Listen to our stations on Alexa

Download our free MSC Radio App

A Multimedia Company Serving Northeast Kansas, Southeast Nebraska and Northwest Missouri

Local News

Final suspect arrested in 2017 Hiawatha home invasion

(KNZA)--The third and final suspect in a May 2017 Hiawatha home invasion is now in custody.

28-year-old Oscar Martinez, of Bern, was arrested February 10th by the Brown County Sheriff’s Department on a warrant for felony counts of aggravated robbery, aggravated burglary and aggravated battery along with a misdemeanor count of criminal restraint.

He remains in the Brown County Jail on a $100,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in court March 21st for a preliminary hearing.

Co-defendants, Sabetha residents Edgar Martinez and Jazmene Hicks, were sentenced in November on charges in the case.  

Edgar Martinez was sentenced to 5 ½ years in prison, while Hicks was placed on 36-months supervised probation.

Authorities say the trio broke into a home at 121 Apache Street in Hiawatha on May 16th, 2017.  The occupant, Ray Atlakson, told police he was battered and robbed, with his hands bound behind his back before the suspects fled the scene.

Taken were a pair of car keys, billfold and an RCA tablet.

Atlakson was treated for injuries at the Hiawatha Community Hospital.  

 

Search Our Site

Weather