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

July 21, 2023

• Aaron Montgomery Shields, 42, Lyndon, use or possess with intent to use paraphernalia into human body, disorderly conduct, pedestrian under the influence, $500 surety bond, OSSO.

July 22, 2023

• Travis W. Hill, 63, Burlingame, possession of opiate, opium, narcotic or certain stimulant, use or possess with intent to use paraphernalia into the human body, unsafe turning or stopping, charges pending, OSSO.
• Shane Eugene Dieker, 45, Emporia, driving under the influence, transporting open container, driving while suspended, aggravated domestic battery, criminal threat, aggravated kidnapping, criminal restraint, OSSO.
• Shannon Michelle Wright, 44, Osage City, domestic battery, $2,500 own recognizance bond, OCPD.

July 23, 2023

• Brock Matthew Criss, 25, Lyndon, driving under the influence, $1,000 cash bond, OSSO.

July 24, 2023

• Michael Tandy Hacker, 64, Overbrook, Osage County warrants for intimidation of witness, $1,500 surety bond, OSSO.
• Preston L. Wallace, 31, Topeka, Shawnee County warrant for failure to appear, $1,000 surety bond, OSSO.

July 25, 2023

• Gavin Louis Ochoa, 20, Overbrook, violation of protective order, Colorado warrant, OPD.
• Crystal Michelle Watson, 43, Eastland, Texas, possession of stimulant, possession of drug paraphernalia, $3,000 surety bond, OSSO.
• Danielle Jo Pennington, 47, Gatesville, Texas, possession of stimulant, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana, OSSO.
• John Joseph Muffoletto Jr., 63, Overland Park, Ottawa County, Okla., warrant, released per court, OSSO.
• Jennifer Joy Jett, 35, Independence, Mo., Jackson County, Mo., warrant, OSSO.
• Bill Elliot Hutchison, 32, Princeton, driving under the influence, transporting open container, $1,000 surety bond, $200 own recognizance bond, OSSO.

July 26, 2023

• Douglas Lynn Carney, 55, Topeka, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of opiates, opium, narcotics or certain stimulants, no registration, OSSO.

July 28, 2023

• Niki Isis Hier, 36, Tulsa, Okla., possession of marijuana, $300 cash bond, OPD.

July 29, 2023

• John Martin Titsworth, 59, Arizona City, Ariz., distribute opiate, opium, narcotic or certain stimulant, use or possess with intent to use drug paraphernalia, no drug tax stamp, possession of marijuana, failure to drive in the right lane, OSSO.
• Albert Sydney Brantley, 67, Topeka, Osage County warrant, released on time served, 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 reports:

At 12:52 a.m. July 25, 2023, an Osage County Sheriff’s deputy conducted a traffic stop at milepost 144 on U.S. Highway 75 Highway, near Carbondale. During the stop, illegal narcotics were located. Two subjects in the vehicle were taken into custody. Crystal M. Watson, 43, of Eastland, Texas, was arrested on suspicion of possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia. Danielle J. Pennington, 47, of Gatesville, Texas, was arrested on suspicion of possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of marijuana. The Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office and Topeka Police Department assisted Osage County Sheriff’s Office in the arrests.

At 3:52 a.m. July 29, 2023, an Osage County Sheriff’s deputy conducted a traffic stop at milepost 165 on Interstate 35, near Melvern, for a traffic violation. During the stop, illegal narcotics were located. The driver of the vehicle, John M. Titsworth, 59, of Arizona City, AZ, was arrested on suspicion of possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana, and no drug tax stamp.