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HPD Activity Log Dec. 13-17

Posted on December 18, 2018December 18, 2018

The Hays Police Department responded to 7 animal calls and conducted 22 traffic stops Thu., Dec. 13, 2018, according to the HPD Activity Log.

Driving Under the Influence–100 block W 8th St, Hays; 1:57 AM
Intoxicated Subject–400 block W 4th St, Hays; 2:19 AM
Lost Animals ONLY–400 block E 12th St, Hays; 6:41 AM
Criminal Damage to Property–2300 block Plum St, Hays; 12/12 8 PM; 12/13 7:28 AM
Criminal Damage to Property–200 block E 8th St, Hays; 12/12 7:58 PM; 8 PM
Civil Dispute–1000 block E 17th St, Hays; 9:42 AM
MV Accident-Hit and Run–2900 block Broadway Ave, Hays; 10:10 AM
Animal Cruelty/Neglect–500 block W 24th St, Hays; 10:21 AM
Theft (general)–500 block E 16th St, Hays; 12/11 9 PM; 12/12 1 AM
Phone/Mail Scam–2500 block E 21st St, Hays; 2:04 PM
Violation of Restraining Order/PFA–1000 block W 28th St, Hays; 2:09 PM
MV Accident-Private Property–100 block W 13th St, Hays; 2:30 PM; 2:38 PM
Warrant Service (Fail to Appear)–2800 block Indian Trl, Hays; 3:01 PM
MV Accident-City Street/Alley–1100 block E 13th St, Hays; 2:58 PM
Theft (general)–2900 block Broadway Ave, Hays; 1:55 AM
MV Accident-City Street/Alley–27th and Broadway, Hays; 3:54 PM
Animal At Large–15th and Ash St, Hays; 4:32 PM
Burglary/vehicle–200 block W 23rd St, Hays; 7:27 PM

The Hays Police Department responded to 12 animal calls and conducted 19 traffic stops Fri., Dec. 14, 2018, according to the HPD Activity Log.

Welfare Check–2200 block Canterbury Dr, Hays; 12:52 AM
Disturbance – Fight–100 block W 7th St, Hays; 1:54 AM
Drug Offenses–3400 block Vine St, Hays; 2:27 AM
Suspicious Activity–300 block W 15th St, Hays; 7:37 AM
Dead Animal Call–500 block E 6th St, Hays; 7:51 AM
Dead Animal Call–2500 block Ash St, Hays; 8:54 AM
Violation of Restraining Order/PFA–1400 block Vine St, Hays; 12/13 8:35 PM; 8:40 PM
Animal At Large–700 block W 12th St, Hays; 10:08 AM
Domestic Disturbance–2200 block Canterbury Dr, Hays; 8 AM; 9 AM
Animal At Large–1800 block Milner St, Hays; 10:56 AM
Drug Offenses–100 block W 12th St, Hays; 11:04 AM
Welfare Check–1000 block W 28th St, Hays; 11:14 AM
Animal At Large–300 block Mopar Dr, Hays; 11:50 AM
Animal Injured–1000 block Elm St, Hays; 12:46 PM
Abandoned Vehicle–500 block Walnut St, Hays; 12:56 PM
MV Accident-City Street/Alley–100 block E 8th St, Hays; 2:02 PM
MV Accident-City Street/Alley–3300 block Vine St, Hays; 2:20 PM
Shoplifting–4300 block Vine St, Hays; 2:03 PM; 2:33 PM
Juvenile Complaint–200 block E 7th St, Hays; 5:20 PM; 5:25 PM
Welfare Check–500 block W 31st St, Hays; 5:52 PM
Lost Animals ONLY–1600 block Fort St, Hays; 6:22 PM
Violation of Restraining Order/PFA–200 block W 12th St, Hays; 8:37 PM; 9:25 PM

The Hays Police Department responded to 3 animal calls and conducted 20 traffic stops Sat., Dec. 15, 2018, according to the HPD Activity Log.

