SHAWNEE COUNTY-Law enforcement authorities are investigating a fatal pedestrian accident and have identified the victim.

Just after 5:30 Friday first responders were dispatched to report of a vehicle, pedestrian accident near SW 29th and SW Randolph in Topeka, according to a media release.

Police learned that a blue SUV struck a 77-year-old man identified as Li Chun-Guang while he was crossing SW 29th.  Chun-Guang was transported to a local hospital where he died.

Police have made no arrests but ask that anyone with information on the accident to call the Accident Reconstruction Division of Topeka police.

FINNEY COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities are investigating a fatal stabbing and have a suspect in custody.

Just before 4a.m. Sunday,  July 2, 2017, at 3:39 a.m. police were dispatched to 508 West Thompson Street for a reported stabbing that had just occurred, according to a media release.

When Officers arrived on the scene, they located the victim Carlos Romero, 23, 508 in the living room of the home with a stab wound to the upper body. Finney County EMS responded and transported Romero to St. Catherine’s Hospital where he died.

The investigation revealed Romero had a party at his residence into the morning hours Sunday. At some point during the party the suspect Alberto Tello, 23, Garden City, showed up at the party. A verbal altercation occurred between Tello, and other members of the party and Tello was asked to leave, which he did.

Romero followed Tello outside to confirm he was leaving his property. Once Tello and Romero made it outside Tello turned and stabbed Romero in the upper body area, according to police. Romero returned inside the residence and told partygoers he was stabbed and 911 was called.

Tello fled the area on foot before officers arrived.

They found him hiding in a bedroom of his residence in the 2900 Block of Fleming Street and arrested without incident. He is being held in the Finney County Jail and could face the possible charge of Second Degree Murder.

Tello has previous convictions for Burglary in Finney County and Assault and Battery of a Law Enforcement officer in Ellis County.

SALINE COUNTY- Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect on drug and allege sex charges.

Just after 1p.m. Friday, police responded to residence in Salina after two teen girls told a family member that a man approached them about sexual favors while they were at Kenwood Cove Aquatic Park, according to Salina Police Captain Mike Sweeney.

The girls didn’t know the suspect’s name but provided police with a description. Police informed staff at Kenwood Cove.  On Saturday the Aquatic Park contacted police to report a man matching the description was at the pool. Police arrived and arrested 31-year-old Darris Thomas after officers also found methamphetamines in his bag and it was determined that he had an outstanding warrant, according to Sweeney.

The outstanding warrant linked to a sexual encounter that occurred around 8 p.m. on June 11 at the McDonald’s Restaurant, at 701 S. Broadway in Salina.

Management called authorities after Thomas allegedly locked himself in a bathroom with a teenage girl. Thomas and the teen came out of the bathroom when police arrived. Capt. Sweeney said that the teenager told the officers that she was 16 and consented to the sexual encounter.

Thomas was not arrested that day. Capt. Sweeney said that a further investigation by Salina Police revealed that the girl was actually 15 and could not legally give consent.

Thomas is being held on requested charges of Indecent solicitation of a child; Sex act with a child >14<16, Aggravated indecent solicitation of a child; Sex act with a child <14, Possession of opiate, narcotic, or certain stimulant, Use/possession of drug paraphernalia/human body and Indecent liberties with child; 14 < 16 YOA; Lewd fondling.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A man who drowned at a southern Kansas lake has been identified has been identified.

Authorities say 21-year-old Javon Barber of Wichita drowned Saturday night in Lake Afton. Divers found his body more than two hours later.

Officials say Barber and an acquaintance had been swimming out to a buoy when they decided to turn around and swim back to shore. That’s when Barber began struggling and disappeared under the water’s surface.

RENO COUNTY – Three juveniles were injured in an accident Sunday in Reno County.

Just after 2:30 p.m., an ATV driven by 12-year-old Bryant Sipe and passenger 14-year-old Alec Meier were on a trail on private property at River Creek Campground, 4819 E. Eales Road, according to a media release.

The ATV collided with another ATV driven by 15-year-old Emilee Meier and a passenger 11-year-old Kenna Real.

