Rose Gruenbacher – B104.7 Manhattan's Hometown Country Station https://b1047.com Bringin' B Country to the Flint Hills for Over 25 Years Thu, 07 May 2026 13:16:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 43030200 Victim testifies in Texas man’s sex crimes trial https://b1047.com/victim-testifies-in-texas-mans-sex-crimes-trial/ Thu, 07 May 2026 13:16:35 +0000 https://1350kman.com/?p=446887

The first of three alleged victims in a Texas man’s sex crimes case testified Wednesday in Riley County District Court.

A man born in 2002 took the witness stand and told the jury about two incidents in the early morning hours of April 16, 2022, when he said Abel Gutierrez Jr., 35, touched him sexually without his consent.

The Mercury does not identify victims of sexual crimes.

The man, a soldier at Fort Riley at the time, said he and some other soldiers attended a party at a house on College Heights Road owned by Gutierrez and his brother. The man said everyone was sleeping at the house when Gutierrez returned between 5 a.m. and 6 a.m. from working a night shift and began waking everyone up to keep partying.

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]]> 420643 Jury selection begins for Texas man’s sex crimes trial https://b1047.com/jury-selection-begins-for-texas-mans-sex-crimes-trial/ Tue, 05 May 2026 18:02:34 +0000 https://1350kman.com/?p=446852

A Laredo, Texas, man’s trial in Riley County District Court began Tuesday with jury selection in a case charging him with sex crimes against three people.

Police arrested Abel Gutierrez Jr., 35, last January after extradition from Laredo for a warrant issued by Riley County in 2023. He is charged with two counts of aggravated sexual battery and two counts of sexual battery.

The warrant and arrest are connected to events in July 2022. A complaint filed with the court said Gutierrez touched three people born in 2003, 2002 and 1988 without their consent.

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]]> 420290 Topeka man convicted of attempted 2nd degree murder following plea deal https://b1047.com/topeka-man-convicted-of-attempted-2nd-degree-murder-following-plea-deal/ Mon, 04 May 2026 18:49:55 +0000 https://1350kman.com/?p=446823

A Topeka man was convicted of a slew of charges including attempted 2nd degree murder after he entered a plea agreement with county prosecutors on Monday in Riley County District Court.

Dontreveon Stephon Temple-McGlory, 22, pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted 2nd degree murder against Sierre Serr and Clayson Joyce, criminal discharge of a firearm into an occupied vehicle, three counts of criminal damage to property and two counts of contributing to a child’s misconduct by encouraging them to commit a felony.

Temple-McGlory’s convictions stem from events on Nov. 30, 2024. Assistant Riley County attorney Trinity Muth provided the court with a summary of the evidence the prosecution would have presented if the case had gone to trial.

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]]> 420112 Former Riley County corrections officer makes first court appearance https://b1047.com/former-riley-county-corrections-officer-makes-first-court-appearance/ Mon, 04 May 2026 18:44:23 +0000 https://1350kman.com/?p=446821

A former Riley County Jail corrections officer made her first appearance Friday in Riley County District Court for a case charging her with trafficking contraband into a correctional facility.

Ashley Britt, 24, of Manhattan is charged with eight counts of trafficking contraband in the Riley County Jail between Sep. 20 and Oct. 1 last year. A document filed with the court lists the contraband items as food, nicotine, headphones, hair ties, a comb and condiments.

Kansas Bureau of Investigation agents arrested Britt for the alleged offenses on April 10 and booked her into the Geary County jail before releasing her on an $8,000 bond later the same day.

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]]> 420114 Marlow gets life sentence for child sex crimes conviction https://b1047.com/marlow-gets-life-sentence-for-child-sex-crimes-conviction/ Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:29:53 +0000 https://1350kman.com/?p=446695

A judge ordered Joseph Marlow on Tuesday to serve a lifetime sentence in the Kansas Department of Corrections for child sex crimes against a girl he knew.

A jury in February convicted Marlow, 26, of Manhattan of aggravated indecent liberties with a child under 14 years old following his trial in Riley County District Court.

