(Photo courtesy of KMAN Staff) Update July 1 4:20 PM) Riley County Police responded to a welfare check June 29th and found a deceased adult male near the intersection of Casement and Barnes Road in Manhattan. Police believe the man died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The Riley County Police Department identified the man as 68-year-old Walter Cash of Manhattan. At approximately 6:25 p.m. Monday the Riley County Police Department responded to a welfare check near the intersection of Casement and Barnes Road in Manhattan. Upon arrival officers found an adult male who was deceased from what RCPD believes…
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A Riley County judge upholds a lifetime post-release supervision sentence for a man charged with sexual exploitation of a child. Jeremy Carroll appeared in court Monday afternoon for re-sentencing. Carroll’s attorney says the sentence of lifetime post-release is unconstitutional and cruel in nature because his client has no criminal history. Judge Meryl Wilson asked Carroll if he would like to withdraw his plea, in which he chose not to. Judge Wilson denied the request to modify the sentence and reaffirmed the original sentence of 31 months and lifetime post-release supervision for sexual exploitation of a child. Carroll will have 14 days to appeal the…
A Manhattan woman will serve a consecutive sentence of 8 months and 36 months of probation for charges of aggravated battery and child endangerment. Lesah Heiman appeared in court Monday afternoon alongside her attorney, Nicholas Heiman. When asked by Judge Meryl Wilson if she had anything to say, Heiman said, “I would like to apologize to the family for any hurt they experienced through all this. I would like to say I’m sorry.” Heiman was found guilty of an incident that occurred on April 14th, 2014, where a child’s head was injured by a ceiling fan while under Heiman’s supervision at…
A Topeka man accused in an alleged plot at Fort Riley a few months ago was given an addition 30 days to review evidence in a hearing in U-S Court Monday, with discovery process discussion. According to James Cross, Public Information Officer for U-S Attorney Barry Grissom, John T. Booker Jr.’s next hearing is August 19th for motions hearing and a status conference. This past Friday it was announced Booker waived his right to appear Monday at a case hearing. Booker faces charges in connection with driving a vehicle loaded with what he thought were explosives to Fort Riley. Booker…
Pottawatomie County Commissioners Monday heard from a variety of department heads regarding proposed budgets, including Zoning Administrator Gregg Webster, Treasurer Lisa Wright, Brenda Krause with GIS, Tim Eisenbarth with the Noxious Weed Department, Emergency Management Director Chris Trudo, Fire Supervisor Jared Barnes, and Library, Conservation, and Mini Bus representatives. Webster is proposing a similar budget to the year before, except for a proposed increase in wages, which involves about an 18 percent number. Other items the Commission dealt with is a possible set-up of inspections of buildings throughout the county, involving the Planning Board and County Commission. Commissioners also heard…
KMAN’s Cathy Dawes spoke with Manhattan Deputy Fire Chief Ryan Almes on Fireworks Safety and other topics: The second guest was Dr. Raymond “Bob” Rowland, Kansas State University Professor of Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology:
Riley County EMS Director Larry Couchman told county commissioners Monday morning that there were relatively few incidents during this weekend’s Country Stampede music festival. The event, which celebrated it’s 20th year in Tuttle Creek State Park, began Thursday and concluded Sunday night. Over 100,000 concert goers attend the festival each year and Couchman said good weather and mild temperatures kept heat-related incidents low this year. The good weather may have been a factor in increase in alcohol-related problems, though. Couchman said there 28 incidents of medical attention related to alcohol — up from 23 cases last year. “I think that’s…
A soldier who had been slated for a jury trial this week in Riley County District Court on rape and indecent liberties charges has entered a plea. Timothy Ayers entered the plea to rape and aggravated indecent liberties prior to the trial. Ayers’ arrest in December stemmed from a warrant in connection with a northern Riley County incident that occurred last August. The charges involved a child under 14.