Traffic fatality

By TYLER GASKILL
Winfield Daily Courier

A Winfield man was killed and two other men were injured early Saturday morning when the vehicle they were in left the roadway and flipped northeast of Arkansas City, according to Cowley County Undersheriff Bill Mueller.
Around 3 a.m. Saturday, a Dodge van driven by Curtis L. Rowe, 49, Winfield, was traveling northbound on 85th Road, 1 and 1/10 south of 242nd, when the van left the roadway.
"The van made a slight curve to start up a hill and went off the west side of the road, striking a rock, causing (the van) to flip," Mueller said.
Rowe was partially ejected during the accident, according to Mueller, and he became trapped under the van.
"The vehicle came down on (Rowe)," Mueller said, "and he was pronounced dead on the scene."
Two passengers in the van, Ricky Lee Robinson, 25, Winfield, and Timothy L. Patton, 21, Derby, were injured in the accident. They were both transport to South Central Kansas Regional Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries, Mueller said.
"Alcohol and excessive speed were probably factors in the accident," Mueller said, "but we won't know for sure on the alcohol until we see the results of a toxicology examination."
The accident scene was investigated by the Cowley County Sheriff's Department, with assistance from the Arkansas City Fire Department.

Sexual abuse charges

Lorenzo M. Price, 26, of Arkansas City, has been taken into custody on charges of rape and aggravated indecent liberties with a child and is being held on a $15,000 bond in the Cowley County Jail.

Authorities accuse Price of sexually abusing his girlfriend’s daughter, age 13, after the daughter told police he had done so over the last month and after further investigation of the matter, police said.

Winfield man killed in OKC shooting

Winfield man killed in OKC hotel shooting
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A Winfield man was shot and killed and another man is in custody after a shooting at an Oklahoma City hotel.

Police Lt. Chris Gayhart says police received a report of shots fired about 2:10 a.m. Sunday at the Wingate by Wyndam Hotel on south Meridian Avenue.

Burgett says officers discovered Kiyon Koroma, Winfield, dead in one of the rooms and another man injured.

Police say the injured man, George Anderson III, 22, was arrested on a first-degree murder complaint and is being held in the Oklahoma County jail.

Undisclosed hearing held in Thurber case

According to Cowley County Attorney Chris Smith, a motion hearing was held before Judge Jim Pringle in the case against Justin Thurber, Friday, in the Cowley County Courthouse.
Both the prosecution and defense have agreed not to discuss the motions that were brought forward. The hearing was closed to the public.
"Another closed hearing is scheduled for 10 a.m. Jan. 9," said Smith. "The trial is still on track to begin as scheduled."
Closed hearings are held so as to diffuse any slip-ups or surprises this close to trial, said Smith.
"We want to do everything correctly and for everything to go as expected."
Jury selection for the trial is scheduled to get underway by the end of this month.
Thurber, 25, is charged with capital murder in the death of 19-year-old Cowley College student Jodi Sanderholm, of Arkansas City.

Belle Plain fire

Scanner reports indicated a mobile home in Belle Plaine was fully engulfed in flames around 11:30 a.m. Thursday. Fire fighters from around the area, including Udall, were responding to help.