A Manhattan man on Monday entered a plea deal reached with the Riley County Attorney’s Office for two charges he faced in Riley County District Court. Gary Keith Bouck Jr., 51, pleaded guilty to distributing 10 or less units of fentanyl and using his phone in the commission of a drug felony. The first count reflects a decrease from Bouck’s original charge of conspiracy to distribute over 1,000 units of fentanyl. To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here for more Riley County news.
Author: Rose Gruenbacher
Former Riley County police officer Stephen Clark made his first appearance Friday in Riley County District Court for charges including breach of privacy and unlawful computer acts. Clark, 42, of Manhattan is charged with two counts of breach of privacy disseminating sexual media of a person 18 years or older, harassment by telecom device and unlawful computer acts. Clark was arrested June 4, following the investigation of a report filed with RCPD two days before, detailing unlawful acts concerning computers. A 36-year-old woman was listed as the victim. Clark was placed on administrative leave June 2, and was formally fired…
Riley County police director Brian Peete on Thursday said the multi-agency effort to investigate the June 13 arson at Manhattan’s Walmart may soon lead to an arrest. “I think that where we’re at now, the information that we have and that we’ve gathered throughout the investigation, has given us a good, high level of confidence,” Peete said. The investigation into a fire that closed Walmart for the whole of Father’s Day weekend is a cooperative effort between RCPD and Pottawatomie County attorney John Paul Washburn, with assistance as needed from the Pottawatomie County sheriff’s office. The fire caused an estimated…
Former Manhattan chiropractor Clark Petersen, who was convicted in an August trial for multiple counts of sex crimes against former clients, will be sentenced for his crimes Oct. 31 in Riley County District Court. He was originally scheduled for sentencing Nov. 18. Petersen, 66, was found guilty of four counts of rape, 40 counts of aggravated sexual battery, four counts of sexual battery, one count of lewd and lascivious behavior, one count of attempted rape and one count of attempted aggravated criminal sodomy. To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here for more Riley County news.
A Manhattan man was sentenced Monday to nearly 11 years in prison after he was convicted in Riley County District Court of involuntary manslaughter, distribution of fentanyl, distribution of marijuana and possession of fentanyl. Luke Patrick Johnson, 22, was sentenced to a combined prison sentence of 10 years and 10 months for his convictions, which come from two separate court cases. He entered a plea deal with the state Aug. 18. Johnson’s charge of involuntary manslaughter is tied to the 2023 death of 18-year-old Haley George. In statements to Judge John Bosch, several of her family members lamented that George…