The following individuals were booked into the Osage County Jail in connection with charges or warrants as listed by the arresting agency.
May 3, 2026
- Samuel Klingele, 19, Paola, domestic battery, $2,500 own recognizance bond, OCPD.
May 5, 2026
- Jason Norton, 56, Lyndon, aggravated criminal threat, disorderly conduct, $10,000 cash or surety bond, OSSO.
May 6, 2026
- Debra Hutchison, 64, Vassar, domestic battery, $1,000 cash or surety bond, OSSO.
- Ronald Burkhardt, 62, Topeka, Shawnee County warrant, $450 cash bond, LPD.
- Jordan Garcia, 36, Carbondale, driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, competent evidence blood or breath .08+, aggravated endangering a child, reckless situation to child younger than 18, must see judge, OSSO.
May 8, 2026
- Troy Nicholson, 55, Wichita, warrant arrest, no bond, OSSO.
- Alen McNeil, 34, Carbondale, Osage County warrant, OSSO, $30,000 cash or surety bond.
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 report
At 6:06 p.m. May 10, 2026, deputies with the Osage County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence in the 29200 block of South Berryton Road, near Melvern, in an attempt to make contact with a subject who had active felony arrest warrants.
While taking the suspect into custody, deputies observed drug paraphernalia in plain sight. A search warrant was subsequently applied for and granted, resulting in the discovery of additional suspected narcotics, drug paraphernalia, and a firearm.
Michael E. Traver, 46, Quenemo, was arrested on Osage County arrest warrants and charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, and felon in possession of a firearm.
