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

June 6, 2023

• Lana Gail Carter, 60, Lyndon, distribute opiate, opium, narcotic or stimulant, use or possess with intent to use drug paraphernalia into the human body, illegal tint, driving while suspended, interference with law enforcement officer, OSSO.

June 7, 2023

• Nicholas Adam Hoffman, 39, Osage City, Osage County warrant for possession of opiate, opium, narcotic or certain stimulant, use or possess with intent to use drug paraphernalia, possession of drug paraphernalia, OSSO.
• Bryan Alan Rowsey, 52, Ottawa, Osage County warrant for vehicle liability insurance required, operating vehicle without valid driver’s license, operate vehicle without valid insurance, OSSO.

June 8, 2023

• Devin Kyler Gragg, 27, Osage City, Osage City warrant for failure to appear, criminal damage to property, OSSO.

June 9, 2023

• Curtis Dean New, 33, Topeka, Osage County warrant, OSSO.

June 10, 2023

• Spencer Hulse, 38, Bismarck, N.D., interference with law enforcement officer, use or possess drug paraphernalia, OSSO.
• Michael Elias Heltzel, 19, Shawnee, aggravated assault, use of deadly weapon, liquor purchased, possessed or consumed by a minor, OPD.

June 12, 2023

• Dana L. Brown-Biggs, 47, St. Louis, Mo., battery on law enforcement officer, interference with law enforcement officer, driving on left side of roadway, failure to use proper signal, vehicle liability insurance required, OSSO.

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.

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Osage County Sheriff’s Office report:

At 3:37 p.m. June 6, 2023, an Osage County Sheriff’s K-9 unit conducted a traffic stop in the 12100 block of South Topeka Avenue, near Carbondale. During the stop, a K-9 was deployed, and illegal narcotics were located. The driver of the vehicle, Lana G. Carter, 60, of Lyndon, was arrested on suspicion of possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, possession of drug paraphernalia, interference with law enforcement, and driving while license is suspended.

Overbrook Police Department report:

Around 8:40 p.m. June 10, 2023, an Overbrook police officer conducted a traffic stop near the intersection of Seventh and Maple streets. The driver, Michael E. Heltzel, 19, of Shawnee, was discovered to have been involved in an earlier incident, and was taken into custody on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and minor in possession of liquor. Heltzel was transported to the Osage County Jail without incident. The Overbrook Police Department was assisted by the Osage County Sheriff’s Office.