Prosecutors say a former Valley Center police sergeant has been charged with sexual exploitation of a child, attempted sexual battery, official misconduct and harassment.

Forty-nine-year-old Thomas Delgado made his first court appearance Friday in Sedgwick County District Court on seven counts.  The charge related to the sexual exploitation is a felony, and the others are misdemeanors.

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His defense attorney did not immediately return a phone message seeking comment.

The Sedgwick County District Attorney’s office said in an email that Delgado is free on a $75,000 bond on condition he not contact witnesses. His preliminary hearing is set for June 7.

The Wichita Eagle reported that Delgado had been a Sedgwick County sheriff’s patrol deputy before he became a Valley Center police sergeant. He resigned after his arrest in December.

Charged in January with felony sex abuse, arrested again in February on related charges, Michael Lantain plead guilty to the accusations in Wyoming County Court earlier today.

He is convicted of course of sexual conduct against a child in the first degree, a Class B felony, and use of a child in a sexual performance as a sexually motivated felony, a Class C felony.

Lantain, 35, of Warsaw, was accused of having sexual relations with a girl less than 11 years old sometime between December and January in the Village of Warsaw.

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In January he was charged with felony sex abuse in the first degree and endangering the welfare of a child under 17.

Following that arrest, the Regional Computer Forensic Lab analyzed items seized during a search warrant.

In February he was charged with possession of a sexual performance by a child and possession of an obscene performance by a child, both are Class E felonies; and use of a child less than 17 years old in a sexual performance, a Class C felony.

Bail has been revoked. He awaits his June 29 sentencing housed in Wyoming County Jail.

The three men arrested in connection to a string of armed robberies were arraigned Tuesday.

All three are facing multiple robbery charges for robberies that all happened within days of each other. Two of those three men are being charged in the murder of a 54-year-old man.

Frankfort police began their investigation when they say three men robbed the Arandas Mexican Restaurant at gunpoint on May 14. Then on May 20, police say three men with similar descriptions robbed a Circle K gas station.

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Three men, James Johnson, Emmanuel Bush, and Jarqueze Bunton are being charged with robbery in both of those cases.

This past Friday, there was a third robbery at a Marathon Gas Station. Johnson and Bush are facing murder charges after police say they allegedly shot a man during the robbery.

Johnson, Bush, and Bunton all pleaded not guilty to their charges Tuesday. Between the three of them, they’re being held on more than $500,000 in bonds.

Johnson is facing a third robbery charge for an alleged home invasion that happened in the same time frame as the other robberies.

The three men are expected back in court next month.

A man is accused of going on a shooting spree early Monday morning.

Police say 19-year-old Layne Chadwell opened fire at three locations before being arrested.

Witnesses told police the shooting spree started at the Speedway on Paris Pike. Chadwell allegedly shot into the building nearly hitting an employee before taking off.

Witnesses say Chadwell fired more shots while traveling on Paris Pike, and then he allegedly struck a third time at a gas station on North Broadway with an off-duty officer nearby.

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Chadwell was arrested and according to the police report, he admitted to the shootings while being questioned by officers.

He now faces a wanton endangerment charge and a wanton endangerment of a police officer charge.

His son’s mother told LEX 18 that she was devastated by the news and is not sure what caused Chadwell to open fire.

“That’s not Layne. It really isn’t. Layne wouldn’t do anything to hurt anybody. That was out of character for him,” said Kaitlin Goforth.

Chadwell was in court Tuesday afternoon. In court, a judge entered a not guilty plea for Chadwell. He is being held on a $20,000 bond. He’ll be back in court in June.

Two Western Kentucky sisters who went missing for more than a week have been found safe.

The Allen County Sheriff says 13-year-old Jezzie Whitney and 11-year-old Cassie Whitney were found Monday in Smiths Grove, near Bowling Green.

The sheriff’s office issued an alert for the sisters and their mother May 23, they hadn’t been seen since May 18.

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The Sheriff says 19-year-olds Braxton Whitney and Denovan Sutton were arrested Monday morning and charged with custodial interference.

On Tuesday afternoon, the girls’ noncustodial mother, Melissa Scott, was located and booked into the Allen County Jail. She is also charged with custodial interference, according to WKRN.

There is also an active death investigation involving the girls’ father– Larry Whitney Jr. who was found dead from a chest wound May 16.

WKRN reported on Tuesday that his death has been ruled a homicide following autopsy results.

Officials with Blackburn Correctional Complex say that an inmate walked away from the minimum-security prison Tuesday around 12:42 p.m.

The inmate’s name is Calvin Myers. Myers is a 56-year-old man, 5’10”, 234 pounds, with gray hair and blue eyes. Officials say that he would have been eligible for parole in March 2018.

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Officials say that Myers was serving a 45-year sentence for convictions out of Monroe and Christian counties for theft of mail matter, theft of identity of another without consent, forgery 2nd -degree, false statement as to identity or financial condition to obtain a credit card, and escape 2nd -degree.

Anyone with any information concerning Myers is asked to contact the Kentucky State Police at (502) 227- 2221 or the Lexington Division of Police at (859) 258-3600.

Kentucky State Police are seeking the public’s assistance in a hit and run in Grant County.

On May 21 a man was struck by a vehicle on Dixie Highway near Grant County Foods.

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The vehicle that struck Logan M. Cooper, 19, of Dry Ridge, did not stop. Cooper was pronounced deceased by the coroner.

Anyone with information about this fatal collision is asked to call the KSP at 859-428-1212.

A woman is in jail, accused of leading police on a two state chase.

State police say officers started chasing Rachel Auxier on Sunday; she was wanted on shoplifting charges.

Police say Auxier drove into Kentucky, through Henderson then into Owensboro. Officers say she caused a crash that sent one person to the hospital.

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They say Auxier ran from the scene.

Sheriff’s deputies found her in a store shed behind a home.

She’s charged with several counts including speeding, assault and burglary.

The Lincoln County Sheriff has confirmed that one person died in a crash on US 150 east.

He said the crash involved a truck pulling a camper and a car. The camper apparently became unhinged and hit the car head on.

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One person died in the crash, a 10-month-old child was airlifted to the hospital and another person was injured.

Lexington police are investigating what they think were gunshots fired at the main office of the Lexington Herald-Leader.

Monday morning, employees found three exterior windows shattered along with two others damaged.

Police say that the impact marks on the glass are consistent with bullet damage.

Officers tell LEX 18 that it appears to be an act of vandalism more than someone being targeted.

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“If it’s just vandalism, well that’s a shame, but vandalism is as old as humanity, I suppose. Some people just have to tear things up. That’s at least a little more comforting than thinking that it has to do with hostility towards the press, at least in my mind,” said Chuck Gutenson.

In a statement in the Herald-Leader, by its publisher, the paper plans to take immediate steps to shore up damage and increase security.