Thomas Jackson, 35, of Park City, KS, was arrested on May 5, 2025, at approximately 4:44 p.m. at 1001 S. Seth Child Road, on a Pottawatomie District Court warrant for probation violation. Jackson was issued a total bond of $24,680.30 and is no longer confined at the time of this report. Armando Gonzalez, 43, of Chapman, KS, was arrested on May 5, 2025, at approximately 1:25 p.m. at 1001 S. Seth Child Road, on a Pottawatomie District Court warrant for six counts of forgery and six counts of theft. Gonzalez was issued a total bond of $25,000 and is no…
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The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in solving a hit-and-run accident that occurred last week. The sheriff’s office says that a blue Suzuki GSX-8R motorcycle struck a mailbox in the 4000 block of Nature Avenue in rural Manhattan on April 30 and then drove away. A photo of the suspect is up on the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page, though it is blurry and tough to discern details. If you do have information about the incident, you are asked to contact Detective Kidd at 785-457-3353. You can also leave a tip online through the…
Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a trailer theft that occurred last month. According to a press release, an older, white, enclosed single-axel Pace Journey trailer was stolen sometime between April 28th and April 30th from the 7000 block of Junietta Road in rural Manhattan. The trailer belonded to Schultz Construction and was marked as such on the sdies. If you have information about the theft, contact Detective Kidd at the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office at 785-457-3353 or leave a Crime Stoppers tip at PTsheriff.com. Click here for more Pott county news.
By Rose Gruenbacher A Junction City man was sentenced in Riley County District Court for two cases, one of which involved assault with a car and tire iron. Lendell Fleming, 23, was sentenced to 12 months probation for aggravated assault with a car, 12 months probation for aggravated battery with a tire iron, six months probation for criminal threat, six months probation for criminal damage to property and 30 days probation for disorderly conduct in a case from August 2023. Fleming also received two sentences of 12 months of probation for two counts of domestic battery in a case from…
A Manhattan man is accused of theft from a pair of local businesses. According to the Riley County Police Department, 43-year-old Adam Rundell, was arrested Friday on charges of theft of property, theft by deception and making false information. Police said Rundell is a suspect in a pair of thefts on April 21 at Central Mechanical Construction and Howie’s Recycling. Online court records show Rundell was additionally charged in an April 19 arrest, alleging possession of methamphetamine, theft and criminal trespass. He remains jailed on a $5,000 bond.
On April 21, 2025, at approximately 6:58 p.m. in the 600 block of Pecan Circle, officers filed a report for theft of property or services, theft by deception and making false information. Two Manhattan businesses were listed as victims in the case, Central Mechanical Construction Co. and Howies Recycling Inc. The report list a 43-year-old male as the suspect. Adam Rundell, 43, of Manhattan, was arrested on May 2, 2025, at approximately 1:49 p.m. for theft of property or service, theft by deception and making false information. Rundell was issued a total bond of $5000 and is still confined in…
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One person was injured Sunday evening following a head on crash near Junction City High School. According to the Geary County Sheriff’s Office, a passenger car and a pickup collided at the intersection of K-18 and North Ritter Road at around 6 p.m. Authorities say the driver of the passenger car, Jeremias Wilcox, of Junction City, failed to yield to oncoming traffic, causing the crash. The other driver, Joshua Zumbrunn, of Wakefield, was transported to Stormont Vail for medical evaluation. No further information was provided. Click here for more local news.
Staff reports Rock Creek baseball responded from last week’s split against 6A Junction City in a big way, taking down a pair of ranked opponents in the McPherson Quad on Friday. The Mustangs (14-5) opened the trip against Iola, who entered the day as the No. 2-ranked team in Kansas 3A. Rock Creek used strong pitching from Ryker Zoeller to lead the way to a 5-1 win. Subscribe to The Manhattan Mercury to read the rest of the article!
Staff reports Despite losing its nine-game win streak in an 18-inning battle with McPherson on Friday, Wamego softball is still in a great position after bouncing back with a split against Silver Lake on Tuesday. The Red Raiders (10-3) remained third in 4A East, only trailing 16-1 Eudora and 8-2 Atchison. Against Concordia, Wamego won 11-0 and 19-1. Subscribe to The Manhattan Mercury to read the rest of the article!