CHANUTE, Kan. (KOAM) - Two men are charged with two counts of burglary and one count of criminal damage to property at Hillside Towing in Neosho County, Kansas.
Neosho County prosecutor Linus Thuston is under criminal investigation by state authorities, was admonished earlier this year by an attorney disciplinary panel, and has been criticized by local officials for his use of diversion agreements.
Southeast Kansas drug ring busted in ‘Operation Spring Cleaning’
Morning Sun
PITTSBURG, Kan. Southeast Kansas law enforcement agencies may not have seized any meth labs last year, but that doesn’t mean they weren’t investigating those involved in trafficking the drug.
Nine people were arrested for methamphetamine distribution Wednesday and three more arrests were “pending” after authorities executed warrants in Allen and Neosho counties as part of an eight-month investigation called “Operation Spring Cleaning,” the Kansas Bureau of Investigation has announced.
Those arrested Wednesday include Chanute residents Shadow McKinney, 28, Kerry Wilson, 41, Anna Stockenbrand, 31, Gina Perez, 37, Michael Naff, 35, and Markus Steeves, 47; Iola residents Ellen Fisher, 34, and Quintin Obermiller, 30; and 36-year-old Dedra Bright of Cherryville. “Pending arrests” connected to the operation include Kevin Pratt, 45, and Jessica Rogers, 39, of Iola and Timothy Mishler,
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