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Sumner County Court Docket: Oct. 15, 2014 report

by Tracy McCue, Sumner Newscow — The following are a list of criminal court complaints recently filed by the Sumner County Attorney’s office.

These are formal charges introduced into the Sumner County District Court system. The suspects listed in the complaint have not been tried by a judge or jury unless specified otherwise. All citizens are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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Jerry Muller, Jr., born in 1979, of Wichita was charged with conspiracy to commit burglary of a dwelling, a level 9 felony; burglary of a dwelling, a level 7 felony; and theft, a level 9 felony.

Muller is accused on April 9, 2012 of burglarizing a residence at 1410 N. Brown Arrow Road in Peck.

Allegedly he received a text message from an male telling him he had the owner of the property out of his house so Muller would know the house was empty and could burglarize it. He and the other male allegedly entered the residence and stole a pearl handled revolver, 42-inch Vizeo Flat Screen TV, a knife collection, computers, pills and other items which were stored in a AAA storage bin at 530 E. McArthur in Wichita which he rented. He allegedly transported the stolen items using his car.

His court deposition is set for Nov. 6, 2014 at 9 a.m.

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Randy Copeland, born in 1976, of Clearwater was charged with domestic battery, a Class B misdemeanor; disorderly conduct, a Class C misdemeanor; and Criminal Trespass, a Class B misdemeanor.

Copeland is accused on Sept. 25, 2014 of angrily pushing his girlfriend down to the ground during an argument. He allegedly used abusive language and pushed down his own motorcycle to emphasize how mad he was. This allegedly alarmed a household member to the degree that she got a knife to protect herself and locked herself in the bathroom.

Copeland was allegedly asked to leave by the owner but refused to do so.

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Joshua Adams, born in 1978, of Arkansas City was charged with driving without headlights, a traffic infraction; failure to stop at stop sign, a traffic infraction; driving while suspended, a Class B misdemeanor; failure to provide proof of insurance, a Class B misdemeanor; expired registration, a misdemeanor; and two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia, a Class A misdemeanor.

Adams is accused on Sept. 25 of driving with no lights at the intersection of Clark and Ohio Street in Oxford and not stopping at a stop sign. When he was stopped it was allegedly discovered his license was suspended, no insurance and he had a syringe and methamphetamine glass smoking pipe.

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Zachary Niceley, born in 1995, of Oxford was charged with domestic battery, a Class B misdemeanor; disorderly conduct, a Class C misdemeanor; and consumption of alcohol by a minor, a Class C misdemeanor.

Niceley is accused on Sep. 10 of angrily kicking and head butting his girlfriend and consuming four beers in his home when it was not legal for him to do so prior to the altercation.

His court deposition is set for Oct. 16.

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Amber Rae Darby, born in 1979, of Oxford was charged with obstructing apprehension or persecution, a level 8 felony; and interference with law enforcement, a Class A misdemeanor.

Darby is accused on Aug. 30, 2014 of knowingly concealing Naaman Darby, who has been charged with burglary and felony theft, and did so knowing he had an outstanding arrest warrant.

She also allegedly was protecting Naaman Darby at her home and told the law enforcement officer he was not home, when in reality he was at her home. He was not supposed to be there because of a protective order where Amber was the victim.

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Dillon Lowe, born in 1995, of Wellington, was charged with possession of marijuana, a Class A misdemeanor; and possession of drug paraphernalia, a Class A misdemeanor.

Lowe is accused on Sept. 29, of having a baggy of marijuana and a glass marijuana pipe in his pocket .

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Brandon Golightly, born in 1994, of Belle Plaine was charged with two counts of battery, a Class B misdemeanor; and disorderly conduct, a Class C misdemeanor.

Golightly is accused on Sept. 29 of wrestling around with a woman and holding her down in a playful manner. But when she was getting up she accidentally kicked him and he allegedly responded by angrily hitting her in the left knee causing pain.

When the girls tried to leave he allegedly slammed the door on her cutting her hand. He allegedly slammed the door hard, anticipating that would alarm everyone present.

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Zakery Bowyer, born in 1982, of Wichita was charged with unlawful use of drivers’ license, a Class A misdemeanor; interference with law enforcement, a level 8 felony; possession of methamphetamine, a level 5 drug felony; and possession of drug paraphernalia, a Class A misdemeanor.

Bowyer is accused on Sept. 24 at the Kansas Star Casino of using a driver’s license issued to another person. The photo allegedly did not match the identification and when the officer asked, Boyer allegedly gave a false name in hopes that the officer would not discover he was wanted on Sedgwick County charges.

Upon searching the vehicle, officers discovered Bowyer allegedly had methamphetamine and a syringe in a black backpack in the backseat of the car.

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Coleton Hess, born in 1993, of Winfield was charged with using a cell phone to facilitate a drug sale, a level 8 felony; possession methamphetamine in a quantity of at least 1 gram but less than 3.5 grams with intent to distribute, a level 3 drug felony; and possession narcotics, a level 5 drug felony.

Hess is accused on Sept. 29, of sending and receiving text messages where he agreed to sell an eight-ball of meth for $275 at Casey’s in Wellington.

When apprehended, Hess allegedly possessed 3.5 grams of meth in a Crown Royal bag in the car.

He also allegedly had several hydrocodone pills which were not in a prescription bottle not issued to Hess.

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William Wisely, born in 1945, of Conway Springs was charged with illegal parking, a traffic infraction; and assault, a Class C misdemeanor.

Wisely is accused on Aug. 19 stopping his vehicle in the middle of the right lane in the 100 block of North 8th in Conway Springs, blocking traffic and got out to confront an individual who was in the vehicle behind him.

He allegedly yelled at the other driver stating “I should beat the ___ out of you” and “I’d like to catch you out in the county because you won’t come back.”

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Richard Brown, born in 1978, of Conway Springs was charged with domestic violence, a Class B misdemeanor; criminal threat, a level 9 felony; and aggravated endangering a child, a level 9 felony.

Brown is accused on Sept. 20, of backhanding a household member in the face several times causing bleeding and bruising. He then allegedly used profanity on the woman stating if she didn’t shut up, “I’ll hit you even harder.”

Brown is also accused of driving a vehicle during the incident with two children in the backseat. Allegedly, he was driving recklessly while hitting their mother in the car as they tried to shield their mother from his blows and he was trying to pass a semi truck.

His court deposition is set for Nov. 6.

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Ernesto Lopez of Wichita was charged with aggravated endangering of a child, a level 9 felony; driving under the influence, a level B misdemeanor; refusal of PBT, a traffic infraction; failure to maintain one lane, a traffic infraction; child with no seat belt, an infraction; seat belt not being fastened, an unclassified misdemeanor; driving without a valid license, a Class B misdemeanor; and defective brake lights, a traffic infraction.

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