The following individuals were booked into the Osage County Jail in connection with charges or warrants as listed by the arresting agency.

Nov. 27, 2022

• Brandon Michael Miller, 35, Osage City, battery, OCPD.
• Cody Ray Todd, 32, Osage City, Shawnee County warrant, Jackson County warrant, OCPD.

Nov. 29, 2022

• Nathan Wayne Rodriguez, 30, Emporia, distribute with intent to distribute heroin or certain stimulants 3.5-100 grams, criminal possession of firearm by felon, criminal use of weapon, possession of firearm by controlled substance user, possession of marijuana, no drug tax stamp for marijuana or controlled substance, use or possess with intent to use drug paraphernalia, OSSO.

Nov. 30, 2022

• Matthew Storm Hetherington, 22, Osage City, Jackson County warrant, OCPD.

Dec. 1, 2022

• Ethan Douglas Payne, 25, Topeka, driving under the influence, possession of firearm while under the influence, OSSO.
• Lawrence Ronald Smith Jr., 52, Lyndon, arrest by law enforcement officer, Cloud County warrant, LPD.

Dec. 3, 2022

• P.J. Guyle Jr., 27, Lyndon, arrest by law enforcement officer, criminal threat, OSSO.
• Casey Dale Babbitt, 34, Overbrook, disorderly conduct, OPD.

Arresting agencies: BPD, Burlingame Police Department; CPD, Carbondale Police Department; CFSO, Coffey County Sheriff’s Office; KDOC, Kansas Department of Corrections; KDWPT, Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism; KHP, Kansas Highway Patrol; LPD, Lyndon Police Department; MPD, Melvern Police Department; OCPD, Osage City Police Department; OPD, Overbrook Police Department; OSSO, Osage County Sheriff’s Office; QPD, Quenemo Police Department; SPD, Scranton Police Department.

Recent Osage County Sheriff’s Office reports:

At 9:55 p.m. Nov. 29, 2022, an Osage County Sheriff’s deputy conducted a traffic stop near milepost 165 on Interstate 35 for a traffic violation. During the stop, narcotics were located. The driver of the vehicle, Nathan W. Rodriguez, 30, of Emporia, Kan., was taken into custody and transported to the Osage County Jail on suspicion of possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute; criminal possession of a firearm by a felon; criminal use of a weapon; possession of drug paraphernalia; no drug tax stamp; possession of marijuana.

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