The students accused in alleged assault on a Great Bend School bus were in court on Thursday, according to a press release from Ellsworth County Attorney Joe Shepack:

Conner Furrey, age 17, a resident of Barton County appeared with retained counsel, M. Levi Morris, at the Ellsworth County Courthouse. He was personally served with a Juvenile Complaint charging him with a Class “B” misdemeanor criminal offense, battery done in a rude manner, in violation of K.S.A. 21-5413.

​Mr. Furrey opted to proceed to arraignment. He entered a not guilty plea.. The Court accepted his plea and set this case for a pre-trial conference at a date to be determined later. Mr. Furrey is not under any order of detention and he is free on his own recognizance. All persons charged in criminal and/or juvenile offender cases are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt to a trier of fact.​

Alan Matthew Bobbitt, age 16, a resident of Barton County appeared with retained counsel, Lisa A. Beran, at the Ellsworth County Courthouse. He was personally served with a Juvenile Complaint charging him with a Class “B” misdemeanor criminal offense, battery done in a rude manner, in violation of K.S.A. 21-5413.

​Mr. Bobbitt opted to proceed to arraignment. He entered a no contest plea. The Court accepted same and he was convicted of the Class “B” misdemeanor battery. Sentencing is set for June 1, 2016, at 1:00 p.m., in the Magistrate Courtroom of the Ellsworth County Courthouse. This sentencing hearing is open to the public in that the convicted Juvenile Offender is over 14 years of age. Per Local Court Rule, cameras are not permitted in the courtroom.