OSAGE COUNTY, Kan. – The Osage County Sheriff’s Office reported that a Scranton man was arrested Wednesday on charges in connection with a stolen motorcycle. Sheriff’s office investigators and the Scranton Police Department have been conducting an investigation into the theft of the motorcycle from Scranton. On July 7, 2021, investigators located the motorcycle at a residence near Scranton. Scott L. Kemble, 50, of Scranton, was taken into custody without incident and transported to the Osage County Jail on charges of suspicion of burglary, theft and forgery.

Passenger arrested on drug charges

The Osage County Sheriff’s Office reported that around 3:19 p.m. July 2, 2021, an Osage County Sheriff’s deputy conducted a car stop at Fifth and Walnut streets, in Quenemo, for a traffic violation. During the stop narcotics were located. A passenger in the vehicle, Charles J. Whitacre, 31, of Princeton, was taken into custody on charges of suspicion of possession of methamphetamine, possession of a depressant, and possession of paraphernalia.

Man arrested in sheriff’s online solicitation sting

The Osage County Sheriff’s Office reported that a Kansas City, Mo., man has been arrested as the result of investigators’ ongoing investigation into the online solicitation of a child by an adult. In a press release, the sheriff’s office said that Thursday, July 1, 2021, the Osage County Sheriff’s Office’s criminal investigation unit arrested Steven E. Spradley, 56, of Kansas City, Mo., on charges alleging he had made plans to meet with someone he believed to be a minor. Spradley was taken into custody on charges of suspicion of aggravated human trafficking, commercial sexual exploitation of a child, and unlawful use of a communication facility.