Riley County Police have arrested a Manhattan man in connection to a weekend homicide investigation

Officers have charged 29-year-old Erick Sanchez with second-degree murder, aggravated assault and criminal threat in connection to the death of 36-year-old Mark Rickenbaker. Sanchez was brought into custody just after 8 p.m. Monday and remains jailed in Riley County on a $1 million bond.

Police began their investigation a little after midnight on Saturday in the 800 block of Colorado Street for a reported welfare check. Officers located Rickenbaker suffering from serious injuries. He died later at a local hospital from his injuries. An investigation has determined Rickenbaker was involved in an altercation before police arrived.

Further details surrounding his death have not been provided.

Rickenbaker had a lengthy criminal history, including most recently a 2022 conviction in Riley County for aggravated battery and criminal possesion of a weapon by a felon.

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One person was transported to the hospital Monday morning following a three-vehicle crash in Manhattan.

Riley County Police say officers responded around 11:28 a.m. Dec. 8 to the intersection of 11th Street and Bertrand Street. A 1999 Ford F-350 driven by 65-year-old Russell Thompson collided with a 2003 Chevrolet truck driven by 64-year-old James Posch in the intersection. The impact pushed Posch’s vehicle into a 2013 Toyota RAV4 driven by 20-year-old Korie Kirkwood.

Posch was transported to Via Christi for treatment of his injuries.

Police issued Posch a citation for failing to stop at a stop sign.

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One person was transported to the hospital Monday morning following a three-vehicle crash in Manhattan.

Riley County Police say officers responded around 11:28 a.m. Dec. 8 to the intersection of 11th Street and Bertrand Street. A 1999 Ford F-350 driven by 65-year-old Russell Thompson collided with a 2003 Chevrolet truck driven by 64-year-old James Posch in the intersection. The impact pushed Posch’s vehicle into a 2013 Toyota RAV4 driven by 20-year-old Korie Kirkwood.

Posch was transported to Via Christi for treatment of his injuries.

Police issued Posch a citation for failing to stop at a stop sign.

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A Manhattan man was taken into custody Monday afternoon on a warrant issued out of Riley County District Court.

Police say 34-year-old Gregory Hayes was arrested around 2:45 p.m. Dec. 1 on a failure-to-appear warrant connected to multiple original charges. Those charges include two counts of domestic battery, attempted aggravated robbery, criminal threat and violation of a protective order.

Hayes was issued a total bond of $12,000 and remained confined in the Riley County Jail at the time of the report.

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A Manhattan woman was arrested Monday afternoon following a report of battery on a law enforcement officer.

Riley County Police say officers filed the report around 4:46 p.m. Dec. 1 in the 1000 block of South Seth Child Road. A 38-year-old female officer was listed as the victim after a 41-year-old woman allegedly battered her.

Police arrested 41-year-old Mahbooba Babrakzai on a charge of battery on a law enforcement officer.

Babrakzai was issued a total bond of $15,000 and remained confined in the Riley County Jail at the time of the report.

She was previously arrested in 2022 for allegedly starting a fire at a duplex at 903 Thurston Street.

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A Manhattan woman was arrested early Monday morning following a report involving criminal threat and drug-related offenses.

Riley County Police say officers filed the initial report around 11:39 p.m. Nov. 30 in the 5500 block of Stone Crest Court. The incident involved criminal threat, use or possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia, and possession of an opiate, opium, narcotic or certain stimulant.

According to police, 24-year-old Janet McCoy was taken into custody around 1 a.m. Dec. 1 on all three charges.

McCoy was issued a total bond of $6,000 and remained confined in the Riley County Jail at the time of the report.

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An Ogden man was arrested Tuesday morning in connection with a months-long investigation into fraudulent card use and computer-related crimes.

Riley County Police say the original report was filed July 27 around 2:12 p.m. in the 200 block of South Seth Child Road. The case involved criminal use of a financial card, theft of property or services and multiple computer unlawful acts.

On Nov. 18, officers arrested 28-year-old David DeJesus Roman in the 1000 block of South Seth Child Road. He faces seven counts of computer unlawful acts, six counts of criminal use of a financial card and one count of theft of property or services.

DeJesus Roman was issued a total bond of $28,000 and remained confined in the Riley County Jail at the time of the report.

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By Rose Gruenbacher

A special committee formed to address discord between RCPD and the Aggieville Business Association met earlier this month, but at September’s meeting of the Riley County Law Enforcement Agency Board, tensions ran high as no understanding was reached between the two sides.

Board member Craig Beardsley volunteered last month to form a small committee and serve as a representative of the board alongside members of the Riley County Police Department and the Aggieville Business Association.

The goal of the committee is to address concerns from district business owners and the public about RCPD road closures in the area and the perception it’s created regarding safety and access in the district.

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By Rose Gruenbacher

The Riley County Law Enforcement Agency Board in their July meeting unanimously approved RCPD involvement in a regional federal task force and upcoming local music festival.

Rock the Plains music festival comes to Tuttle Creek State Park in August, and have approached the Riley County Police Department for traffic assistance. RCPD Major Scott Hajek presented the proposed contract for service on the eighth and ninth of August, after the concerts both days. The board approved the contract in a 7 — 0 vote.

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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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