Pottawatomie County Court update

A January 11th arraignment has been set for a man who faces a variety of charges in Pottawatomie County, including possession of maijuana with intent to sell. Robert Snyder waived his preliminary hearing that had been set for Wednesday.

Snyder was arrested in April following search warrants in the area of Canary and Sparrow Lanes and Elbo View Drive northeast of Manhattan following an investigation into illegal drug use and sales in Pottawatomie County. Two others were arrested at the same time and about nine pounds of marijuana were seized.

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A Mound City man entered a plea of no contest in Pottawatomie County Court Tuesday to an amended count of battery, in connection with a Country Stampede altercation this year that sent a victim to a Topeka hospital via life-flight. Benjamin Rowe was given an underlying sentence of six months,  will serve three days, and will be on probation for 12 months. Rowe was also ordered to pay restitution to the victim and court costs and is prohibited from attending the 2018 Country Stampede.

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A Manhattan man will serve almost three years with the Department of Corrections following his resentencing Monday in Pottawatomie County Court on burglary and theft convictions. David Dortch was remanded to serve 27 months for burglary and seven months for theft, to run consecutively.

Dortch’s convictions involve the July 2016 theft of a Harley Davidson Super Glide with a 95-hundred dollar value.