Posted February 28, 2025 06:20am
(KNZA)--A Utah man is facing multiple charges in connection with a 2024 Jefferson County sex crimes case.
According to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, 31-year-old Kolby O'Conner was recently arrested by the U.S. Marshal's Service in Tooele, Utah on a Jefferson County District Court warrant charging him with two counts each of rape, aggravated criminal sodomy and aggravated sexual battery.
He was extradited back to Kansas and booked into the Jefferson County Jail Wednesday evening.
O'Conner made his first appearance in a Jefferson County Courtroom Thursday morning. A preliminary hearing was scheduled for March 13 and his bond was set at $150,000.
According to court documents, the alleged sex crimes occurred in April 2024. Officials say O'Conner was staying with relatives in Oskaloosa at the time.
He was formally charged in January.