By Rose Gruenbacher

A Manhattan man on Monday pleaded not guilty to charges of child sex crimes, and now will go to trial in December.

Joseph Ray Marlow, 25, appeared in Riley County District Court before judge John Bosch and pleaded not guilty to two counts of aggravated criminal sodomy of a child under 14 years old and two counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child under 14 years old.

His lawyer, chief public defender Trey Bryant, will plead Marlow’s case to a jury in a four-day trial set to begin Dec. 2.

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By Rose Gruenbacher

A Clay Center man pleaded guilty to all charges, including aggravated battery while driving under the influence, in court Monday morning.

Tucker Lamore, 22, appeared in Riley County District Court before Judge John Bosch to enter a guilty plea for charges of aggravated battery while driving under the influence, three counts of battery and driving under the influence. Lamore and his attorney, Michael Hawthorne, reached a plea deal with the state, represented by assistant Riley County attorney John Griffin to lower the recommended sentencing for the charges.

Bosch asked Lamore to recount the events on July 26, 2024, that lead to his charges. In his statement to the court, Lamore said after consuming too much alcohol he decided to drive to Riley County from his home town.

When leaving Riley on a gravel road, he was “too intoxicated to control the vehicle,” and ended up in a field, injuring the four passengers in his vehicle.

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Judge John Bosch on Tuesday sentenced 20-year-old Darryl Flores-Klemick in Riley County District Court after he pleaded guilty Nov. 18 to charges electronic solicitation of a child, sexual exploitation of a change and unlawful voluntary sexual will relations.

Flores-Klemick also pleaded guilty to charges of vehicular burglary and making a criminal threat.

In addition to his prison sentence, Flores-Klemick will have to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.

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Judge John Bosch on Tuesday sentenced 20-year-old Darryl Flores-Klemick in Riley County District Court after he pleaded guilty Nov. 18 to charges electronic solicitation of a child, sexual exploitation of a change and unlawful voluntary sexual will relations.

Flores-Klemick also pleaded guilty to charges of vehicular burglary and making a criminal threat.

In addition to his prison sentence, Flores-Klemick will have to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.

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