POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are conducting a felony criminal investigation of multiple incidents of financial crimes involving credit and debit cards in Pottawatomie County.
The FBI, Kansas Bureau of Investigation and U.S. Secret Service are assisting with the investigation, according to Wamego Police Chief Michael Baker, Sr.
He urged victim of the identity theft and or credit card fraud to file a police report with his department or another local agency.
RUSSELL COUNTY — One person was injured in an accident just after 6:30a.m. Wednesday in Russell County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1999 GMC truck driven by Dennis Michael Butcher, 46, Pahrump, Nev., was eastbound on Interstate 70 just east of Dorrance.
The driver fell asleep and struck a guardrail. The truck then traveled back across eastbound lanes of I-70 and rolled.
Butcher was transported to the hospital in Russell. He was properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.
Betty L. Froelich, age 84, died Sunday, July 14, 2019, at The Shepherd’s Center in Cimarron, Kansas. She was born July 26, 1934, in Gorham, Kansas to Celestine and Clara (Bieker) Hammersmith.
Betty was a cook for over 60 years, starting at the age of 14 at the Coffee Shop in the Gorham Motel, and then cooked with her father at the C & D Café in Gorham. She retired at the age of 75 in 2009, and moved to Cimarron, Kansas. She owned and operated the TEE BOX in Hays, and cooked at the Hungry Farmer in Hanston, Hays American Legion, Hays V.F.W. and the Gorham Café.
She grew up in Gorham, and was a 1952 graduate of Gorham High School. She was a member of the St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Gorham, and lived in Gorham and the Ellis county area. She enjoyed her cooking and her cooking lessons over the years, and making others happy with a full meal. Betty enjoyed playing bingo, trips to the casino, her family, and all the activities of her grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Survivors include three sons, Howard Froelich, Wichita, KS; Stewart Froelich, North Carolina; Steve Froelich, Hays, KS; three daughters, Deb Lewis, and Denise “Dee Dee” Rupp and her husband, Dave, both of Hays, KS; Audrey Campbell and husband, Curt, Cimarron, KS; one brother, Joe Hammersmith, Hays, KS; two sisters, Doreen Smith and husband, Mike, Centennial, CO; Barbara Haggerty, Lawrence, KS; 20 grandchildren, 43 great grandchildren, and 2 great great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; one son Richard Froelich and his wife, Barbara Jean Froelich; one brother, Robert Hammersmith; and one sister-in-law, Firma Hammersmith.
A Celebration of Her Life Service is at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, July 20, 2019, at the Gorham Senior Center, Gorham, Kansas. A private family Inurnment will be at Winterset Cemetery South of Gorham.
The family will receive friends from 1:00 to 2:00 P.M. Saturday, at the Gorham Senior Center. The family suggests memorial to the Shepherd’s Center of Cimarron, Kansas.
Services are entrusted to Cline’s-Keithley Mortuary of Hays, 1919 East 22nd Street, Hays, Kansas 67601.
Condolences can be sent via e-mail to [email protected] or left at guestbook at www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com
Linus I. Berens, age 84, of Victoria, Kansas died Monday, July 15, 2019, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. He was born September 9, 1934, in Oakley, Kansas to Ignatius H. and Sophia (Kuhn) Berens.
He was a District Food Supervisor for Path-Mark Supermarkets for 28 years. He started out as a baker, and worked his way up as a District Supervisor overseeing a number of stores in New Jersey and the East coast when he retired. He was a cattle breeder for John Metlar of New Jersey for ten years. Linus grew up in Monument, Kansas, and was a 1952 graduate of Monument High School. He attended Kansas State University, and was a US Army veteran serving during the Korean Conflict. He was a member of The Basilica of St. Fidelis, V.F.W. Post No. 1751, and moved to Victoria in 2000.
