Officers responded to the report of a crash near the intersection of Westwood Road and Fort Riley Blvd., on August 26, 2025, at approximately 3:43 p.m. Upon arrival, officers found a 2017 Toyota driven by Semaj Kelly, 20, of Fort Riley, had struck a 2010 Toyota driven by Justin Shaver, 29, of Morganville. Kelly was issued a citation for failure to yield at a green light and having no driver’s license. Both vehicles were towed.
Joseph Hodges, 50, of Manhattan, was arrested on August 26, 2025 at approximately 11:23 a.m., in the 1000 block of Seth Child Road in Manhattan on a Pottawatomie County District Court warrant for failure to appear. Hodges was issued no bond and is no longer confined in the Riley County Jail.
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