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Nearly $100K in bonds for suspect in Barton Co. combine chase

Lamb- photo Barton Co. Sheriff
Lamb- photo Barton Co. Sheriff

GREAT BEND – Law enforcement authorities in Barton County set the bond for the man who stole a combine Tuesday night and led law enforcement on a chase throughout Ellinwood.

Kenneth Lamb, 37, Ellinwood was booked at the Barton County Jail for felony theft with a bond set for $50,000, two counts of aggravated assault on law enforcement, DUI, felony criminal damage to property, and reckless driving with a bond set at $40,000, and a charge of felony criminal damage to property with a bond set at $5,000.

Lamb stole the combine Tuesday evening and took law enforcement on a chase around Ellinwood causing damage to several power poles, a pickup, and law enforcement vehicles.\

Combine chase on Tuesday night- photo Barton Co. Sheriff
Combine chase on Tuesday night- photo Barton Co. Sheriff

After firing approximately 18 rounds at the implement, the Ellinwood Police Department and the Barton County Sheriff’s Office were able to disable the combine and arrest Lamb.

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