Sentencing in kidnapping case delayed three weeks
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — After a 32-year-old Hutchinson man found guilty of kidnapping was scheduled for sentencing Friday, and both attorney’s were present. It was then learned that Todd Lloyd had been sent to the Kansas Department of Corrections.
District Attorney Keith Schroeder told us that he was unaware that this had happened. His attorney Carl Maughn apparently learned this morning that he was not in the Reno County Jail and had not been transported from the DOC. That left Judge Trish Rose with no choice but to continue the hearing. She set a new date of December 12.
Lloyd was nearly killed by two Hutchinson Police Officers during an altercation back on April 23.
Lloyd is currently facing a charge of criminal threat which alleges he threatened the life of Hutchinson Police Officers, Sgt. Josh Radloff and Sgt. Eric Buller in open court after he had been found guilty in the kidnapping case. Carl Maughn represents him in that case as well and asked for continuance until after the sentencing on the kidnapping charge. The criminal threat case is still before Magistrate Judge Randy McEwen and he granted the request.
The two officers he threatened to kill if he ever got out of jail are the officers involved when Lloyd was holding his girlfriend at knife point in front them. That incident occurred as he tried to elude a community corrections officer who wanted him taken into custody for a violation from an earlier case. They came close to shooting Lloyd, but held off after he dropped the two knives he was holding. After a brief struggle, Lloyd was taken into custody.
Again, the sentencing is pushed back to December 12.
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Trial and motion hearing continued in solicitation case
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The 55-year-old Hutchinson man arrested for electronic solicitation and aggravated violation of the offender registration act was scheduled for a court hearing Friday over a motion to suppress.
However, the attorney for Steven Peterman has yet to file the motion and asked that the hearing and trial be continued.
Judge Trish Rose agreed to the continuance on both matters and set a new motion deadline of Dec. 12 and a trial date of Feb. 14, 2015. She says she will also set a new date for the motion to suppress once that is filed be the defense.
Peterman was arrested back on February 12, when he was allegedly waiting to pick up an underage girl in the parking lot of the Hutchinson Mall. He is accused of engaging in conversations via cell phone with Sheriff Detective Diana Skomal who posed as the 15-year-old. He allegedly went to the mall to pick her up with the intentions of assisting her in running away from home, but also to teach her sex. That according to preliminary hearing testimony.
The case started when Sheriff Officials discovered that he had a cell phone used for calls, text messages and internet access which he didn’t register with the sheriff’s office within 3 days of getting it, which is required. They apparently got an anonymous tip and it was during that time when they were trying to determine if in fact this phone belonged to him that the conversations with Detective Skomal began. There was one conversation that became very graphic and sexual in nature. Later text messages led to the decision to meet at the mall.
Peterman has served time in prison for two counts of attempted rape and electronic solicitation of a child from a case from 2001. But, he also has convictions for three counts of theft, perjury and issuing a worthless check. Those cases go back to 1979 and 1980.
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Sentencing hearing in drug distribution case continued Friday
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A 42-year-old man convicted in a case involving the distribution of drugs saw his sentencing hearing continued Friday by Judge Trish Rose.
The delay has to do with expert testimony in the case against Mark Wells. Judge Rose gave the state until 5 p.m. next Wednesday to advise the court if they want to submit an expert report in response to the defendant’s proposed expert.
Wells was arrested on Nov. 8, 2012, after the Reno County Drug Unit served a search warrant on a 2012 Ford Focus driven by the defendant. He had pulled up to a residence in the 1000 block of North Washington and, as they searched the trunk, allegedly found several zip-lock bags of methamphetamine, about 400 grams all together. There were also additional bags used for packaging. Wells allegedly had a glass pipe on him with residue in his pocket.
No new date was set for the sentencing hearing.
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Accident leads to arrest for DUI and other charges
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A 37-year-old man was taken to jail by Hutchinson Police after he was involved in an accident in the 500 block of East Avenue A, early Friday morning.
Matthew Schmidt was arrested on charges of DUI, no driver’s license, failing to report an injury accident, failing to give information of the accident and leaving the scene of an accident. He’s accused of striking parked vehicles with his car.
A 28-year-old passenger in his vehicle, Kelsey Nunn was taken by ambulance to Hutchinson Regional Medical Center for treatment of her shoulder, head, back and neck.
The accident occurring around 12:39 a.m.