Reno County teen charged with indecent liberties with 14-year-old girl
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Reno County Sheriff Officers working a case of an man kissing on a minor child ended with the discovery that a young man had inappropriate sexual contact with a 14-year-old girl.
Cody Buck made an appearance Wednesday morning on the charge of indecent liberties with a child which allegedly occurred in July of last year. Sheriff officials say he was seventeen at the time and occurred in the Turon area of Reno County.
He is free on bond and his case will move to the waiver-status docket in front of Magistrate Judge Randy McEwen on Oct. 28.
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Arson suspect formally charged
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The 43-year-old Hutchinson man jailed last week after police say he attempted to set fire to a south side residence was in court Wednesday for the formal reading of charges.
Emmett Hutton IV was originally arrested for five counts of aggravated arson and one count of criminal damage to property, however the state only charged him with one count of aggravated arson with a maximum sentence of three and a half years in prison. That is in addition to the misdemeanor count of criminal damage.
According to police reports, Hutton believed he saw a person in his car and ran inside the home in the 700 block of East Sherman to confront someone he thought was responsible. He is accused of damaging a water meter belonging to the city and throwing motor oil on the building and setting it on fire. The oil caught fire and charred a very small piece of the building’s siding.
There were two adults and three children inside the residence at the time, according to police.
His bond was also reduced Wednesday morning from $37,750 to $20,000 on the recommendation of the state because he was only charged with one count of aggravated arson.
He’ll be back in court on Oct. 29.
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One of two arrested on drug distribution charges enters pleas
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A 20-year-old Hutchinson man was scheduled for a preliminary hearing in a drug distribution case Wednesday, but entered pleas instead.
Jacob Bugg was charged with possession of marijuana with intent to sell, possession of drug paraphernalia to package drugs, personal use drug paraphernalia and possession of liquid codeine. However, as part of a plea agreement, he entered the plea to possession of marijuana and a no tax stamp charge. The state dropped the other charges and the severity level of the marijuana charge was also knocked down, meaning less time on any sentence.
The case started when Reno County Sheriff Deputy Jack Trussell initiated a traffic stop just after midnight back on May 30 in the 500 block of North Hendricks. The deputy says when he made contact with occupants of the vehicle, he immediately smelled marijuana.
He then made the two occupants step out of the vehicle and allegedly found a prescription bottle which contained marijuana in the pocket of Bugg’s shorts. He was then placed under arrest for possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia, that being the prescription bottle which is often used to store marijuana.
The deputy then conducted a search of the vehicle and allegedly found a glass mason jar that contained approximately 48.7 grams of marijuana, a digital scale and a box of zip-close baggies. Also in the backpack was a liquid prescription bottle that contained liquid codeine.
The driver of the vehicle, Brittany Blackburn, told the deputy that the backpack belonged to Bugg.
Sentencing in the case will be on Nov. 14 in front of Judge Tim Chambers.