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Yahoo
28-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Southwest Trail construction site vandalized in Saline County, reward for information climbs to $62,160
SALINE COUNTY, Ark. —Vandalism at a construction site on the Southwest Trail in Saline County left a mess of broken equipment and hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage. Chris Meyer, the president of James A. Rogers Excavating, said the company is doing the construction of this section of the trail. Company offering $12,500 reward for info on Southwest Trail construction site vandalism in Saline County 'This is how we provide and put food on our tables,' Meyer said. 'Take me out of the equation, you hurt the employees, you hurt the family that runs this thing, the men and women who work every single day.' Equipment, such as a bulldozer and trackhoe, was vandalized over the weekend, leaving it broken and mangled. 'There was so much malicious and vicious intent to not only hurt our equipment, but there was people's homes that could've been flooded because of this,' Meyer said. Meyer said that when he first saw the damage, he was speechless. His company started pulling equipment out in time. Otherwise, a nearby creek could have flooded because the damage caused a dam in the creek. 'There was a John Deere 210 trackhoe that was pretty much buried and almost unrecognizable,' Meyer said. Recent rainfall has made the situation worse, forcing the company to wait for the creek to recede before they could retrieve the rest of the equipment. The damage comes with a hefty price tag. 'There's probably about $500,000 to equipment, $50,000 to $100,000 in environmental cost, and about three weeks of work that we're all going to have to redo,' Meyer said. Saline County breaks ground on its portion of 65-mile-long Southwest Trail He believes whoever did this probably had a key and a code to access the equipment. Community support is coming in strong, with local businesses and construction companies from neighboring states donating money to raise a reward. 'It's truly a testament to the industry in general, for everybody to have each other's back,' Meyer said. 'This was completely uncalled for, and this was taken way too far.' The reward for information that leads to a conviction currently sits at $61,660. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Saline County Sheriff's Office at 501-303-5609. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Yahoo
Jury convicts final suspect in Salina murder
SALINA, Kan. (KSNW) — A Saline County jury has convicted a 38-year-old man of the murder of 25-year-old Camilo Ramirez in 2021. The suspect, Juan Doroteo Morales, was one of four people arrested. On Aug. 23, 2021, Morales, Jaime Leos, Jacob Leos and Kiera Stewart pulled up to the Iron and Front Laundromat, where Ramirez had agreed to meet Stewart. Detectives said the codefendants lured him there. Juan Morales (Courtesy Saline County Sheriff's Office) Jacob Leos (Courtesy Saline County Sheriff's Office) Jaime Leos (Courtesy Saline County Sheriff's Office) Kiera Stewart (Courtesy Saline County Sheriff's Office) Investigators said that Morales and Jacob Leos got out of the car and opened fire on Ramirez. He tried to run but was shot in the back of the head and died later. The guns were later found in a drainage system. After a trial that started April 25, a jury found Morales guilty of first-degree, premeditated murder, aggravated assault, and criminal possession of a firearm by a felon. He will be sentenced on Aug. 15. The other three suspects pleaded guilty instead of going to trial. Stewart entered her plea in 2022, admitting to intentional murder in the second degree, attempted aggravated robbery, and conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery. She testified during Morales' trial. Stewart will be sentenced on May 16. Jacob Leos entered his plea in May 2024. He pleaded guilty to intentional murder in the second degree, conspiracy to commit murder in the first degree, and aggravated assault. He will be sentenced on May 20. First measles case reported in Sedgwick County Jaime Leos entered his plea in July 2024, pleading to voluntary manslaughter and conspiracy to commit murder in the second degree. He will be sentenced on May 16. The Salina Police Department and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation investigated the case, which the Kansas Attorney General's Office prosecuted. 'Everyone involved in Camilo Ramirez's murder has now been held accountable for their actions. I am pleased that justice was served,' Jessica Domme, Deputy Attorney General, said in a news release. 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. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KSN-TV.
