JACKSON COUNTY— A woman arrested for a November 2017 head-on crash that killed three members of a Kansas family is now in a Kansas jail following extradition from Nebraska, according to Sheriff Tim Morse.

Maria De Jesus Perez-Marquez, 49, of Omaha, was arrested last week in Nebraska on a Jackson County District Court Warrant for 3 counts of involuntary manslaughter, 2 counts of aggravated battery and reckless driving.

The warrant was issued as a result on the accident investigation involving the death of 42-year-old Carmen, 11-year-old Marlee and 59-year-old Stephen Ukele who died on US Hwy 75 south of the Brown County line on November 25, 2017.

They are the mother, sister and uncle of two Kansas high school football players and were returning home from watching the Sabetha boys’ team win a state football championship.

Perez-Marquez appeared in an extradition hearing on Friday and waived extradition back to Kansas, according to Morse.

TOPEKA –Law enforcement authorities have made an arrest of a wanted Kansas felon.

On Monday evening, Officers from the Community Policing Unit in Topeka received information on a suspect wanted by the US Marshalls service for weapons violations.

Officers saw the suspect identified as 39-year-old Anastacio Gallardo in the 1100 block of SW Washburn in Topeka and attempted to take him into custody.

He ran into a home, but came out after officers convinced him into surrendering.

Officers arrested Galardo and booked him into Shawnee County Department of corrections for his warrant.

Gallardo has previous convictions for traffic in contraband in a correctional institution and a sex crime while in jail.

KANSAS CITY, KAN. – A woman who worked as a supervisor in the post office in Shawnee Mission was sentenced Monday for stealing mail, according to U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister.

Stacey L. Kampfer, 40, Kansas City, Kan., was sentenced to a year on probation and ordered to pay about $785 in restitution.

Kampfer pleaded guilty to one count of mail theft. In her plea, she admitted that while she was employed as a supervisor of customer services she opened mail and stole gift cards and debit cards. Investigators identified 214 people whose mail was opened and property stolen.

McAllister commended the U.S. Postal Service-Office of Inspector General and Assistant U.S. Attorney Tris Hunt for their work on the case.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A jury found two men guilty in a fatal shooting at a Lawrence motel but could not reach a verdict on a third defendant.

The Douglas County jury on Monday found 20-year-old Tyrone Carvin and 23-year-old Ramone Singleton, both of Kansas City, Kansas, guilty of voluntary manslaughter in the death of 23-year-old Cameron Hooks of Lenexa. A mistrial was declared for 19-year-old Shawn Smith, of Kansas City, Missouri. A new trial for him was scheduled for Jan. 22.

Two other men were shot in the confrontation at a Motel 6 in September during a party involving at least nine people.

The Lawrence Journal-World reports prosecutors allege the three defendants shot Hooks during an attempted robbery.

Defense attorneys argued the three defendants fired shots in self-defense because others tried to rob them first.

JACKSON COUNTY— Law enforcement authorities are investigating a  suspect on drug and theft charges.

On Monday afternoon, a deputy sheriff initiated a traffic stop on a 2001 GMC Sierra pickup on U.S. Highway 75 near 198th Road, according to sheriff Tim Morse.  The tag on the truck didn’t match the vehicle.

The pickup had been reported stolen from Topeka.

Deputies arrested the driver 49-year-old Debra Ann Blevins of Topeka. She is jailed for alleged possession of stolen property, possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia and driving without an interlock device. Bond on Blevins is pending at this time.

COWLEY COUNTY— Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect for alleged aggravated battery.

Just after 9:30 a.m. Friday, police were dispatched to an Arkansas City residence for a report of a domestic disturbance.

They made contact with the alleged victim, a 37-year-old Arkansas City woman who reported being battered multiple times. During the altercation, the suspect allegedly attempted to stab her with a knife and eventually succeeded in stabbing her through one ear.

The Arkansas City Fire-EMS Department was called to the scene to evaluate the victim. She later sought treatment of her injuries at South Central Kansas Medical Center.

The suspect, who was identified as Evaristo Gutierrez, 47, could not be located at the time of the initial report. He later was arrested and taken into custody on Saturday afternoon in the 100 block of West Cedar Avenue, according to the release.

He was transported to and booked into the Cowley County Jail in Winfield in lieu of $10,000 bond through Cowley County District Court in Arkansas City on one felony count of aggravated battery-domestic violence.