EMS transported Sipe to Hutchinson Regional Medical center with complaints of head and stomach pain, according to the sheriff’s department.

A personal vehicle transported the Meier children to the hospital. Emilee had a cut on her leg that required stitches, according to the sheriff’s department.  Real was not injured. They were not wearing seat belts, according to Deputy Jeremy VanWey.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Investigators are trying to determine what sparked a weekend blaze in a southern Kansas horse stable, killing a pregnant mare.

C-Arrow Stables owner Barry Cole reported that he managed to save eight of the nine horses from the barn in Maize near Wichita after finding the structure on fire about 6:30 a.m. Saturday.

But Cole says a mare named Midnight did not escape the fire that destroyed the barn, the tack inside and a tractor.

The property offers riding lessons, training and horse rentals along with boarding services, as well as youth camps each spring and summer. Cole says a rodeo camp scheduled to take place later this month will go on.

 

SHAWNEE COUNTY– Law enforcement authorities are investigating a shooting and searching for a suspect.

Just before 10:30 p.m. Sunday police responded to the 1200 Block of SW Lincoln in Topeka, according to a media release.

Upon arrival at the residence, officers found a man with multiple gunshot wounds on the porch of the home. EMS transported him to a local hospital. The circumstances of what led to the shooting are unclear, according to police.

The suspect is described as a black male with tan pants and a white shirt. Anyone with information is asked to call police.

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s recent attacks on television personalities, journalists and political rivals feel like something straight out of the pro wrestling circuit. And that may not be a coincidence.

Trump has long been associated with the game. And wrestling aficionados say he has borrowed its time-tested tactics to cultivate the ultimate antihero character. That’s someone who wins at all costs, incites outrage and follows nobody’s rules but his own.

On Sunday, Trump’s apparent fondness for wrestling emerged again. He tweeted mock video that shows him pummeling a man in a business suit outside a wrestling ring. The man’s face is obscured by the CNN logo.

#FraudNewsCNN #FNN pic.twitter.com/WYUnHjjUjg

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 2, 2017

The video appeared to be a doctored version of Trump’s 2007 appearance on World Wrestling Entertainment Inc.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — An atheist group is raising questions about prayers at high school basketball games in Western Kansas, but school officials are defending their practices.

The Freedom From Religion Foundation sent letters to the Cheylin and Weskan school districts complaining about basketball players praying after games in January with coaches participating.

Weskan Superintendent Dave Hale says the coaches did not lead the prayer. It was student driven, but he will make sure his coaches are not in the area in the future.

Chris Line with the foundation says the group considers the issue resolved. Both districts said they would ensure that staff members don’t participate in or encourage future prayers.

MANHATTAN – Law enforcement authorities have identified the victim of a fatal Saturday afternoon accident in Manhattan.

Just before 12:15p.m. Saturday, first responders were dispatched to the intersection of Seth Child Road. and Tuttle Creek Boulevard in Manhattan after report of an injury accident involving 2 vehicles.

When officers arrived on scene, they found that a blue 2009 Toyota Camry, driven by Gayla Fief, 53,  Manhattan, had been struck by a black 2006 Chevrolet Silverado, driven by Romelia Sutton, 52, Marysville.

Fief was entrapped in her vehicle, and was extracted by Manhattan Fire Department before being transported by Lifestar to Stormont Vail in Topeka where she died.

Both Sutton and her passenger, Jazmin Vera-Galvan, 39, Marysville, were transported by EMS to Via Christi in Manhattan for treatment of their injuries.

During the course of the accident investigation, it was determined that Fief pulled out in front of Sutton, who did not have time to avoid the collision.
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MANHATTAN – A 53-year-old woman injured in an accident just after after noon in Manhattan on Saturday was flown to a hospital in Topeka where she died, according to the Riley County Police Department.

The crash briefly closed Seth Child and Tuttle Creek Boulevard.

Details on the accident that involved a pickup and a sedan and name of the victim were not released.

Police are expected to release additional details on Sunday afternoon.

Check the Post for additional details as they become available.