Indicating he’d “never hurt a woman like that,” the defendant in a Riley County rape case gave his version of events that occurred in August of last year just outside a local movie theatre. Fort Riley soldier Sean Wedgwood recounted three trips to the alleged victim’s car and two trips to his vehicle parked a few rows away in the theatre’s parking lot, following the movie the two had gone to see. He described the woman as “flirty” and “playful,” and referred to an earlier phone conversation when she allegedly indicated she liked the idea of him being dominant. He…
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Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said Wednesday she’s asked the Department of Justice to investigate the city’s police department and determine whether it discriminates or exhibits patterns of excessive force.
A central Florida woman helped save herself and her children by sending a message in an online pizza order that asked employees to call 911 because she was being held hostage.
A federal grand jury returned indictments against the Topeka couple accused of forcing a teenager into prostitution. Reginald Newman (29) and Tiara Newman (21) have been charged with one count of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of a minor and one count of sex trafficking of a minor. According to U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom, the Topeka couple met the victim in March of this year and since then had conspired to engage her in prosititution. The teenager voluntarily traveled with the Newman couple to Manhattan, where they planned for her to engage in commercial sex acts. The indictment alleges Reginald…
On today’s In Focus, Cathy spoke with Manhattan/Ogden USD 383 School Board member, Curt Herrman and Superintendent, Bob Shannon. She also talked to K-State Global Campus Director of Conferenes, Jeff Wolfe. Note: Curt Herrman misspoke during his interview. He stated the seniors have their last day of school on Thursday, but he actually meant Thursday, May 14th. Herrman and Shannon-segment 1 Herrman and Shannon-segment 2 Jeff Wolfe-segment 1 Jeff Wolfe-segment 2
“It was like a switch”. That’s the quote given by the victim who allegedly was sexually assaulted by Sean Wedgwood back in August of last year in the Carmike Seth Child Cinema parking lot. Wedgwood, who is a Fort Riley soldier, was charged with felony level rape after a reported incident from August of last year. He appeared in Riley County District Court on Wednesday for his jury trial. The trial began late Tuesday afternoon with opening statements, but the actual victim in the case was questioned on Wednesday. When talking about the “switch”, the woman was referencing the point in which Wedgwood’s demeanor…
An injury accident worked by Riley County Police is listed in a separate report. #### Riley County Police arrested a Manhattan woman Tuesday on warrants for failure to appear and motion to revoke probation. Jacquelyn Casteel, 38, was taken into custody while in the 600 block of Colorado Street at approximately 9:50 AM Tuesday. Original offenses associated with Casteel’s warrants were listed as theft by deception, driving while suspended/revoked, and other traffic related offenses. Bond was set at $7,000.
Emergency crews responded to an injury collision near the intersection of the 100 block of Bluemont Avenue and Frontage Road in Manhattan Tuesday afternoon at about 2:45 PM. Riley County Police found that a 1997 Ford CNT 4-door driven by Nitasha Ruff, 37, of Kansas City, Kansas was traveling east on Bluemont Avenue and preparing to turn north onto Frontage Road. During the process of turning this vehicle was struck by a 2012 Chevy Equinox SUV, driven by Mackenzie Brown, 24, of Manhattan. Several people were transported to Via Christi Hospital for complaint of pain to include Ruff, Brown, and…
An Idaho man is in custody, accused of fatally shooting a police officer, stealing his patrol car and leading authorities on a high-speed chase.
Hillary Rodham Clinton says the nation needs to fix its broken immigration system and that any legislation needs to include a path to “full and equal citizenship.”