Survivors include two son, Linus J. Berens and wife, Lucille, Ocean, NJ; Paul S. Berens and wife, Laura, Raleigh, NC; one daughter, Venera A. Berens, Asheboro, NC; four brothers, Manire Berens and wife, Laurine, Derby, KS; Denis Berens and wife, Gerry, Austin TX; Leroy Berens and wife, Berniece, Wichita, KS; James Berens and wife, Patty, Topeka, KS; two sisters, Jeanice Boody and husband, Gordon, Wichita, KS; Alvera Vail, Bethany, OK; five grandchildren, Elizabeth, Melissa, Elizabeth, Catherine, and Anna; and six great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and one infant brother, Gerald Berens.
Funeral services will be at 10:00 A.M. Friday, July 19, 2019, at The Basilica of St. Fidelis, Victoria, Kansas with military honors by the Victoria V.F.W. Post #1751. A private family inurnment will be held at St. Fidelis Cemetery, Victoria, Kansas.
Visitation will be 6:00 to 9:00 P.M. Thursday, and from 8:30 to 9:45 A.M. Friday, at
Cline’s-Keithley Mortuary, 412 Main Street, Victoria, Kansas.
A vigil service with a V.F.W. rosary will be at 6:30 P.M. Thursday, at Cline’s-Keithley Mortuary Victoria, Kansas. The family suggests memorial to The Basilica of St. Fidelis.
Services are entrusted to Cline’s-Keithley Mortuary, 412 Main Street, Victoria, Kansas 67671. Condolences can be sent via e-mail to [email protected] or can be left by guestbook at www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com
SEDGWICK COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating the murder of a Kansas woman in her home and have a suspect in custody.
Just after 8p.m. Tuesday, police responded to report of a shooting in the 3100 Block of South Elizabeth in Wichita, according to officer Charley Davidson.
Police found a woman later identified as 25-year-old Elsey Puente inside the residence with a gunshot wound. EMS transported her to a local hospital where she died.
Investigators learned a domestic violence disturbance occurred in the residence between Puente and her boyfriend 29-year-old Victor Castro and she was shot once in the upper body, according to Davidson.
On Wednesday, police arrested Castro and booked him on requested charges of second-degree murder and criminal possession of a firearm, according to Sedgwick County online jail records.
Puente’s four children under the age of nine were also inside the residence at the time of the disturbance and were not injured, according to Davidson. They are currently with family.
Castro is not the children’s father, according to Davidson. He has prior convictions for aggravated assault and criminal threat, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections.
By BECKY KISER
Hays Post
The proposed 2020 budget for the city of Hays includes an increase in the solid waste fee for Hays customers.
The last time the fee increased was in 2006 in anticipation of the move in 2007 to a new automated collection system using blue polycarts. The rate was set at $15.20 thirteen years ago and hasn’t changed since then.
“We’re at the point where we’re eating into our reserves every year and that’s not very good for sustainability,” says Toby Dougherty, Hays city manager, “so a rate increase is required.”
The city’s Solid Waste Fund is an enterprise fund, acting like a business.
“Expenses necessitated by the fund are covered by the rates,” Dougherty explained. “The Solid Waste Fund doesn’t get subsidized by the General Fund or any form of taxes. It is solely based off user fees. And right now user fees are not supportive of the overall cost of the fund.”
Dougherty attributes the need for a rate hike to the increase in the cost of living. “Fuel increases, higher hauling and sorting fees for recyclables, salaries, and higher tipping fees at the Ellis County landfill are all factors,” he said.
Revenues from the sale of paper/cardboard recyclables have also been declining, from $63,000 in 2011 to $5,000 in 2018. The city must to pay another entity to take the rest of the recyclables.
“That’s the state of the recycling market. We’re lucky it doesn’t go into a landfill. We’ve gone from getting $60- to $70-thousand dollars a year, to paying $18,000 a year to have our recycling hauled off.”
Paper/cardboard recycling from Hays goes to Tamko in Phillipsburg where it is used in the manufacturing of roof shingles. The rest of the co-mingled recyclables – glass, plastic and aluminum – go to Stutzman’s recycling facility near Hutchinson, where it is sorted and sold to other commercial recyclers.
During tomorrow’s work session, city commissioners will consider a recommended series of annual rate increases over five years rather than one large rate increase.
The recommended rate increases are 15% to $17.48 starting August 2019. Further smaller increases are recommended annually in 2021 through 2024 of 5%, 3%, 2%, and 2%.
