A jury trial was held in Riley County District Court in August for Christopher Bates. He was later found guilty of aggravated indecent liberties with a child under the age of 14, but was found not guilty of an earlier charge. This all stems from sexual assaults involving two children in the summer of 2013. Sentencing for Bates was finally held on Tuesday afternoon, where he changed his plea on two of the counts. He entered no contest pleas to rape and aggravated indecent liberties. The father of the victim reportedly spoke briefly, giving the court an emotional statement as to the…
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On today’s In Focus, Cathy spoke with Walk M-S Chair, Elise’ Dunnigan and Mary Bowen; Flint Hills Breadbasket Director, Maribeth Kieffer; Christina Quigley on Week of the Young Child at Sunset Zoo; and open phones. Dunningham and Bowen-segment 1 Maribeth Kieffer-segment 1 Christina Quigley-segment 1 Open phones-segment 1
A preliminary hearing has been set for a Manhattan man facing 24 different charges, including vehicle theft and possession of drug paraphernalia. Jeremy Spaur appeared in Riley County Court on Tuesday afternoon for a status hearing. His case was set for a two hour preliminary hearing, to be held on May 15th at 10 a.m. in Judge William Malcolm’s courtroom. Spaur made a request for the court to consider bond reduction. Prosecuting State Attorney, Bethany Fields said there are warrants for Spaur and because of this, it is not protocol to reduce the bond. Spaur commented, “I just bonded out on…
An affidavit released a few weeks ago described details regarding an alleged road rage incident, which resulted in a shooting. As KMAN previously reported, Tierre Wall of Fort Riley faces a voluntary manslaughter charge after at least one witness report indicates he fired a gun three times-with the second shot hitting a man named Casey Lindley in the head. Wall appeared in Riley County District Court for a status hearing Tuesday afternoon, via web cam. Considering his attorney, Larry McRell, had not yet received discovery, the case was set for another status hearing which will be held on April 14th at 1 p.m.
An affidavit disclosed Tuesday in the John Thomas case that KMAN has been reporting on for a couple of weeks has a few additional details regarding the sexual exploitation case. Thomas of Leonardville was arrested in Arizona earlier this month and brought back to Riley County the end of last week. The affidavit recounts Riley County Police interviews with Jayme and John Thomas on February 20th, with an I-Pad seized. A forensic download was conducted. Much of the information has been redacted by court officials, but there’s mention of websites associated with pornography. It was discovered about a week later that…
Police in Falls Church, Virginia have locked down a hospital and closed area roads while they search for a prisoner they say is armed and dangerous after he escaped custody.
Diplomats in Lausanne, Switzerland scrambled Tuesday to reach consensus on the outline of an Iran nuclear deal just hours ahead of a self-imposed deadline to produce an agreement.
The Kansas State University Police Department is looking for a suspect in an attempted robbery that occurred around noon Monday in the D-1 parking lot west of West Stadium. The male victim reported an unknown Hispanic male, 5-feet-8-inches tall with brown hair in his late 20s, wearing a gray shirt and khakis approached the victim and demanded his property. The victim was battered by the suspect and the suspect fled the area. The victim received minor injuries and refused medical attention. No weapons were used or displayed in this robbery attempt.The K-State Police Department asks that any witnesses to this…
A police officer directs a vehicle to turn away at the National Security Agency, Monday, March 30, 2015, in Fort Meade, Md. Earlier, a firefight erupted when two men dressed as women tried to ram a car into a gate, killing one of them and wounding the other, officials said.
Indiana Senate Democratic Leader Tim Lanane, left, D-Anderson, and Indiana House Democratic Leader Scott Pelath, D-Michigan City, call for the repeal of the Indiana Religious Freedom Restoration Act during a news conference at the Statehouse in Indianapolis, Monday, March 30, 2015. Republican legislative leaders say they are working on adding language to a new state law to make it clear that it doesn’t allow discrimination against gays and lesbians.