The Riley County Police Department says it’s investigating a Manhattan man on a host of criminal charges.

31-year-old Jesse Brewer was arrested Monday on five total charges including criminal use of a weapon, interference with a law enforcement officer and three Riley County District Court warrants for violating court orders.

Brewer was issued no bond and remains confined in the Riley County Jail.

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Officers filed reports of three separate motorcycle thefts that occurred in Manhattan between July 25 and July 31, 2025. A 32-year-old man was listed as the suspect and arrested on Thursday, at 3:49 p.m. in the 1700 block of Fair Lane.

Bradley John Sutton, of Topeka, was arrested for three counts of theft valued $1,500 to $25,000 and one of count of fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer by operating a stolen vehicle. Sutton was issued a total bond of $16,000 and remains confined in the Riley County Jail at this time.

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By Rose Gruenbacher

A Pittsburg man on Monday maintained his innocence in Riley County District Court, for a case in which he faces three counts of rape of a minor under 14 years old.

Jeffery Scott Bailey, 44, appeared before judge John Bosch for his arraignment. Bailey was arrested April 16 for five counts of rape against a girl he knows. Two of the counts have since been dropped, when a judge found there was insufficient evidence to support the claims.

Bailey has remained held in Riley County Jail since his arrest on a $75,000 bond. He has an additional bond of $10,000 for four counts of protection order violation against his wife, and the mother of the alleged rape victim. Per his wife’s request, Bosch granted a motion from Bailey’s defense attorneys lifting the protection order on his wife. Bailey still has a bond of $10,000 for that case.

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A Manhattan woman spent the weekend behind bars after failing to appear in court for previously alleged crimes

26-year-old Nichole Lynn Cochrun, was arrested at the RCPD station Friday evening around 6 p.m. on one count of failure to appear.

The original charge was for interference with a law enforcement officer and felony obstruction.

Cochrun is still being held in the Riley County Jail on a total bond of $20,000.

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A Manhattan woman spent the weekend behind bars after failing to appear in court for previously alleged crimes

26-year-old Nichole Lynn Cochrun, was arrested at the RCPD station Friday evening around 6 p.m. on one count of failure to appear.

The original charge was for interference with a law enforcement officer and felony obstruction.

Cochrun is still being held in the Riley County Jail on a total bond of $20,000.

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