Local woman busted on variety of charges
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – A 31-year-old woman accused of trying to elude law enforcement while having two kids in her vehicle made a first appearance on the charges against her Tuesday morning.
Kendra Nichols is accused of felony flee and elude, two counts of endangerment of a child, possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, possession of stolen property, driving while suspended and no proof of insurance.
Police attempted to stop her during the noon hour Monday and she allegedly tried to elude them, but in court she told the judge that it lasted maybe a block. The stop occurred in the west alley in the 300 block of North Spencer.
In court, she asked for a reduction of bond while the state asked the bond stay the same considering she had two kids, ages two and three in the vehicle with her. Plus, Assistant District Attorney Andrew Davidson says there is also some concern because drugs were involved.
After hearing all the arguments of the defendant and the state, Magistrate Judge Randy McEwen and the state agreed to lower the bond from $7,600 to $3,000.
Nichols will be back in court on May 20.
Robbery suspect expected back in court Wednesday
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – The man arrested for allegedly robbing LoanMax Title Loans on May 4 is expected back in court Wednesday for the formal reading of charges.
Twenty-nine-year-old Jerry Allen Anderson Jr. allegedly walked into the business and demanded money at gun point. He got away with an undetermined amount of cash and left in a black four-door automobile, which police found.
Anderson was arrested at his home last Thursday morning for the one count of aggravated robbery.
Anderson was paroled back in January for a conviction of aggravated robbery from 2007, but also has a conviction for felony flee and elude. Both convictions are out of Leavenworth County.
Police still believe there was another person involved in the robbery who may have been driving the black car. They told us that they have some idea who that person is, but haven’t located that person thus far.
Anyone with information on the second individual is asked to call police at 694-2816 or Crime Stoppers at 694-2666.
Hutchinson man busted in carjacking case expected back in court Wednesday
Ricky Smith Jr.
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The man arrested after he allegedly carjacked a woman’s car early Thursday morning is expected back in court Wednesday for the formal reading of charges.
Thirty-nine-year-old Ricky Ray Smith Jr. is looking at potential charges of robbery, felony flee and elude, driving while suspended and criminal damage to property.
The case started when police responded to an area near Hutchinson Regional Medical Center for a report of a stolen car. The vehicle was allegedly stolen by Smith, forcibly removing the female owner from the vehicle. That led to law enforcement looking for the vehicle, which was eventually spotted in South Hutchinson. Smith is alleged to have led law enforcement on a high-speed chase into the county, where eventually he was captured.
Smith is no stranger to law enforcement and has served time in prison for forgery, felony flee and elude, driving while suspended, reckless driving, three convictions for theft and one count of burglary. Those convictions go back to 1996, 2003 and 2010.