Public Works Director Jesse Rohr will present several other options for the commission at their July 18 work session.
Solid Waste services include refuse collection, recycling collection, compost operations, annual alley cleanup, and tree disposal for customers.
Commissioners will also look again at the funding requests in the 2020 budget by outside agencies, including Fort Hays State University city scholarships, Grow Hays, Care Council and Downtown Hays Development Corporation.
The July 18 agenda is available here.
The work session begins at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in Hays City Hall, 1507 Main.
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Confusion about whether pigs or kids had tumbled out of a vehicle in Kansas led to a humorous exchange between a dispatcher and an officer.
Police in Riley County posted audio of the exchange on Facebook under the hearing, “Just a typical day in Kansas.”
It starts with a dispatcher telling an officer, “We evidently have a truck that is losing pigs out the back. The officer then attempts to clarify, saying “Kids, as in children?” The dispatcher then clarified, “No, pigs. As in little pink animals with curly tails.”
Body-camera video shows the officer then arriving at the scene to find two people who had apparently captured the pigs holding them with leashes.
Phillipsburg resident Nathalie Bean passed away Saturday, July 13, 2019 at the Phillips County Hospital in Phillipsburg at the age of 95.
She was born February 28, 1924 in Lucas, KS, the daughter of James Libal & Veda (Maupin) Libal. She married Olin Bean on June 25, 1944; he preceded her in death. Nathalie was the head cook at the high school in Phillipsburg for 35 years.
She is survived by her son, Dennis & wife, Sandy, of Overland Park, KS and a brother, Jerry Libal of Loveland, CO.
Cremation was chosen per her wishes and her family will have a graveside service 10:00 a.m. Monday, July 22, 2019 in the Lucas Cemetery, Lucas, KS, with Pastor Les Rye officiating.
Memorials in remembrance of Nathalie may be given to Lucas and Phillipsburg K-18 Baseball, and sent to Olliff-Boeve Memorial Chapel, PO Box 563, Phillipsburg, KS 67661.
WICHITA, KAN. – A Kansas man was indicted Tuesday on a federal firearm charge, according to U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister.
Andrew Patrick Rizzo, 26, Wichita, is charged with one count of unlawful possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. The crime is alleged to have occurred July 11, 2019, in Wichita.
According to court records, investigators served a search warrant at Rizzo’s home in the 4800 block of east Gilbert. They found methamphetamine, heroin, marijuana, a digital scale and pipes for smoking narcotics. They also found a 9 mm Smith & Wesson handgun that had been reported stolen and a bulletproof vest.
If convicted, Rizzo could face a penalty of not less than five years in federal prison. The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office investigated. Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Katherine Andrusak is prosecuting.
By COLE REIF
Great Bend Post
LARNED — The Fort Larned National Historical Site is celebrating Hispanic heritage with a special event Saturday, July 20. Sienna Cordoba is an intern this summer at Fort Larned and says the celebration is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will include food, dance, nature activities, and living history demonstrations.
“We’ll have mariachi players, folklore dancers, a Zumba class, regular living history, and a migratory butterfly and bird component,” said Cordoba.
Cordoba has been teaching history for years, most recently in Baltimore, but wanted to get more involved with museums. She received an internship through the Latino Heritage Project and has been researching information on the Hispanic traders that frequented the Santa Fe Trail in the past.
“History is so cool and powerful, but teaching it in a classroom setting can be really isolating,” Cordoba said. “If you are at a museum, you can interact with so many different types of people.”
The event is for all ages and will especially engage children. Fort Larned is located on Highway 156, just west of Larned.
By JAMES BELL
Hays Post
As a part of the Ellis County Fair this week, Rolling Plains Motor Speedway hosted two nights of racing, adding to its regular classes the 10th United Rebel Sprint Series 305’s Wheatshocker Nationals and the Kansas Antiquers on both Saturday and Sunday.