Disturbance – Noise–100 block E 18th St, Hays; 1:12 AM
Domestic Disturbance–3400 block Vine St, Hays; 1:45 AM; 2:14 AM
Battery – simple–500 block W 7th St, Hays; 1:54 AM
Intoxicated Subject–100 block E 5th St, Hays; 2:28 AM
Lost Animals ONLY–1400 block W 46th St, Hays; 8:30 AM
Abandoned Vehicle–200 block W 6th St, Hays; 8:52 AM
Animal At Large–1500 block Haney Dr, Hays; 12/15/2018 10:25:45 AM
Shoplifting–4300 block Vine St, Hays; 10:40 AM; 10:50 AM
MV Accident-Hit and Run–2700 block Willow St, Hays; 1:41 PM
Disturbance – Noise–700 block E 6th St, Hays; 7:13 PM
Found/Lost Property–1300 block Canterbury Dr, Hays; 8 AM
Driving Under the Influence–1000 block Elm St, Hays; 8:10 PM
Dead Animal Call–200 block E 11th St, Hays; 8:26 PM
Parking Complaint–400 block Milner St, Hays; 8:55 PM
Disturbance – Noise–200 block Pershing Ct, Hays; 11:48 PM
Obstruction of Legal Process–500 block E 7th St, Hays; 11:56 PM

The Hays Police Department responded to 7 animal calls and conducted 18 traffic stops Sun., Dec. 16, 2018, according to the HPD Activity Log.

Suspicious Activity–400 block W 6th St, Hays; 2:45 AM
Suspicious Activity–3200 block Vine St, Hays; 6:43 AM
Dead Animal Call–600 block E 11th St, Hays; 7:26 AM
Domestic Disturbance–500 block Vine St, Hays; 9:59 AM
Abandoned Vehicle–200 block W 36th St, Hays; 11/16 10:03 AM; 12/16 10:03 AM
Harassment, Telephone/FAX–300 block W 16th St, Hays; 11 AM; 11:39 AM
Burglary/vehicle–400 block Ash St, Hays; 12/15 9 PM; 12/16 11:30 AM
Shoplifting–4300 block Vine St, Hays; 10 AM; 2:29 PM
Animal At Large–1700 block Golden Belt Dr, Hays; 3:31 PM
Lost Animals ONLY–3400 block Summer Ln, Hays; 5:17 PM
Domestic Disturbance–27th and Vine, Hays; 6:30 PM; 6:48 PM
Drug Offenses–300 block E 26th St, Hays; 8:22 PM; 8:28 PM
Suspicious Activity–3200 block Vine St, Hays; 9:28 PM

The Hays Police Department responded to 6 animal calls and conducted 29 traffic stops Mon., Dec. 17, 2018, according to the HPD Activity Log.

Suspicious Activity–2800 block Grant Ave, Hays; 12:16 AM
MV Accident-Property Damage–2400 block Main St, Hays; 11 AM; 11:05 AM
MV Accident-City Street/Alley–700 block Fort St, Hays; 11:28 AM
Animal At Large–20th St and Canal Blvd, Hays; 11:49 AM
Burglary/vehicle–500 block Halladay St, Hays; 12/15 8 PM; 12/16 9 AM
Abandoned Vehicle–200 block W 6th St, Hays; 1:05 PM
Animal At Large–400 block W 12th St, Hays; 1:11 PM
Harassment (All Other)–200 block W 6th St, Hays; 12/9 8 PM
Burglary/residence–2900 block Vine St, Hays; 2 PM; 2:45 PM
Animal At Large–200 block Northridge Dr, Hays; 2:51 PM
Animal At Large–100 block W 17th St, Hays; 3:06 PM
Theft (general)–3300 block Vine St, Hays; 2 PM; 2:56 PM
MV Accident-City Street/Alley–1000 block E 27th St, Hays; 3:16 PM
Burglary/vehicle–200 block W 5th St, Hays; 3:37 PM
Burglary/residence–1300 block E 33rd St, Hays; 2 PM; 2:30 PM
Criminal Trespass–2800 block Indian Trl, Hays; 5:58 PM
Burglary/residence–2000 block Metro Ln, Hays; 5:46 PM
Warrant Service (Fail to Appear)–200 block S Cedar St, Stockton; 7:14 PM
Suicidal Subject–400 block W 5th St, Hays; 8:21 PM
Welfare Check–1000 block E 17th St, Hays; 9:47 PM

Gribben named affiliate fellow for Center for Great Plains Studies

Posted on December 18, 2018December 17, 2018

FHSU University Relations

Brian Gribben, coordinator of government documents and special collections at Fort Hays State University’s Forsyth Library, has been named an affiliate fellow for the Center for Great Plains Studies.

