receiving a sentence of 19 months for one charge and eight months for the other, to run concurrently. Lucas Fenwick (22) was taken into custody last August for originally several burglary, theft, and criminal damage to property counts. Law enforcement agencies from at least three counties participated in the investigation. Items taken included flat screen televisions, jewelry, and guns. Fenwick was also imposed restitution Thursday and payment of court costs as part of his post-release when he becomes eligible for parole.
Also on Thursday, Kevin Gordon(35) of St. Mary’s was sentenced to 15 months in two separate cases, to run consecutively. However Gordon was granted probation for 18 months, but ordered to serve 60 days as a condition of the bond. Part of the 60 days includes inpatient drug treatment. One of the times Gordon was arrested was in September of last year after execution of drug-related search warrants by the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s office.
And Kennesha Riley(19) of Topeka entered a plea of no contest to felony theft Thursday and was found guilty by the judge in Pottawatomie County court. Riley and three others were arrested the end of last year in connection with thefts from WalMart. Riley was immediately sentenced after entering her plea, with a six month sentence handed down. However she was granted supervised probation for 12 months, with costs imposed.
