Man convicted of kidnapping sentenced to over 18 years in prison
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — After two continuances, a 32-year-old Hutchinson man found guilty of kidnapping was sentenced Friday to over 18 years in prison.
The case against Todd Lloyd goes back to April 23 when he came close to being shot by two Hutchinson Police officers during an altercation where he held his girlfriend at knife point. He eventually threw the knives down and, after a brief struggle, was taken into custody.
That is not the last we’ll see of Lloyd, he has another case pending where he’s charged with criminal threat. The state alleges that he threatened the life of two officers, Sgt. Josh Radloff and Sgt. Eric Buller, who were involved in the kidnapping case. After being found guilty in the kidnapping case, he allegedly threatened to kill the officers if he ever got out of jail. The criminal threat case is still pending a preliminary hearing.
The defense asked for a departure on sentencing, which was denied by Judge Trish Rose after the state objected. The sentence will run consecutive to the convictions for aggravated battery and theft going back to 2012.
Hutch man enters ‘not guilty’ pleas in battery LEO and theft case
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A 35-year-old Hutchinson man accused of getting into an altercation with an off-duty sheriff deputy and bound over for trial was arraigned Friday where he entered “not guilty” pleas.
Sonny Bray is accused of aggravated battery of a law enforcement officer, felony theft, battery and interference with law enforcement. Bray is accused of biting one of the officers as he was taken into custody. This occurred at Tractor Supply at 1203 N. Lorraine back on Sept. 26. He is also alleged to have battered a woman at the store while all this was occurring. Deputy T.J. Perez suffered three broken ribs as a result of the exchange and was off duty for a short time as a result.
Perez, along with the manager, saw Bray leave the side of the store and throw three pairs of boots over a fence. Bray was then attempting to climb the fence when Perez took off after him. That led to the altercation and the deputy being injured.
Judge Rose set a motions deadline of Jan. 30 and a trial date of March 10.
Bray is currently serving time for another felony theft conviction where he was given a year and four months in prison. He was waiting sentencing in that case when this latest incident occurred. That theft occurred back in July of 2013.
Bray has other convictions for aggravated battery, criminal possession of a firearm, burglary, criminal damage, criminal discharge of a weapon and an aggravated weapons violation. Those crimes stretch over a period from 1997 to 2004.
Local man enters pleas in drug and robbery cases
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — One of two people arrested in a drug case was in court Friday where he entered “guilty” pleas to all the charges against him.
The state combined all the charges in the cases against Anthony Everhart into one complaint. He entered the pleas to possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, possession of two kinds of prescription drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia with intent to distribute, possession of personal use drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana, distribution of methamphetamine, aggravated robbery and possession of meth.
In one case, he was arrested along with 24-year-old Kylie Berry in a case that goes back to Aug. 14. Officers served a search warrant on a home and say they found a little over three grams of methamphetamine and other drugs. The residence is located within a thousand feet of Wiley Elementary School.
In a more recent case, Everhart was arrested along with 20-year-old Francesca Wharton. Both were charged with aggravated robbery. Everhart is also charged with possession of methamphetamine.
The two were taken into custody back on Oct. 15. The 23-year-old victim, Tara Moeller, was apparently lured to the Days Inn Motel by the two when they allegedly held her at gunpoint and took a zebra print purse and its contents.
The third case involving Everhart also involved drugs.
Judge Tim Chambers set sentencing for Feb. 6.