By Rose Gruenbacher

A Manhattan man on Monday pleaded guilty to charges including burglary and assault, after reaching a plea deal with prosecutors.

Michael Calvert, 33, appeared for arraignment with judge Kendra Lewison and entered a guilty plea to counts of attempted aggravated robbery, residential burglary, aggravated assault and criminal threat. In return, Deputy Riley County Attorney Trinity Muth has dropped three remaining charges against Calvert.

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Joseph Hodges, 50, of Manhattan, was arrested on July 10, 2025, at approximately 3:51 p.m. at 1001 S. Seth Child Road for a no-bond Pottawatomie County warrant on failure to appear. Hodges is still confined in the Riley County Jail at the time of this report.

Christopher Sims, 33, of Junction City, KS, was arrested on July 10, 2025, at approximately 2:30 p.m. in the 100 block of Courthouse Plaza on a Riley County District Court warrant for criminal threat. Sims was issued a total bond of $8000 and is no longer confined in the Riley County Jail at the time of this report.

Edward Wright, 29, of Junction City, KS, was arrested on July 5, 2025, at approximately 10:03 a.m. in Geary County on a Riley County District Court warrant for probation violation. This warrant stems from the original charges of three counts of aggravated assault. Wright was issued no bond and is still confined in the Riley County Jail at the time of this report.

Philtasha Powell, 28, of Topeka, KS, was arrested on July 3, 2025, at approximately 11:35 a.m. in Shawnee County on a Manhattan Municipal Court warrant for parole violation. This warrant stems from an original charge of theft. Powell was issued a total bond of $1,500 is no longer confined in the Riley County Jail at the time of this report.

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A Junction City man is in custody following an incident that led to his arrest on multiple felony charges. The 23-year-old suspect was taken into custody at 1324 Parkside Lane in Junction City on May 30 around 5 p.m. and remains confined at the Riley County Jail with a total bond set at $500,000.

According to the RCPD, the man faces a series of charges stemming from a domestic-related case. Those charges include attempted first-degree murder, aggravated kidnapping, aggravated domestic battery, and aggravated intimidation of a witness or victim through threats of force or violence. Additional charges include multiple counts of domestic battery, criminal threat, and criminal damage to property valued under $1,000.

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