Jury selection on solicitation case scheduled to begin Tuesday
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Jury selection for a 55-year-old Hutchinson man is scheduled to get under way Tuesday morning.
Steven Peterman is charged with electronic solicitation and aggravated violation of the offender registration act.
Peterman was arrested back on Feb. 12, 2014, 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 intention of assisting her in running away from home, but also to teach her sex.
It could be interesting with him being denied a new attorney last week.
He’s served time in prison for two counts of attempted rape and electronic solicitation of a child from a case in 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.
Local man formally charged with burglaries and theft of firearms
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A 32-year-old man accused of breaking into homes northwest of the city of Hutchinson has been formally charged with those crimes.
Billy Crowe appeared via video from the Reno County Jail where he was told that he has been charged with three counts of burglary of a dwelling for breaking into the same home and six counts of felony theft. He’s alleged to have committed the burglaries on three dates. That includes Sept. 30, Oct. 1 and Oct. 2 of last year.
For three of the felony theft charges, he’s accused of stealing firearms, while the other three include stealing other personal items.
Crowe is jailed on a bond of $14,500 and in court, he requested a reduction of that bond, however Assistant District Attorney Andrew Davidson noted to the court that he has two other cases pending, both involving drugs. He asked that the bond stay the same at this point. Magistrate Judge Randy McEwen agreed and decided to keep all three cases together.
Crowe’s next court appearance will be in April in front of Judge Joe McCarville.