A Manhattan man was arrested Wednesday evening on two outstanding warrants and is now facing additional charges, according to the Riley County Police Department.

William Benner, 24, was taken into custody at approximately 5:43 p.m. on Oct. 22 in the 400 block of Fort Riley Boulevard. He was arrested on a Riley County District Court warrant and a Manhattan Municipal Court warrant, both for failure to appear.

The warrants stem from original charges of possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia, as well as driving without a license. During the arrest, Benner was additionally charged with interference with a law enforcement officer and trafficking contraband into a correctional facility.

He was issued a total bond of $18,500 and remains confined in the Riley County Jail at the time of this report.

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A Hutchinson man pleaded guilty to attempted contribution to child misconduct Monday, after reaching a plea deal with the state.

Kobi Scroggin, 24, pleaded guilty to two two counts of attempted contribution to a child’s misconduct by sheltering or concealing a runaway.

He was arrested March 18, after aiding two runaway children. Scroggin reportedly knew the children, also of Hutchinson, a boy born in 2007 and girl born in 2009.

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By Rose Gruenbacher

A Hutchinson man pleaded guilty to attempted contribution to child misconduct Monday, after reaching a plea deal with the state.

Kobi Scroggin, 24, pleaded guilty to two two counts of attempted contribution to a child’s misconduct by sheltering or concealing a runaway.

He was arrested March 18, after aiding two runaway children. Scroggin reportedly knew the children, also of Hutchinson, a boy born in 2007 and girl born in 2009.

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William Benner, 23, of Manhattan, was arrested on March 4, 2025, at approximately 7:55 PM in the 1000 block of S. Seth Child Road.  Benner was arrested on a Riley County District Court warrant for failure to appear. The original charges in this matter were possession of meth, possession of drug paraphernalia, and driving while suspended. Total bond was set at $5,000. Benner was not confined at the time of this report.

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A Manhattan man is behind bars on numerous charges, including identity theft and criminal use of weapons.

Landon Bearce, 22, was arrested at the Riley County Police Department on a district court warrant for three counts of possession of stolen property with a value of less than 15 hundred dollars; theft by deception; the theft of $1,500 or less from three businesses in 72 hours; criminal possession of a weapon by a felon; two counts of burglary; criminal use of weapons; defacing identification marks on a firearm; the use/possession with the intent to use of drug paraphernalia; two counts of criminal use of a financial card; attempted theft by deception; four counts of unlawful computer acts; and four counts of identity theft.

Total bond was set at $50,000. Bearce was still confined in the Riley County Jail as of Friday morning.

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