Author Archive | Tim Morse

MARCH 16, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEWS RELEASE #16-0316 CONTACT: SHERIFF TIM MORSE 785-364-2251 STRUCTURE FIRE IN SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTY Shortly before noon today the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a structure fire at a residence located at 17072 98th Road in southeastern Jackson County. Fire departments from Hoyt, Mayetta, Soldier Township, […]

MARCH 12, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEWS RELEASE #16-0312 CONTACT: SHERIFF TIM MORSE 785-364-2251 Two Arrested in Stolen Van On Friday March 12th at approximately 7:30 pm the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a suspicious vehicle parked on the edge of a pasture in a wooded area in the 17000 block of […]

MARCH 8, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEWS RELEASE #16-0308 CONTACT: SHERIFF TIM MORSE 785-364-2251 HOLTON MAN ARRESTED FOR MURDER The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office has arrested George E. Fleshman Jr., 66 of Holton this morning at his residence located at 418 Nebraska Street in Holton. Fleshman was arrested for second degree murder. Fleshman is suspected […]

FEBRUARY 28, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEWS RELEASE #16-0228-2 CONTACT: SHERIFF TIM MORSE 785-364-2251 Preliminary autopsy reports indicate cause of death of Jon Sumpter Preliminary autopsy reports indicate the initial cause of the death of Jon Paul Sumpter, 32, of Silver Lake was due to hypothermia. The body of Sumpter was discovered shortly before 2 […]

February 28, 2016 For Immediate Release News Release 16-0228 Contact: Sheriff Tim Morse 785-364-2251 Beginning February 29 thru March 13, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office will join other Law Enforcement agencies in Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma to stop what has been an epidemic for the past several years. In 2015, 13 teens lost their lives […]

FEBRUARY 1, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEWS RELEASE #16-0201 CONTACT: SHERIFF TIM MORSE 785-364-2251 BODY DISCOVERED NEAR LARKINBURG HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED The body that was discovered before 2 pm on Sunday has been identified. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 phone call from a hunter who discovered a deceased person in a wooded […]

JANUARY 31, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEWS RELEASE #16-0131 CONTACT: SHERIFF TIM MORSE 785-364-2251 DEAD BODY DISCOVERED NEAR LARKINBURG Shortly before 2 pm Sunday the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 phone call from a hunter who discovered a deceased person approximately ½ mile south of Nebo State Fishing Lake or 2 miles southwest […]

JANUARY 22, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEWS RELEASE #16-0122-2 CONTACT: SHERIFF TIM MORSE 785-364-2251 TWO MEN ARRESTED ON SE JACKSON COUNTY BURGLARY The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a burglary in progress at around 4:30 am this morning located at 12100 U. Road in southeastern Jackson County. The location is that of […]

JANUARY 22, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEWS RELEASE #16-0122 CONTACT: SHERIFF TIM MORSE 785-364-2251 TWO ARRESTED ON METH RELATED CHARGES On Tuesday January 19th a deputy arrested Seleena Rae Masquat, 30, of Mayetta, on a probation violation warrant at 8264 156th Lane. The deputy who was attempting to serve the arrest warrant was met at […]

JANUARY 17, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEWS RELEASE #16-0117 CONTACT: SHERIFF TIM MORSE 785-364-2251 FIREFIGHTERS BATTLE LARGE EQUIPMENT SHED FIRE On Friday January 15, 2016 at approximately 4 p.m. firefighters were dispatched to 21085 O. Road in rural Holton for a tractor fire.  Shortly thereafter, the fire spread to a large nearby equipment shed.  The […]