The center, hosted by the University of Nebraska, focuses on studying the people, cultures, and environment of the Great Plains from the Missouri River to the Rocky Mountains and from the Texas Panhandle into Canada.

Affiliate fellows do not hold appointments at the University of Nebraska but have professional interests in the mission of the Center for Great Plains Studies. There are over 200 affiliate fellows from 122 institutions.

Gribben’s fellowship provides opportunities for inter-institutional collaboration in the advancement of scholarship related to the Great Plains.

HAWVER: Telemedicine at risk amidst abortion debate

Posted on December 18, 2018December 17, 2018

There’s one of those tough women’s rights issues going on now, one that may have an effect on the health care of thousands of rural Kansans. There’s an abortion aspect to it that further complicates the issue.

The court fight is over a provision of the new Kansas Telemedicine Act, which will if it stands enable Kansans in areas without handy hospitals or access to medical specialists who work in far-away or out-of-state medical centers to be treated over visual internet hookups. Like those you see on TV ads, where the grandparents and children look at and talk to each other.

That Telemedicine Act is seen as a potential life-saver for some Kansans who can’t get to a big city hospital’s specialized treatments or emergency diagnoses.

That remote telemedicine physician may be able to diagnose an illness that the local health-care provider doesn’t have the specialized training to recognize. That happens in real life.

Well, the whole telemedicine bill passed by last year’s Legislature was generally liked by the Legislature. The Senate passed the bill 32-6, the House 107-13 on the same day last spring, and the governor—that’s Gov. Dr. Jeff Colyer—signed it into law.

Sounded good, except that the measure turned out to be a vehicle for a scrap over abortion. Of course.

Here’s the key:

The bill says that “nothing in the Kansas telemedicine act shall be construed to authorize the delivery of any abortion procedure via telemedicine.”

The Center for Reproductive Rights, on behalf of the Trust Women Foundation of Wichita, has challenged that provision of the new law, asserting that it puts women, and rural women, at a disadvantage. The group wants the anti-telemedicine abortion language to be rejected, or nullified.

But it gets more complicated, a lot more complicated. Antiabortion lobbyists fought to get a so-called “nonseverability” provision in the bill, and succeeded. That narrowly targeted provision says if any specific part of the bill is found to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court, the rest of the act is untouched, still law.

…Except for that provision dealing with “not authorizing any abortion procedure via telemedicine.” If that “not authorizing” section is struck down by a court, then the whole telemedicine act is voided.

That puts pro-choice challenges such as the one being considered now in the position of win and telemedicine loses, lose and the rest of telemedicine with its social and geographic support will start quickly.

That telemedicine abortion is basically using the telemedicine interview and health records check to determine whether a woman can obtain a couple pills that cause an abortion without the need for physical presence of a physician.

Those pills, called abortifacients, are pretty safe and don’t require hands-on doctor-patient interaction. That’s why they are used in a large percentage of first-trimester abortions.

This comes down hard. For those who oppose abortion it means that a decision rejecting the Trust Women lawsuit to allow women more decision on their health keeps telemedicine on track. A victory for those who see the issue as one of women’s rights: a win could kill telemedicine in Kansas.

Whatever the decision in the Shawnee County Courthouse, count on an appeal of the ruling and an effort by both pro-choice and antiabortion forces to fight it out in the Legislature next session. That’s a fight that lawmakers don’t want to have this year when it will undoubtedly stretch into next year, and the upcoming legislative elections.

Lots at stake here…

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FHSU Criminal Justice Club members receive top awards at regionals

Posted on December 18, 2018December 14, 2018

FHSU University Relations

Criminal Justice Club members of the Delta Tau Omega Chapter at Fort Hays State University brought home three first-place awards at the recent criminal justice competition in Lee’s Summit, Mo.

