Former HCF inmate enters plea to attempted rape
Stumper
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A 28-year-old inmate who was housed at the Hutchinson Correctional Facility Central Unit entered a plea Thursday to a reduced charge of attempted rape while a second charge of aggravated sexual battery was dropped by the state. The original charge was rape.
Steven Stumpner admitted in court to the sexual contact with a female contract employee back on July 17, 2014. He forced the nurse at the prison into a sexual encounter when he pushed her up against a wall and sexually assaulted her without her consent.
The plea agreement calls for him receiving the maximum sentence which would give him an additional 20-years and seven months on top of the sentence he’s already serving. He also waived his right to appeal any sentence handed down in the case and will have to register as a sex offender.
Stumpner is serving time in prison for two counts of aggravated robbery, two counts of theft and battery of a correction’s officer. The first four counts are for crimes in Johnson County, while the final conviction is out of Pawnee County. With those convictions, he’s not eligible for parole until 2024, however once the sentence in this Reno County case is handed down, that will push that date into the distant future.
Although he was at the Hutchinson facility when this incident occurred, he has since been moved to the El Dorado Correctional Facility where he’s currently being housed.
Local man scheduled for sentencing in drug and robbery cases
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — One of two people arrested in a drug case is expected in court Friday for sentencing after 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 were arrested 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.
But in the more recent case, Everhart was arrested along with 20-year-old Francesca Wharton. Both were charged with aggravated robbery. Everhart was also charged with possession of methamphetamine. The two were taken into custody back on Oct. 15, of last year. The 23-year-old victim 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.
Sentencing is scheduled in front of Judge Tim Chambers.
Hutch man sentencing in two cases scheduled for Friday
Paige, Jr.
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A 53-year-old Hutchinson man accused of two counts of aggravated assault of a law enforcement officer and criminal damage to property is scheduled for sentencing in that case as well one other.
James L. Paige entered “no contest” pleas to the crimes after he allegedly came at officers with a knife. Officers came very close to shooting him, but ended up tasing him instead. He was also charged with damaging a woman’s property by throwing it out the door of the home, however as part of the plea agreement, the state dropped that charge.
He also entered a plea to impairing a security interest by defrauding Central Bank & Trust of a Big Dog mower which the bank owned. That occurring back on Aug. 8, 2014. The state as part of the agreement dropped a second count of impairing a security interest. For this charge, the victim was Salt City Pawn and involved $2,800.
The bond in the case remains at $100,000 because of the nature of the charges, but also prior convictions for aggravated assault, criminal threat, battery, possession of drugs, robbery, two convictions for burglary, unlawful possession of firearms and criminal damage to property.
Sentencing is set in front of Judge Joe McCarville.