Right off the green, the pole-sitter number 89 driven by Justin Yarmer, Russell, jumps ahead and is almost a quarter track ahead of the 300, driven by Shaun Woods, Dorrance and the 57S, driven by Ryan Strate, Kinsley while they battle for second. The 300 would not hold long and quickly began losing track position and was lapped by the 89 halfway through the event. The 89 would continue to gain position and with one to go was only two car lengths behind the 57S and would go on to the win.
| Pos | Start | Driver | Hometown | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Justin Yarmer | Russell, KS | 89 |
| 2 | 2 | Ryan Strate | Kinsley, KS | 57S |
| 3 | 3 | Shaun Woods | Dorrance, KS | 300 |
At the green, the 19X, driven by Monte Honas, Ellis would make a move for the lead with the 76, driven by Toby Schwien, Russell, right behind until by lap three they are side by side, fighting for first. The fight would continue with the pair sliding around each other until a mid-race caution. At the restart, the 76 would pull ahead on the backstretch and was two car lengths ahead at halfway. He would continue gaining track position, lapping with 99N, driven by Daniel Newell, Hays with one to go and would take the checkered.
| Pos | Start | Driver | Hometown | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Toby Schwien | Russell, KS | 76 |
| 2 | 2 | Monte Honas | Ellis, KS | 19X |
| 3 | 5 | Zach Cardwell | Colby, KS | 18X |
| 4 | 3 | Schutte Otto | Colby, KS | 19 |
| 5 | 9 | Art Herzog | Hays, KS | 9H |
| 6 | 6 | Weston Groth | Hays, KS | 18H |
| 7 | 1 | Bradyn Blackhart | Colby, KS | 37X |
| 8 | 8 | Ted Trumbo | St. Francis, KS | T21 |
| 9 | 11 | Daniel Newell | Hays, KS | 99N |
| 10 (DNF) | 7 | Brianna Maughlin | Dighton, KS | 17M |
| DNS | – | Jakob Schwien | Russell, KS | 16 |
On the first lap, the 22SS, driven by Shay Simoneau, Damar and the 1, driven by Shelby Frye, Chandler, Ariz. would fight for the lead, but within a lap, the 22SS had taken the top spot.
Neither would stay at the front long as the 14W, driven by Blaine Walt, Collyer, went low to snag the lead within a few laps from the start. His lead would continue to grow as laps click down until a caution a lap after the halfway mark.
After the restart, he would once again pull ahead of the field as the 11C, driven by Cory McGann, Ellis, and the 08, driven by Dakota Sproul, Hays, would battle for second.
With five to go the 43N, driven by Brian Wise, Stockton, would slide into the infield bringing out the yellow.
After the restart, the 14W and the 08 would jostle for the lead, with the 14W holding the position with one to go and would grab the checkered.
| Pos | Start | Driver | Hometown | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Blaine Walt | Collyer, KS | 14W |
| 2 | 10 | Dakota Sproul | Hays, KS | 08 |
| 3 | 11 | Brett Berry | Colby, KS | 09X |
| 4 | 3 | Cory McGann | Ellis, KS | 11C |
| 5 | 2 | Shay Simoneau | Damar, KS | 22SS |
| 6 | 7 | Ben Boland | Hays, KS | 27 |
| 7 | 4 | Mitch Boesel | Denver, CO | 177 |
| 8 | 9 | Adam Weber | Wakeeney, KS | 3 |
| 9 | 12 | Tyler Watts | Beloit, KS | 77W |
| 10 | 1 | Shelby Frye | Chandler, AZ | 1 |
| 11 | 5 | Toby Witthuhn | Ness City, KS | 10T |
| 12 | 15 | Monty Nordyke | Holly, KS | 9 |
| 13 | 13 | Scott Saunders | Colorado Springs, CO | 25 |
| 14 | 8 | Ricky Saunders | Colorado Springs, CO | 125 |
| 15 | 22 | Jacey Archer | Quinter, KS | 2BA |
| 16 | 17 | Brian Wise | Stockton, KS | 43N |
| 17 | 20 | Marvin Ward | Great Bend, KS | 97 |
| 18 (DNF) | 21 | Shawn Ward | Great Bend, KS | F97 |
| 19 (DNF) | 18 | Brendyn Nordyke | Holly, KS | 9JR |
| DNS | – | Lloyd Stover | Bird City, KS | 7P |
| DNS | – | Brandon Wise | Hays, KS | 1K |
| DNS | – | Brady Skrdlant | Norton, KS | 14 |
On the first lap the pole sitter, 14X, driven by Tristan Grape, Columbus, Neb. would grab the lead and would briefly keep it after a first lap caution.