Roy Koech, Russell junior, received first place in the upper division of the Criminal Law category. Taylor Petersen, Phillipsburg sophomore, earned first place in the lower division of the Corrections category. Conrad Vajnar, Hays sophomore, received first place for the male under – 25 division in the Physical Agility category.

The Region 3 Competition of the American Criminal Justice Association – Lambda Alpha Epsilon, hosted by the Gamma Epsilon Delta Chapter from the University of Central Missouri was at the Missouri Innovation Campus.

“ACJA-LAE regional and national competitions allow students and professionals to compete in a variety of written and skills-based competitions,” said Dr. Tamara Lynn, assistant professor of criminal justice at FHSU.

Written competitions include topics such as criminal law, police administration, corrections, juvenile justice and ACJA-LAE knowledge. Skills-based competitions include physical agility and firearms at both the individual and team levels. A skills-based team crime scene investigation competition was also included. All attendees competed in the written competitions.

“In addition to competing, students have the opportunity to network with professionals across the criminal justice system,” said Lynn. “At the national competition, students also compete for scholarships and a paper competition.

Other awards received are listed alphabetically by category.

American Criminal Justice Association-Lambda Alpha Epsilon Knowledge
Petersen also received third place in the lower division and Lynn received third place in the professional division.

Corrections
In addition to Petersen’s first place award, Bea Walsh, Thornton, Colo., sophomore, received third place in the lower division and Lynn received third place in the professional division.

Firearms Team Competition
The team of Tyler Beckman, Atwood freshman, Andrew Lankas, Atwood junior, and Lynn, received second place in the professional division.

Physical Agility
In addition to Vajnar’s first place finish, Walsh received second place for the female under – 25 division.

Research Poster Competition
Vajnar received third place in the lower division.

Upper division represents undergraduate students who have successfully completed at least 70 credit hours. Lower division represents those who have completed at least 12 but less than 70 credit hours.

The FHSU Delta Tau Omega chapter will host the region 3 competition in fall 2019.

Exploring Outdoors Kansas: Twas the night before Christmas

Posted on December 18, 2018December 17, 2018

Twas the night before Christmas but our deer camp was shaken
Not a hunter was happy cause’ no deer had been taken.

Our deer tags were hung by the chimney with care
In hopes that some big bucks soon would be there.

We hunters all snoozed in our long johns of red
While visions of jerky swirled in our head.

Our snoring echoed like growling inside
And the air carried odors I shouldn’t describe

The moon on the crest of the new fallen snow
Made our junky old house trailer twinkle and glow

When out in the woods there arose such a clatter
I sprang from my bunk and fell down the ladder.

Lucky for me I lit’ on my head
But I horsed-up my back and busted the bed

I limped to the window and what did appear
But a miniature sleigh and eight TROPHY reindeer.

I yelled for the guys to bail out of bed
And they soon filled the windows to stare at the sled.

When they all saw the reindeer a hush filled the room
As their huge antlers gleamed in the light of the moon.

Could this be St Nick and his magic reindeer?
And what in tarnation are they doin’ out here?

Each hunter had scattered to get to his gun;
I had to work fast before the shootin’ begun.

I grabbed my own rifle as I ran toward the sled
And fired several warning shots over their head.

“That should do it” I thought, “That should chase them away”
But it scared them so badly they tipped over the sleigh.

I fell to the ground and covered my head
Certain there’d be shootin’ and the deer would be dead.

But instead all my buddies stood quietly by
And pointed at something bright in the sky.

A star in the east shone so brightly that night
That we all stood there awestruck, solemn and quiet.

St Nick and the “boys” used this chance to vamoose
And streaked through the woods like an on-fire caboose

As for me and the guys, we slunk back inside
And nothing was hurt that night but our pride.

So just as the star on that first Christmas eve
Brought a savior to us for all who believe,

Its brilliance tonight once again lit the way
For St Nick to escape with his reindeer and sleigh.

And I heard him exclaim as they raced out of sight
Rudolph you blockhead, what were you thinking?
Of all the stupid places to land, in a deer hunting camp no less?
You nearly made this the last Christmas for all of us!
Seriously, if you try that again, I’ll personally hang your head in MY workshop
Bright red nose and all!

