Missouri man leads local law enforcement on high-speed chase
[ By FRED GOUGH ]
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A 39-year-old Bates City, Mo., man who led law enforcement on a high-speed chase 
early Sunday failed to get a bond reduction when he appeared before Magistrate Judge Randy McEwen.
Timothy Felix is jailed on a bond of $1,750 for suspicion of felony flee and elude with five or more moving violations and driving under the influence of alcohol.
A Reno County Sheriff Deputy was sitting on 4th, just west of Whiteside Road, around 1:30 a.m. Sunday when he says a vehicle drove past him driving 81 mph in a 55 mph zone. The deputy says he was able to catch the driver at 4th & Partridge Rd. He initiated his overhead lights and the vehicle then started to pull over, but then accelerated again and the chase was on. Top speeds were around 90 mph according to the deputy and the chase ended up in Stafford County where deputies there deployed stop sticks at Northeast 80th Avenue and 4th. The vehicle struck those sticks, puncturing the driver’s side front tire. But the vehicle still proceeded for about another mile until he couldn’t go any farther and turned on Northeast 70th Avenue.
Deputies say Felix refused to comply with their instructions, so he was tased by Stafford County deputies and placed under arrest. He was taken to Hutchinson Regional for a blood draw and then taken to the Reno County jail.
During the chase, he ran a couple of stop signs and went left of center several times, according to the sheriff report.
In court, he told the judge he was in Reno County to help his girlfriend move some items to Kansas City. Felix should be back in court Wednesday for a status hearing.
Partridge man entered pleas in drug case
[ By FRED GOUGH ]
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — An 18-year-old Partridge man jailed after his arrest in February was in court Monday morning where he entered pleas to possession of marijuana with intent to sell, possession of methamphetamine, possession of hash oil and no drug tax stamp.
As part of the agreement with Cyris Raigoza, the state amended the marijuana charge, pushing the case into what’s called a border box. That means, at sentencing, the judge can order a prison sanction or place him on probation. The state also dropped a misdemeanor charged of possession of drug paraphernalia as part of the agreement.
Raigoza was arrested by police when he was caught with the drugs back on Feb. 13, in the 300 block of East 3rd.
A co-defendant, 21-year-old Alexander Belote of Hutchinson, was arrested for being in possession of Hash Oil.
With Raigoza entering the plea, he’ll be sentenced in October by Judge Tim Chambers.
Man charged with injuring an infant child schedule for court Tuesday
[ By FRED GOUGH ]
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A Hutchinson man is scheduled for court Tuesday for a preliminary hearing in a child abuse case.
Alexis Silva is charged with aggravated battery-domestic violence where he is accused of injuring the child’s left leg.
The alleged crime occurred sometime between Aug. 24 and October of last year. The investigation resulted in the charge against Silvia. If convicted, he’s looking at a sentencing range of 31 to 136 months in prison.
The hearing Tuesday is scheduled in front of Magistrate Judge Randy McEwen, but as always, hearings are subject to last-minute continuances.