The 711, driven by Brady Bencken, Oakly, would get around him soon after the restart, putting the 711 in the front until a caution is called after the 54B, driven by Brennen Nech, Kensington would get turned around.
After the restart, the 711 and the 250, driven by Tathan Burkhart, Hays, would battle for the lead trading the position several times until the 711 moves to the top of the track on turn four and begins pulling ahead going on to the win.
| Pos | Start | Driver | Hometown | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Brady Bencken | Oakley, KS | 711 |
| 2 | 8 | Garrett Hager | Hays, KS | 68 |
| 3 | 1 | Tristan Grape | Columbus, NE | 14X |
| 4 | 6 | Tathan Burkhart | Hays, KS | 250 |
| 5 | 3 | Daniel Irwin | Hays, KS | 7I |
| 6 | 16 | Lyle Russell | Hays, KS | 22R |
| 7 | 11 | Josh Barnhart | Colby, KS | 5150 |
| 8 | 2 | Bingston Rogers | Selden, KS | 37 |
| 9 | 13 | Spencer Hilbrink | Stockton, KS | 81H |
| 10 | 9 | Skyler Wissman | Hays, KS | 29 |
| 11 | 14 | Garrett Kuhlmann | Smith Center, KS | 2K |
| 12 | 10 | Kent Tammen | Hays, KS | 23 |
| 13 | 5 | Shawn Weigel | Gem, KS | 54W |
| 14 | 19 | James Hart | Hays, KS | 20 |
| 15 | 18 | Austin Meis | Hays, KS | 18M |
| 16 (DNF) | 17 | Billy Turner | Colby, KS | 19X |
| 17 (DNF) | 15 | Brennen Nech | Kensington, KS | 54B |
| 18 (DNF) | 7 | Trevor Schmidt | Hays, KS | 09D |
| 19 (DNF) | 12 | Brooke Russell | Hays, KS | 12R |
Starting on the pole the 737, driven by Nick Tubbs, Colby, would hold the lead for the first few laps until the 37X, driven by Jeff Tubbs, Colby, would begin to challenge the 737 and gets around by lap four for the lead. While the 37 a car length ahead of the 737 and the 54P, driven by Kyle Pfeifer, Hill City fight for second.
The 737 would cause the 54P to spin a few laps later and would go to the back of the field for causing a caution.
On the restart, the 37X would get ahead of the 54P as he tries to hold the 25P, driven by Mike Petersilie, Hoisington, off for second.
At the halfway mark, the 37X pulled away until the 54P caught the 37X and challenged for the lead.
With the 37X on the inside and the 54P going high, the 54P gets past the 37X on the backstretch.
With only a few laps to go, the 95, driven by Tyler Tipton, Weskan, blows an engine bringing out a red flag.
On the restart, the 54P quickly pulls away from the 37X and will take the checkered.
| Pos | Start | Driver | Hometown | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | Kyle Pfeifer | Hill City, KS | 54P |
| 2 | 8 | Jeff Tubbs | Colby, KS | 37X |
| 3 | 3 | Mike Petersilie | Hoisington, KS | 25P |
| 4 | 2 | Barrett Wagoner | Colby, KS | 51W |
| 5 | 15 | Colin Heim | Hoxie, KS | 6 |
| 6 | 1 | Nick Tubbs | Colby, KS | 737 |
| 7 | 5 | Trenton Kleweno | Hays, KS | 13 |
| 8 | 4 | William Bauer | Ness City, KS | 16 |
| 9 | 11 | Troy Burkhart | Hays, KS | 25X |
| 10 (DNF) | 9 | Jason Rogers | Selden, KS | 37 |
| 11 (DNF) | 7 | Tyler Tipton | Weskan, KS | 95 |
| 12 (DNF) | 13 | Marty Clark | Russell, KS | 8 |
| 13 (DNF) | 14 | Dalton Bauer | Ness City, KS | 57 |
| DNS | – | Dustin McClurg | Logan, KS | 26 |
| DNS | – | Mcintyre Jason | Colby, KS | 6M |
From start to finish the 3B, driven by Eddie Belec, Arvada, Colo., dominated the event pulling to the outside right out off the line.
