The following individuals were booked into the Osage County Jail in connection with charges or warrants as listed by the arresting agency.
Sept. 23, 2024
- John Calvin Neu, 41, Osage City, 30-day commitment, OSSO.
Sept. 24, 2024
- Larry Ledet, 27, Odessa, Texas, Texas warrant arrest, no bond, OSSO.
- Patricia McCain, 58, Quenemo, criminal trespass, $1,000 cash or surety bond, OSSO.
- Jackalyn Nicole Kirk, 22, Lebo, 30-day commitment, OSSO.
- Marcus McDonald, 40, Lawrence, driving under the influence, $1,000 cash or surety bond, KHP.
Sept. 27, 2024
- Noah Slusser, 19, Topeka, flee or attempt to elude, reckless driving, operate vehicle without registration or with expired tag, operate a motor vehicle without a valid license, vehicle liability insurance, liability coverage required, improper passing on right, passing on left with insufficient clearance, driving on left in no-passing zone, improper stop lamp or turn signal, failure to yield at stop or yield sign, maximum speed limits, $5,000 cash or surety bond, OSSO.
Sept. 28, 2024
- Makayla Parker, 27, Quenemo, domestic battery, $2,500 cash or surety bond, OSSO.
- Derek Moon, 32, Quenemo, domestic battery,$2,500 cash or surety bond, OSSO.
Sept. 29, 2024
- Caleb M. Kidd, 35, Abilene, distribute opiate, opium, narcotic, certain stimulant 3.5 to less than 100 grams, use or possess with intent to use drug paraphernalia into human body, no drug tax stamp for marijuana or controlled substance, one-way glass or sun screen device, excessive tint over 35 percent, defective wipers, obstructed windshield or windows, improper driving on laned roadway, following another vehicle too closely, OSSO.
- William Weldon, 19, Osage City, domestic battery, $2,500 cash or surety bond, OCPD.
- C.M., 32, Overbrook, domestic battery, $2,500 cash or surety bond, OSSO. (Case dismissed by county attorney.)
Sept. 30, 2024
- Donneea Campbell, 27, Wichita, maximum speed limits, possession of marijuana, use or possess with intent to use drug paraphernalia into human body, $200 own recognizance bond, OSSO.
- Eric Yost, 43, Kansas City, possession of stimulant with prior conviction, possession of marijuana, OSSO.
- Jack Sands, 25, Kansas City, possession of stimulant with prior conviction, reckless driving, failure to yield at stop or yield sign, maximum speed limits, possession of marijuana, OSSO.
Arresting agencies: BPD, Burlingame Police Department; CPD, Carbondale Police Department; CFSO, Coffey County Sheriff’s Office; KDOC, Kansas Department of Corrections; KDWP, Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks; 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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Sheriff’s reports:
At 10:41 a.m. Sept. 29, 2024, an Osage County Sheriff’s K-9 unit conducted a traffic stop at milepost 139 on U.S. Highway 75 for a traffic violation. During the stop, illegal narcotics were located. Caleb M. Kidd, 35, Abilene, Kan., was taken into custody and transported to the Osage County Jail on suspicion of distribution of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, and no drug tax stamp.
At 8:54 a.m. Sept. 30, 2024, an Osage County Sheriff’s K-9 unit conducted a traffic stop just east of Quenemo on 269th Street for a traffic violation. During the stop, illegal narcotics were located. Two subjects were arrested: Jack Sands, 25, of Kansas City, Kan., was arrested on suspicion of possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana, no driver’s license, and reckless driving. Eric E. Yost, 43, of Kansas City, Kan., was arrested on suspicion of possession of methamphetamine and possession of marijuana.

