A Manhattan man was arrested Thursday afternoon on a probation violation warrant connected to prior theft and burglary charges.

Riley County Police said Christopher Campbell, 62, of Manhattan, was taken into custody at about 2:50 p.m. Sept. 11 in the 1000 block of Seth Child Road. The warrant stems from original charges including three counts of theft and two counts of non-residential burglary.

Campbell was booked into the Riley County Jail with no bond and remains confined at the time of this report.

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A Manhattan woman was arrested Tuesday evening on a probation violation warrant tied to previous drug and contraband charges.

Riley County Police said Sarah Way, 37, of Manhattan, was taken into custody around 8:30 p.m. Sept. 9 in the 1000 block of Seth Child Road. The warrant stems from original charges of possession of methamphetamine and attempted trafficking of contraband in a correctional institution.

Way was booked into the Riley County Jail with no bond and remains confined at the time of this report.

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A Manhattan woman is facing charges after police say she stole a car in the downtown area Tuesday morning.

Officers were called just after 10:30 a.m. to the 600 block of Bluemont Avenue, where a 35-year-old woman reported her 2013 Acura was stolen. Police later recovered the vehicle and arrested 37-year-old Sarah Way of Manhattan.

Way was booked into the Riley County Jail on a theft charge. Her bond was set at $5,000.

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An 83-year-old Manhattan man is jailed on several charges including assault and child endangerment.

Riley County Police say Allen Frazier was arrested Tuesday on five counts of aggravated assault, one count of interference with a law enforcement officer and one count of aggravated child endangerment. The charges are alleged from a Monday incident.

Victims listed in the report include a 61-year-old woman, two 34-year-old men, a 53-year-old woman, a 30-year-old woman, a 36-year-old man and a 3-month-old boy.

Frazier remains jailed on a $30,000 bond.

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A Manhattan man was arrested Monday morning after allegedly battering a police officer during an incident on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.

Riley County Police filed a report just before 8:50 a.m. Sept. 8, stating that 35-year-old Wylee Schmit acted disorderly, interfered with an officer’s investigation, and struck an officer in the 500 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. A 38-year-old man was listed as the victim.

Schmit was arrested minutes later on charges of battery of a law enforcement officer, disorderly conduct and interference with law enforcement. He was issued a $7,500 bond and remains confined in the Riley County Jail at the time of this report.

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Officers filed a report of battery on a law enforcement officer, disorderly conduct and interference with a law enforcement officer in the 500 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Manhattan, on September 8, 2025, at approximately 8:46 a.m. A 38-year-old man was listed as the victim when it was reported a 35-year-old man was acting disorderly, interfered with an officer’s investigation and battered an officer. Wylee Schmit, 35, of Manhattan, was arrested on September 8, at approximately 8:52 a.m., for battery of a law enforcement officer, disorderly conduct and interference with a law enforcement officer. Schmit was issued a total bond of $7,500 and remains confined in the Riley County Jail at the time of this report.

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A Manhattan woman is in jail following an arrest Friday afternoon on several charges.

Riley County Police say 33-year-old Tanasha Dupree was arrested at the courthouse on a warrant for probation violation, stemming from earlier charges of aggravated assault, interference with law enforcement, criminal threat fleeing and eluding and battery.

Online court records show most of the charges are related to a March 24 incident, where Dupree allegedly assaulted a man and battered and threatened a woman. She’s also accused of attempting to flee an arrest. She’s additionally charged with domestic battery from a Feb 22 incident in Riley County.

Dupree remains jailed on a $50,000 bond.

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The Riley County Police Department arrested a Georgia man Friday, for charges that include distribution of a controlled substance causing death. The man is currently held in the Riley County Jail on a $150,000 bond.

Rhante Rashean Brown, 32, of Savannah, GA, was booked with RCPD at 11:00 p.m., after being extradited from Georgia. He was arrested by the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office on Aug. 19.

Brown is charged with distribution of a controlled substance causing death, two counts of distribution of 10 to less than 100 units of an opiate and three counts of use of a communication facility in the commission of a felony drug violation.

A document filed with the Riley County District Court stated all of the alleged offenses occurred in April 2023. The same document listed fentanyl as the controlled substance in both distribution charges.

Brown is scheduled to make a first appearance Monday, at 1:00 p.m. in front of Riley County District Court Judge Jeremy Larchick.

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A Manhattan man was taken into custody Wednesday afternoon after police said he violated the state’s offender registration act.

Riley County Police arrested 34-year-old John Deem around 3:13 p.m. Sept. 3 in the 1000 block of Seth Child Road. The arrest stems from a report filed in August.

Deem was booked into the Riley County Jail on a $15,000 bond, where he remains confined at the time of this report.

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A Manhattan man was arrested Tuesday afternoon after allegedly assaulting multiple law enforcement officers over a two-day span.

Police filed a report of two counts of battery on a law enforcement officer and one count of attempted battery around 3:50 p.m. Sept. 2 in the 1800 block of College Avenue. Officers said 38-year-old Dylan Peterson kicked an officer while being restrained on Sept. 1, then battered a corrections officer and attempted to assault another the following day.

Peterson was taken into custody at 4:14 p.m. Sept. 2 on charges of battery of a law enforcement officer, attempted battery of a law enforcement officer and battery of a university/campus officer. He was issued a $16,000 bond and remains confined in the Riley County Jail at the time of this report.

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