By Rose Gruenbacher

The township of Ogden’s former treasurer will serve four years of probation, after pleading guilty previously to misappropriation of public funds and submitting false expenses.

Jimmy Bond, 71, was sentenced to 31 months with the Kansas Department of Corrections for the misuse of between $25,000 and $100,000 public funds and 13 months with the KDOC for official misconduct by submitting false expenses over $25,000. However, he was granted probation of two years for each count, to be served consecutively and monitored by community corrections.

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By Rose Gruenbacher

An Ogden man on Monday entered guilty pleas for charges including financial and identity crimes, after prosecutors and his attorney reached a plea agreement.

David Lee Huffman, 43, appeared in Riley County District court before judge Grand Bannister and pleaded guilty to two counts of forgery, identity theft, making false information and two counts of theft. In exchange for his plea, the remaining charges against him in the matter have been dropped.

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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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The Kansas Court of Appeals heard arguments Wednesday in the case of a Manhattan man convicted of murder.

Kamahl Bobian was convicted in November 2023 of murdering his estranged wife, Shanell, while she slept. He is serving a life sentence. Bobian is appealing the conviction on the basis of what his attorney describes as “prosecutorial errors.”

Attorney Randall Hodgkinson presented on behalf of Bobian, stating that the assistant district attorney during the trial had asked the jury to ignore the potential for second-degree murder and reckless manslaughter, contradicting the judge’s instructions.

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By Rose Gruenbacher

Jacob Thompson, 27, pleaded guilty in February to charges of kidnapping, aggravated battery and sexual battery, all against the same 21-year old woman with whom he shares 2 children. He was arrested for the charges in January 2024 in Junction City.

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A St. George man is jailed in Riley County, accused of rape and kidnapping.

Riley County Police arrested 30-year-old Ricky Dunklin on Friday on a warrant charging him with single counts of rape and aggravated charges of criminal sodomy, kidnapping and domestic battery as well as failure to appear. Bond was set at $125,000.

An online criminal complaint filed in January alleges Dunklin committed the crimes in April 2021.

Court records show Dunklin made his first court appearance on Monday and is scheduled for a 1 p.m. preliminary hearing on April 8.

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By Rose Gruenbacher

WESTMORELAND — After closing arguments were heard Friday morning, the jury came back this afternoon with guilty verdicts for Dana Chandler, in the 2002 murders of her ex-husband, Michael Sisco, and his fiancée, Karen Harkness.

The couple were shot to death in Harkness’ home in Topeka, in the early morning hours of July 7, 2002.

The third trial for Sisco and Harkness’ deaths was held in Pottawatomie county over the past month, and now comes to a close. Upon her conviction, Chandler’s bond was revoked and she was taken into custody. A status conference is scheduled for next Thursday at 2:00 p.m.

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By Rose Gruenbacher

WESTMORELAND — After closing arguments were heard Friday morning, the jury came back this afternoon with guilty verdicts for Dana Chandler, in the 2002 murders of her ex-husband, Michael Sisco, and his fiancée, Karen Harkness.

The couple were shot to death in Harkness’ home in Topeka, in the early morning hours of July 7, 2002.

The third trial for Sisco and Harkness’ deaths was held in Pottawatomie county over the past month, and now comes to a close. Upon her conviction, Chandler’s bond was revoked and she was taken into custody. A status conference is scheduled for next Thursday at 2:00 p.m.

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