SEDGWICK COUNTY —  Law enforcement authorities are investigating a dog attack on an officer.

Just after 2:15p.m. Wednesday, a police officer was investigating a parking violation at a home in the 400 Block of East 37^th Street South in Wichita, according to officer Charley Davidson.

During the investigation, a large Pit Bull exited the home in question and charged the officer.

The officer did attempt to retreat to a patrol vehicle. The dog attempted to bite the officer, according to Davidson.

The officer fired one shot and hit the dog in the head.  The animal was taken to a vet for treatment and is recovering, according to Davidson.  The officer was injured.

Police released no details on possible charges against the dog owner.

SHAWNEE COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a shooting during a robbery.

Just after 1a.m. Thursday, a 16-year-old-male shooting victim entered the emergency room of a Topeka hospital with a non-life threatening gunshot wound, according to Police Lt. Steve Roth.

The medical staff contacted law enforcement after the victim arrived by private vehicle. Although the victim was uncooperative, he did state that he had engaged in an internet sales action.

During the interaction in the 3200 Block of SE 6th in Topeka, he was shot in the hand by a white male with long brown/blonde hair who fled the scene in a van.

The victim did not wish to cooperate further.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is encouraged to contact the Topeka Police Criminal Investigations Bureau.

TONGANOXIE, Kan. (AP) — Residents were quick to mobilize after Tyson Foods announced its plans to build a chicken-processing plant outside Tonganoxie in northeastern Kansas.

 

PRATT, Kan. (AP) — Two 20-year-old Missouri hunters have been sentenced to 60 days in county jail and ordered to pay $18,200 in fines for poaching deer in Kansas.

Pratt County Attorney Tracey Beverlin said in a news release that Hunter Bottcher, of Otterville, Missouri, and Samuel Hawieson, of Sedalia, also must pay $4,361 in restitution.

The two pleaded guilty Tuesday to seven hunting violations including criminal hunting, hunting with an artificial light and illegally taking trophy big game deer

The two men’s hunting licenses were suspended in 47 states. Their hunting equipment and two illegally obtained deer heads were confiscated.

OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say a former Kansas foster parent has been sentenced to more than 25 years in prison for sexually assaulting some of the children in his care.

Forty-eight-year-old Sean Murphy, of Edgerton, was sentenced Wednesday for two counts of child rape and one count of child sexual exploitation. A Johnson County prosecutor’s office spokeswoman says Murphy was working overseas as a contractor when he was arrested in April and entered a no contest plea in June.

Court documents say he recorded two of the victims engaging in sex acts to create child pornography.

The Kansas Department of Children and Families didn’t immediately respond to an email message from The Associated Press. But the agency said earlier that Murphy had passed the required home inspection and a criminal background check.

EUDORA, Kan. (AP) — An eastern Kansas man has been charged in a shooting at a bar that left one dead.

The Lawrence Journal-World reports that 36-year-old Danny W. Queen of Eudora has been charged with one count of first-degree murder in the death of 32-year-old Bo Hopson, who worked at the bar as a security guard. Queen has also been charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder for allegedly pointing his gun at two witnesses and pulling the trigger, but not shooting them.

Witnesses and law enforcement officers testified Tuesday that Queen started shooting outside D-Dubs in June after employees asked him to leave because of his alleged inappropriate behavior at the bar.

Queen’s attorneys say they don’t object to evidence presented at the hearing.

KANSAS CITY, KAN. – A Kansas man who was arrested with a rifle used in a homicide was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in prison on a federal firearms charge, according to U.S. Attorney Tom Beall.

Rudolph George, 35, Kansas City, Kan., was found guilty in a jury trial on one count of unlawful possession of a firearm following a felony conviction. During a trial in May 2017, prosecutors presented evidence that George had outstanding warrants for his arrest when investigators tracked him to a room at the Overland Park Place Hotel at 7000 W. 107th in Overland Park, Kan.

Working with hotel staff, investigators arranged for nearby rooms to be evacuated. George was asked to leave his room so a pest control service could examine it. He was arrested in a hallway outside his room.

George was found to be in possession of an American Tactical 5.56 mm rifle and a knife. The rifle later was tested and confirmed to be the weapon used in a homicide on Sept. 22, 2015, in Kansas City, Mo.

He has previous convictions for Aggravated escape while held for a felony and Flee and Elude Law Enforcement, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A former chief of staff to a Democratic legislative leader says sexual harassment is “rampant” at the Kansas Statehouse and that she was once asked for sex by a lawmaker.

Abbie Hodgson said Wednesday that several female college students working as legislative interns also acted as after-hours designated drivers for intoxicated lawmakers last year.

Hodgson was chief of staff in 2015 and part of 2016 for then-Kansas House Minority Leader Tom Burroughs, of Kansas City, Kansas. She said her experiences and conversations with other women showed her that Kansas legislators face no repercussions for sexual harassment.

She declined to name the lawmakers involved in the incidents.

Burroughs did not immediately reply to a phone message seeking comment. Republican leaders say sexual harassment isn’t tolerated and that allegations of it are investigated.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect for alleged criminal threat.

On Monday afternoon, deputies responded to a call for assistance from the City of Cherryvale Police Department after an officer attempted to arrest a Cherryvale man identified as James Pickett on a misdemeanor arrest warrant for Failure to Appear, according to a media release.

After initial contact Pickett barricaded himself inside his residence on West First Street in Cherryvale. Pickett made statements that he would do harm to any law enforcement officer that attempted to arrest him.

Authorities set up a perimeter around the residence and members of the Sheriffs Emergency Response Team (S.E.R.T) cautiously approached the house and made verbal contact with Pickett.

After negotiations with Pickett urging him to surrender peacefully, Pickett exited the residence and was taken into custody without further incident.

Pickett was taken to Montgomery County Jail where Cherryvale Police Department is recommending charges of criminal threat.

“At the end of the day everyone including Mr. Pickett was safe and anytime you can resolve an incident such as this one peacefully it is a success,” said Sheriff Robert Dierks.

On Wednesday, Pickett remained in custody on a $25,000 Bond, according to the sheriff’s department.

 

 

LENEXA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say human remains have been found in a suburban Kansas City storage unit.

Lenexa police said in a news release that the discovery was made Tuesday night as officers were checking on a report that people had been sleeping in one of the units at a U-Haul Moving and Storage facility. The release says police are conducting a “death investigation.”

No information was provided about the cause of death, age or gender of the person found dead. Lenexa Officer Danny Chavez told WDAF-TV that the identification process may “take some time” because of the degree of decomposition.