Officers responded to the report of a vehicle fire and an injury crash near the intersection of Tuttle Creek Blvd. and Marlatt Ave. in Manhattan on June 13, 2023, around 9:15 a.m. After arriving on scene, officers found a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Rodney Dugan, 48, of Leonardville had stopped while traveling eastbound on Tuttle Creek Blvd. when he drove upon a 2002 Chrysler Concorde driven by Steven Cortez, 25, of Ellinwood that was on fire. While stopped, Dugan was rear-ended by a 2012 Ford F-150 driven by Jack Bowen, 51, of Marysville. Passengers of Bowen’s truck Heidi Bowen, 38, and two minors were transported to Via Christi for treatment of various pain and non-life-threatening injuries.
Officers filed a report for aggravated domestic battery in Manhattan on June 13, 2023, around 10:30 p.m. A 31-year-old woman was listed as the victim when it was reported a 33-year-old man known to her held her down on the ground with his hands on her neck.
