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18 hours ago
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Garden City man gets 13 Years for racketeering, murder
FINNEY COUNTY, Kan. (KSNW) — A Garden City man has been sentenced to more than 13 years in prison for leading a multi-year racketeering operation that included drug trafficking, theft, and the 2020 murder of Alexander 'AJ' Perez, whose body has never been found. On May 27, Oscar Corrales Jr. was sentenced to 156 months — or 13 years — in the Kansas Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to engaging in a pattern of racketeering activity. Judge Rebecca J. Faurot handed down the sentence as part of a plea agreement between Corrales and prosecutors. No charges for officers in shooting of Haysville man Investigators say Corrales was at the center of a criminal operation that spanned several years and counties, involving the systematic theft of cars, tools, electronics, and the distribution of methamphetamine and fentanyl. According to court records, Corrales and his associates would steal vehicles and then either switch their vehicle identification numbers using wrecked cars with clean titles or dismantle the stolen vehicles for parts. Prosecutors said Corrales murdered Perez to protect his illicit operation. He reportedly accused Perez of stealing property that Corrales had previously stolen from others. Perez was reported missing in December 2020, and authorities believe he was killed around Dec. 6 of that year. Despite an extensive investigation, his remains have never been recovered. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation continues to seek information about the location of Perez's body. Anyone with knowledge is urged to contact the KBI. Corrales was originally arrested in December 2023 while already in custody on unrelated charges. For more Kansas news, click here. Keep up with the latest breaking news by downloading our mobile app and signing up for our news email alerts. Sign up for our Storm Track 3 Weather app by clicking here. To watch our shows live on our website, click here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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Man suspected of shooting Lee's Summit police officer arrested in Kansas
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Thomas Eugene Tolbert, the man suspected of shooting a Lee's Summit police officer in Missouri, has been found and arrested in Kansas, prompting the Kansas Bureau of Investigation to cancel its Blue Alert. Download WDAF+ for Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV The alert was issued while law enforcement was searching for Tolbert, who allegedly shot a Lee's Summit officer while police were investigating a domestic disturbance at an apartment complex Sunday night. The KBI canceled the alert after Tolbert, 27, was found and arrested in Ellis, Kansas, early Tuesday morning. According to KBI, law enforcement received information Tuesday indicating that Tolbert might be inside a hotel in Ellis on Washington Street. Around 4:50 a.m., KBI agents, Ellis County Sheriff's Office deputies, and Hays Police Department officers arrived at the hotel and safely took Tolbert into custody, per KBI. Tolbert was arrested on a Missouri warrant for first-degree assault, armed criminal action, unlawful possession of a firearm, resisting arrest or detention by fleeing and second-degree domestic assault. The charges were filed Monday in Jackson County Circuit Court in connection with the shooting. View the latest headlines from Kansas City, Missouri, and Kansas at Tolbert has been booked into the Ellis County jail, according to the KBI. There will be a news conference at the Lee's Summit Police Department on Tuesday morning with information on the suspect and the officer's condition. This is a developing story. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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Lee's Summit police shooting suspect arrested at Ellis hotel
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) has now canceled the Kansas Blue Alert that was issued after law enforcement were searching for a suspect believed to have shot a Lee's Summit police officer Sunday night. The alert was canceled Tuesday morning, June 3, after Thomas Eugene Tolbert, 27, was located and apprehended in Ellis. In the early morning hours, law enforcement received information indicating that Tolbert might be inside the Days Inn hotel at 204 N. Washington St. The Ellis Police Department said witnesses reported giving Tolbert a ride from Kansas City, Missouri. The witnesses stated that they didn't know Tolbert was wanted in connection with the Blue Alert, but found the information when scrolling through social media. They immediately contacted law enforcement. Officers from the Hays Police Department, deputies from the Ellis County Sheriff's Office and KBI agents arrived at the hotel and safely took Tolbert into custody at around 4:50 a.m. Ellis police said nearby hotel rooms were evacuated during the incident. After a brief struggle and taser deployment, Tolbert was taken into custody. Wichita police search for suspect in deadly convenience store shooting He was booked on a Missouri warrant on suspicion of assault first-degree or attempted serious physical injury, armed criminal action, unlawful possession of a firearm, resisting arrest or detention by fleeing, and second-degree domestic assault. He was booked into the Ellis County Sheriff's Office Jail. A Blue Alert is used to help find violent criminals who have killed or seriously injured an officer in the line of duty. KSN has named him due to a threat to public safety. For more Kansas news, click here. Keep up with the latest breaking news by downloading our mobile app and signing up for our news email alerts. Sign up for our Storm Track 3 Weather app by clicking here. To watch our shows live on our website, click here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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2 days ago
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Suspect in hospital after police shooting in Kansas City, Kansas
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An investigation has begun after Kansas City, Kansas police shot at a suspect early Monday morning. KCKPD said officers responded to a domestic disturbance around 3:30 Monday morning on North 78th Street. According to KCKPD, when officers were at the scene, they were involved in a shooting with a male suspect. Download WDAF+ for Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV The department did not release any details about the shooting. KCKPD said the suspect was taken to a hospital where he is recovering from the shooting, and no officers were injured in the shooting. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) will conduct the investigation. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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Man hits woman with SUV in law enforcement parking lot, shot at by deputy before arrested
A Garden City man remained jailed Saturday after he used his SUV to hit a woman walking in the Finney County Law Enforcement Center parking lot and then was shot at by a deputy he reversed toward, according to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation and jail records. The relationship between the woman and man, both age 25, is still under investigation, KBI spokesperson Melissa Underwood said Saturday. The woman was treated and released from a local hospital. Around 2:40 p.m. Friday, the man drove his 2020 Toyota RAV4 'off the roadway' and struck the woman in the parking lot and began to flee, Underwood said in a news release. A Finney County Sheriff's Office deputy ran after the vehicle, when the man reversed, driving toward the deputy who fired two rounds toward the suspect, Underwood said, adding neither shot hit the suspect. 'He fled the area, still driving the SUV,' she said. Soon after, a Garden City officer spotted the vehicle, leading to a short pursuit before the man pulled over, she said. The man 'kicked one of the officers' while being arrested, she said. The man was arrested on suspicion of attempted first-degree murder, fleeing and eluding and battery of an officer.