The victim was a girl Marlow knew, who was five years old at the time of the crime. Last March he was in the same bed as the girl when he touched her buttocks underneath her clothing.

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]]> 418698 Marlow gets life sentence for child sex crimes conviction https://b1047.com/marlow-gets-life-sentence-for-child-sex-crimes-conviction-2/ Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:29:53 +0000 https://1350kman.com/?p=446695

A judge ordered Joseph Marlow on Tuesday to serve a lifetime sentence in the Kansas Department of Corrections for child sex crimes against a girl he knew.

A jury in February convicted Marlow, 26, of Manhattan of aggravated indecent liberties with a child under 14 years old following his trial in Riley County District Court.

The victim was a girl Marlow knew, who was five years old at the time of the crime. Last March he was in the same bed as the girl when he touched her buttocks underneath her clothing.

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]]> 418699 Former American Shaman owner charged in federal court https://b1047.com/former-american-shaman-owner-charged-in-federal-court/ Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:59:24 +0000 https://1350kman.com/?p=446670

A former Manhattan CBD store owner is facing federal drug distribution charges.

Law enforcement officers arrested Donald Ince, 47, on a U.S. Marshals Service warrant last July for charges in Wake County, North Carolina.

Ince is the former owner of American Shaman in Manhattan.

Online records for North Carolina’s federal court system did not give details of the alleged offenses. The Mercury contacted Ince’s attorney to determine his charges. He is charged with at least two counts: one of distributing 1,000 or more kilograms of marijuana and one of possession with intent to distribute 1,000 or more kilograms of marijuana.

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]]> 418620 Former American Shaman owner charged in federal court https://b1047.com/former-american-shaman-owner-charged-in-federal-court-2/ Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:59:24 +0000 https://1350kman.com/?p=446670

A former Manhattan CBD store owner is facing federal drug distribution charges.

Law enforcement officers arrested Donald Ince, 47, on a U.S. Marshals Service warrant last July for charges in Wake County, North Carolina.

Ince is the former owner of American Shaman in Manhattan.

Online records for North Carolina’s federal court system did not give details of the alleged offenses. The Mercury contacted Ince’s attorney to determine his charges. He is charged with at least two counts: one of distributing 1,000 or more kilograms of marijuana and one of possession with intent to distribute 1,000 or more kilograms of marijuana.

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]]> 418621 Manhattan man pleads not guilty to abuse, crimes against dependent adults https://b1047.com/manhattan-man-pleads-not-guilty-to-abuse-crimes-against-dependent-adults/ Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:48:10 +0000 https://1350kman.com/?p=446642

A Manhattan man arrested for multiple counts of alleged crimes against two elders or dependent adults pleaded not guilty to his charges on Monday in Riley County District Court.

Nathan Christopher Bell, 30, entered not guilty pleas to charges of aggravated residential burglary with the intent to commit aggravated battery, two counts of mistreatment of a dependent adult or elder person, aggravated assault with a charging cable, aggravated battery, criminal threat, four counts of domestic battery and three counts of criminal damage to property.

Riley County police arrested him on Oct. 30, and he’s been held in jail on a $48,000 bond since. The charges allegedly were committed between Oct. 27 and Oct. 30 against a man and woman Bell knows.

Bell’s defense attorney, Aaron Gipson, requested a jury trial for the case, which was set for two days starting Aug. 20.

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]]> 418147 RCPD director rebuts board member’s assertion that proposed budget is too high https://b1047.com/rcpd-director-rebuts-board-members-assertion-that-proposed-budget-is-too-high/ Mon, 27 Apr 2026 18:23:16 +0000 https://1350kman.com/?p=446607

Riley County police director Brian Peete is pushing back against the notion that the proposed police budget increase is too high.

Peete was responding to criticism from police board members during last week’s meeting, some of whom said the city and county governments — which fund the police department in an 80-20 split — might not be able to pass a similar increase for their budgets.

Jim Morrison, a Manhattan city commissioner and member of the Riley County Law Enforcement Agency Board, had said the initial police budget proposals for 2027 can be set up in a better way. He indicated his preference would entail line items budgeted exactly as planned and needed, with no remaining funds at the end of the year.

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