HCF inmate who represented himself found ‘guilty’ for battery of correctional officer
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A 30-year-old inmate at the Hutchinson Correctional Facility serving time for some very serious convictions was found “guilty” on a charge of battery of a law enforcement officer for an incident last year at the prison.
The case centers on Douglas Anthony Kling being upset over the prison officer not responding to his demand to filed a grievance and starting making noise and kicking the door of his isolation cell. The officer, Jason Garcia says he tried to get Kling to calm down, but he didn’t so the officer opened the cell door and that’s when the confrontation started when Kling started to leave the cell. Garcia says he was struck a number of times by Kling, including in the nose.
Kling even at trial chose to represent himself with the assistant of a public defender, however after an hour and 15 minutes, the jury found him guilty.
The charge is a level five person felony with a maximum sentence of over 11 years in prison and that would run consecutive to the sentence he’s currently serving. Kling is serving time for convictions out of Marshall County for attempted murder, aggravated kidnapping, aggravated battery, aggravated assault and criminal threat. He also has convictions for burglary out of Nemaha County. As it stands now, he’s not even eligible for parole until November 2040.
With the conviction, Judge Trish Rose set sentencing for May 8.
Suspect in South Hutchinson drug bust read formal charges Wednesday
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A 26-year-old man who allegedly sold drugs to a confidential informant has been formally charged.
Alex Nathan Reck is charged with the sale of methamphetamine within a thousand feet of a school, possession of drug paraphernalia with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, criminal possession of a firearm by a felon and interference with law enforcement.
It was on April 1, when the informant was supplied with approximately one ounce of meth by Reck at the Trails West Motel in South Hutchinson. Later in the day, Drug Enforcement officers attempted to place Reck under arrest and he allegedly ran, but was quickly captured. They then did a search of his motel room and allegedly found numerous new syringes, new and used baggies and one loaded syringe. They also found a .380 caliber handgun and learned he has felony convictions within the past 10 years.
He remains jailed on a bond of $30,500 and his case now moves to a waiver-status docket.
Hutch man formally charged in two cases with a bond over $130,000
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A 36-year-old man is jailed for suspicion of a multiple counts of stalking.
Timothy Drumgould has been charged with four counts of stalking and two misdemeanor counts of theft for allegedly stealing a cell phone and some keys. He’s alleged to have had contact with the victim from an earlier case a number of times, violating the conditions of his bond. Myers says that included face-to-face contact and others by phone. All of theses crimes in this latest case occurring back in March.
Drumgould was arrested in another matter earlier this year and is charged with aggravated burglary and robbery. His bond had been set at $25,000 and as a part of the bond, he was told to have no contact with the victim.
Bond is now set at $130,500 and his effort to get it lowered failed when he appeared in front of Judge Joe McCarville Wednesday morning.
His cases will now move to a future waiver-status docket.
Texas man formally charged in local aggravated assault case
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The 26-year-old Texas man jailed last Friday morning after an incident at a local club appeared before District Judge Joe McCarville Wednesday morning for the reading of formal charges.
Justin Ramos is now charged with aggravated assault, driving while under the influence of alcohol, failing to stop for an accident, no driver’s license and no insurance.
Ramos was arrested by Hutchinson Police after 35-year-old Timothy Crabbs reported to police that a man struck a parked vehicle and tried to hit him with his car in the parking lot of Vic’s Bar at 1514 East 4th.
With the formal charges filed, the case will now move to a waiver-status docket.