Merry Christmas from Steve and Joyce at Exploring Outdoors Kansas

UPDATE: Dad jailed after allegedly trying to drown baby in KC-area pond

Posted on December 18, 2018December 18, 2018

KANSAS CITY (AP) — Police say an infant is recovering after a man walked into a northwest Missouri police station and said he had drowned his 6-month-old child.

The man identified as Stephen Zicarelli, 28, Greenwood, made the report at the Greenwood police station Monday morning.

Greenwood Police Cpl. Thomas Calhoun was able to determine where the child was and he and Police Chief Greg Hallgrimson rushed to the pond.

They found the child floating in the pond. Calhoun performed CPR and was able to revive the child.

Police say the child is reported to be in good health Monday afternoon.

Zicarelli was booked into jail and remains in custody Tuesday, according to the Jackson County Detention Facility.

Greenwood, with a population of about 5,220 people, is about 25 miles southeast of Kansas City.

UPDATE: Remains identified are of man with extensive criminal history

Posted on December 18, 2018December 18, 2018

SEDGWICK COUNTY —The Wichita Police Department has confirmed the identity of the human bones found near 55th Street South and Clifton in Wichita. They are of a man with an extensive criminal history, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections.

Donald Cook had previous convictions for theft, burglary, making false writing, interference with law enforcement, obstruction, drugs and more, according to the Kansas Dept. of Corrections

Just after 8:30 a.m. on Friday November 30, officers responded to a call for police in the area of 55^th Street South and Clifton, according to officer Charley Davidson.

Upon arrival, police contacted a hunter who was in a wooded area and observed skeletal remains.

Investigators examined the area and collected evidence. The skeletal remains were sent to the Sedgwick County Regional Forensic Science Center who confirmed the identity to be 56-year-old Donald Cook of Wichita.

On May 15, 2017 a 74-year-old contacted police and reported Cook missing.

Investigators have not released the cause of Cook’s death.

Sunny, mild Tuesday

Posted on December 18, 2018December 18, 2018

Today Partly sunny, with a high near 54. South southwest wind 6 to 10 mph.

Tonight Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. South wind 6 to 8 mph becoming west in the evening.

Wednesday A 20 percent chance of rain after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Windy, with a north northwest wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Wednesday NightMostly clear, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

ThursdaySunny, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 16 to 22 mph.

Thursday NightClear, with a low around 26.

FridaySunny, with a high near 53.

Woman who drove kids into Kan. River pleads guilty to murder

Posted on December 18, 2018December 18, 2018

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A Missouri woman who told police she intentionally drove into the Kansas River while trying to kill herself and her two young children pleaded guilty Monday to first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder.

Scharron Dingledine-photo Douglas County

Dingledine’s vehicle pulled from the river on August 3 -image courtesy KCTV

Scharron Dingledine, 26, of Columbia, Missouri, entered the plea Monday in Douglas County Court in Lawrence, Kansas. As part of the plea, she won’t be eligible for parole for 25 years, The Lawrence Journal-World reported .

Prosecutors say Dingledine drove a car into the Kansas Rivernear downtown Lawrence in August. Rescuers pulled Dingledine and her 1-year-old son, Elijah Lake, from the water but were not able to save her 5-year-old daughter, Amiyah Bradley. Her body was recovered from the river the next day. Elijah was critically injured.

A probable cause affidavit released in the case says Dingledine told police that she had a fight with her boyfriend, she was voluntarily admitted to a psychiatric hospital for several hours on Aug. 2, one day before she drove her car into the river in downtown Lawrence, about 160 miles west of her hometown of Columbia, Missouri.

After she was released from the hospital, her boyfriend agreed to take her to a shelter. But when he stopped at a store, Dingledine drove off in his car, with the children inside, she told detectives. She later stole another vehicle near Columbia and drove to the Kansas City area, where she spent the night in the vehicle. She drove to Lawrence Aug. 3 and was “feeling depressed and worried about the consequences of her actions” on the previous day, according to the affidavit.

The document said she drove to the Kansas River, parked and let the children walk around and put their feet in the water. She said she decided the river was a good way to kill herself and she decided to kill the children “because she didn’t want anyone else to have them.”

She told detectives she accelerated into the river while the children were unrestrained in the front seat. She said she knew neither child could swim and “would likely die,” according to the affidavit.