After an early caution, 3B was briefly challenged by the 3D, driven by Daniel Gottschalk, Ellis, and the 97M, driven by David Murry Jr., Oberlin, but pulled ahead of the others as they fought for second.
The 3B lost the lead briefly after a mid-race caution while the 97M goes high passing the 3B, but the 3B keeps the pressure on and pulls away for the win in the last lap.
| Pos | Start | Driver | Hometown | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Eddie Belec | Arvada, CO | 3B |
| 2 | 1 | David Murray Jr | Oberlin, KS | 97M |
| 3 | 7 | Tanner Black | Otis, KS | 44T |
| 4 | 3 | Daniel Gottschalk | Ellis, KS | 3D |
| 5 | 5 | Steven Bowers Jr | Topeka, KS | 77 |
| 6 | 4 | Clay Sellard | Bucklin, KS | 85C |
| 7 | 9 | Tyler Sutton | Beloit, KS | 53GT |
| 8 | 11 | Ronnie Hill | Sharon Springs, KS | 41 |
| 9 | 13 | Kyle Rohleder | Wakeeney, KS | 0 |
| 10 | 20 | Clay Money | Penokee, KS | 7 |
| 11 | 21 | Dylan Sherfick | Wakeeney, KS | 66D |
| 12 | 15 | Dustin Daniels | Colby, KS | 33 |
| 13 | 17 | Mike Petersilie | Hoisington, KS | 25P |
| 14 | 19 | William Nusser | 7N | |
| 15 | 6 | Jeremy Zorn | Russell, KS | 16Z |
| 16 | 10 | Brandon Conkwright | Wamego, KS | 24C |
| 17 | 14 | Curtis Barnes | Lindsborg, KS | 7B |
| 18 | 18 | Joe Duvall | Claremore, OK | 91 |
| 19 | 23 | Brian Calhoon | Beloit, KS | 43 |
| 20 | 24 | Todd Schwarz | Colby, KS | 727 |
| 21 | 22 | Rich Tegethoff | Kirwin, KS | 87 |
| 22 (DNF) | 16 | Ryan Heger | Hugoton, KS | 3H |
| 23 (DNF) | 8 | Cody Gearhart | Turpin, OK | 1M |
| 24 (DNF) | 12 | Tim Watts | Beloit, KS | 11W
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The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a heat advisory from 1 to 7 p.m. Wednesday for a swath of northwest Kansas, including Ellis County.
“The combination of hot temperatures and high humidity will combine to create a situation in which heat illnesses are possible. Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors,” the NWS advisory said.
Temperatures are expected to reach 103 degrees on Wednesday and Thursday, with a high of 102 projected Friday. The temperature will be in triple digits again Saturday, before a slight cool down Sunday, when the mercury is only expected to reach the low 90s.
PAWNEE COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect in connection with alleged domestic violence in Pawnee County.
On July 8th, deputies and the Kansas Highway Patrol Tactical Team responded to a domestic disturbance call with involved a small child and a firearm at a home near 130th Avenue and Q Road near Larned, according to the Pawnee County Attorney. A
The KHP team arrested Thomas Roscoe Roland, Jr., 55 of Parthenon, Arkansas.
On Monday, Roland appeared in the Pawnee County District Court in the custody of Pawnee County Sheriff on felony charges of Aggravated Endangering a Child and Criminal Threat. He was initially booked in on a charge of Kidnapping.
Magistrate Judge Julie Cowell released Roland on a supervised bond that included reporting requirements with Court Services and a no contact order with the victim. The court authorized that he could reside in Arkansas pending future hearings. Preliminary Hearings have been scheduled for July 24, according to the Pawnee County Attorney.