Driver hospitalized after ejected when car rolls on I-70

Posted on December 18, 2018December 19, 2018

ELLIS COUNTY— One person was injured in an accident just before 4:30p.m. Tuesday in Ellis County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser driven by Matthew David Zaleski, 43, Southfield, MI., was westbound on Interstate 70 just west of Toulon Avenue.

The driver lost control of the vehicle. It entered into the median and rolled, came back onto the roadway in the east bound lanes and rolled three times crossing the east bound lanes.

The vehicle came to rest on its wheels in the south ditch. The driver was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected from the vehicle.

Zaleski was transported to Hays Medical Center.

U.S. Attorney: Worker at Kan. children’s facility distributed child porn

Posted on December 17, 2018December 18, 2018

KANSAS CITY, Kan. – A staff member at a facility for children with developmental disabilities pleaded guilty Monday to federal child pornography charges, according to U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister.

William Bresee, 31, Fontana, pleaded guilty to three counts of distributing child pornography and one count of possessing child pornography. At sentencing, the prosecutor told the court Bresee admitted that federal agents downloaded child pornography from his computer using an online file sharing program. Bresee was a staff member at Lakemary Center in Paola, working an overnight shift when investigators tracked child pornography to an IP address at the center.

Sentencing is set for March 4. He faces a penalty of not less than five years and not more than 20 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000 on the distribution charges, and not more than 10 years and a fine up to $250,000 on the possession count.

Lakemary offered a statement on the case in a press release Tuesday morning:

“Lakemary Center was informed that William Bresee pled guilty to certain criminal charges in Federal Court today. Mr. Bresee has not been employed at Lakemary since July of 2015 and Mr. Bresee never worked with the children served at Lakemary Center. When Lakemary was originally informed of his potential criminal activity in 2015, Lakemary fully cooperated with police and Federal authorities. Mr. Bresee was immediately terminated. At no time was any individual in the care of Lakemary Center affected by any actions by Mr. Bresee.”

UPDATE: Suspect dead after taking Kan. officer’s gun, shooting officer

Posted on December 17, 2018December 17, 2018

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say a suspect has been killed after wounding an officer in Kansas City, Kansas.

Police on the scene of the shooting investigation-photo courtesy KCTV

Police Chief Terry Zeigler says the shooting happened Sunday night when officers responded to an indecent exposure call.

Police said in a news release Monday that a man at the house, 46-year-old Richard Johnson, died after being shot by an officer.

Two officers responded to the call and Johnson was able to get a gun from one of the officers. Police say during the ensuing struggle, Johnson fired a shot and a second officer returned fire.

The officer who was shot suffered non-life threatening injuries.

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KANSAS CITY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating after a fatal officer-involved shooting.

Late Sunday, police responded to an indecent exposure call in the 400 block of North 18^th Street, according Kansas City, Kansas, Police Chief Terry Ziegler.

When officers arrived and began their investigation, the individual took one officer’s gun and fired a shot striking one of the officers.

Officers returned fire and killed the suspect, according to Ziegler.

Both officers were transported to the University of Kansas Hospital and are expected to make a full recovery.

Police have released no additional details.

UPDATE: Poacher ordered to repeatedly watch movie ‘Bambi’

Posted on December 17, 2018December 17, 2018

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A poacher has been ordered to repeatedly watch the movie “Bambi” as part of his sentence for illegally killing hundreds of deer.

David Berry Jr. is to watch the Walt Disney movie the first time before Sunday and at least once each month during his one-year jail sentence in southwest Missouri’s Lawrence County. He was convicted there of taking wildlife illegally.

David Berry Sr. of Springfield and two of his adult sons, David Berry Jr. of Brookline and Kyle Berry of Everton, were arrested in August after an 8½- month investigation by state, federal and international agencies that also involved cases in Kansas, Nebraska and Canada.

Berry also was sentenced last week to 120 days in jail in nearby Barton County for a firearms probation violation.

Lawrence County Prosecuting Attorney Don Trotter says the deer were killed for their heads, with their bodies left to rot. Three relatives and another man also were caught in what conservation agents are calling one of the state’s largest deer poaching cases.