Three teenagers were arrested early Sunday morning and accused of tossing pumpkins off a bridge over the Kansas Turnpike.
The Lyon County Sheriff’s office and Kansas Turnpike Authority had received numerous reports of people throwing pumpkins off bridges in the county. Deputies and KTA Highway Patrol troopers increased patrol in the problem areas.
At about 1:48 a.m. Sunday, Deputy James Baker discovered a car parked on a bridge over the Turnpike, and three people standing at the rear edge of the bridge.
After a joint investigation by both agencies, three arrested were made.
Joshua L. Broyles, 19, of Emporia, was accused of throwing items onto the roadway, contributing to the misconduct of a child and parking illegally on the bridge.
Allen M. Rankin, 18, Emporia, was accused of throwing items onto the roadway and contributing to the misconduct of a child.
Broyles and Rankin were taken to the Lyon County Jail, according to a press release from the sheriff’s office.
A 15-year-old was arrested for throwing items from a bridge, and was released to a legal guardian.
Details of the cases have been forwarded to the Lyon County Attorney’s office for review. Formal charges are pending.
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Posted by food4thought (anonymous) on October 29, 2007 at 4:15 p.m. (Suggest removal)
They need to be charged and held responsible for their actions.
Posted by Bigearl2 (anonymous) on October 29, 2007 at 5:16 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I hope they realize that someone could have been killed. When I was living in Chicago , kids would throw quatrers over the side of the overpass. If the coin would hit the car winshield in the right place at the right time, the windshield would explode. Some people died because of that one stupid act.
Posted by rami (anonymous) on October 29, 2007 at 6:08 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I agree, I hope they are held responsible for their actions.
Posted by VerySpatial (anonymous) on October 29, 2007 at 6:54 p.m. (Suggest removal)
What a stupid and dangerous thing to do. Throw the book at them............
Posted by MelissaE (anonymous) on October 29, 2007 at 8:56 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Losers.
M
Posted by yankee (anonymous) on October 30, 2007 at 9:07 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I agree with Kstrebuchet. Maybe even commnity service in a hospital that has pateints that are on life support and in comas or with a physical therapy unit that rehabs people that have been injured in accidents...............might open their eyes.
Posted by create (anonymous) on October 30, 2007 at 10:14 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Excellent suggestions tre and yankee. I'm all for less namby pamby and more bitter consequences for teaching lessons. I'm guessing no one made these idiots pick up any of the pumpkin mess either. Oh wait, that would put them in traffic, wouldn't it? Silly me.
Posted by Flips (anonymous) on October 30, 2007 at 10:36 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Yankee it might open their eyes----but I sure would not want them doing community service near any one I loved in the hospital!!!!!
Several years ago------I was involved with a ministerial alliance in another area------& the ministerial alliance could not understand why our lodging business didn't want the homeless & drifters put in our lodging for one night & them pay the bill & the alliance never ever meet these people or addressed their needs --other than pay one night's rent at our lodging & a meal at the truck stop -------when I explained how many many many times they totally destroyed the room & stole anything that was not tied down-----& harassed our other paying guests / etc/etc/etc/etc/etc/etc/ & some times I was not even able to re rent the room for several days because of their one night rents to the homeless-----or drifters who knew the system of the allicance. I could not any longer afford to do this as the allicance paid for one night's rent & not the loss or the repairs or the stolen property/ etc/etc/etc/etc/etc-!
I remember one woman from the ministerial alliance said to me-------well why don't you just keep one room at your business for us to rent to those kind of people---------
Oh sure I ought to be able to stay in business that way!! :(
Now it was very evident this woman had no business sense----or could have cared less------but she felt better for paying for some one's room & never ever having to know the real story!
Or what kind of help they really needed!
She also suggested that the homeless & drifters wash dishes at the truck stop---for their meal------& I said-- you want some one you know nothing about --except that they just totally tore up my motel room--& you want them----working in a kitchen where everyone's food is being prepared!!!!!!
Some times public services hurt others more than it helps! :)
Sometimes we are able to help those who need help ---on our own much better than those in public service! :)
I agree these people throwing the pumpkins------need a wake up call!!!!!!!! But I don't want them to get that wake up call near any one I might know & love!
Posted by create (anonymous) on October 30, 2007 at 10:49 a.m. (Suggest removal)
If that woman wanted to feel so good about helping the homeless, she should have taken them home to her house.
I don't want people like that working anywhere near where my food is being prepared.
Remember Country Kitchen here in Emporia? I used to work there when I was just a kid and we would get requests like that all the time. The manager would feed the person out back if he were real dirty, and then he could pick up the parking lot. When you're in business, you have to protect your clientele first. If the business is food-related, the health department has a say. Are homeless people up-to-date on TB tests? I don't know about now, but at that time, kitchen help had to have TB tests.
Posted by yankee (anonymous) on October 30, 2007 at 12:24 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Okay Flips, I understand not wanting them near a loved one. I am a health care professional and surely would not suggest direct patient care. What I would suggest for them would be exposure to these patients so they could see first hand how their selfish act has an effect on others. So maybe going every day for a determined amount of time and having to read to a patient that cannot read for themself or something of that nature or perhaps just observing physical therapists administering therapies for a determined amount of time. Just some kind of accountability...............todays youth seems to be all about themselves and most are not held accountable for their actions. Many blame others for what they have done. This is actually a societal problem not just associated with youth.
Posted by kansasjayhawks (anonymous) on October 30, 2007 at 12:36 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I think that community service would be the best punishment for this crime. They need to know that what they did very easily could have killed someone and fortunately for them, that did not happen. God forbid a 15 year old out doing that--Where were his parents????????????????
Posted by hottopics (anonymous) on October 30, 2007 at 12:53 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Community Service in the very public eye. I agree with unusual punishment to let others see what will happen to them.
Posted by Flips (anonymous) on October 30, 2007 at 1:07 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Quote by yankee "What I would suggest for them would be exposure to these patients so they could see first hand how their selfish act has an effect on others. So maybe going every day for a determined amount of time and having to read to a patient that cannot read for themself or something of that nature or perhaps just observing physical therapists administering therapies for a determined amount of time. Just some kind of accountability..............." end of quote
VERY Good point Yankee---------as long as they were in some sort of supervised service of helping & seeing what they could have caused! I agree!
Posted by neighbor (anonymous) on October 30, 2007 at 5:12 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Let's not foget the pumpkins were stolen most likely, people who do these kinds of things aren't likely to purchase their own. I saw one bridge they had operated off of, pumpkins remains on top of the turnpike bridge. Locking them up will do no good. I'd be willing to bet none have respectable work ethics if they even have a job in the first place. Giving them a fine? Their parents would pay most likely, not them. I like the idea of working it off in a pumpkin suit, while wearing a sign on front and back that identifies them as thieves and vandals in places where their peers hang out.
Posted by slipandslide (anonymous) on October 30, 2007 at 5:36 p.m. (Suggest removal)
are the pumpkins they left on the bridge in a placewhere they might fall and land on a car below the bridge? they need to work off the penalty, best way to keep kids from getting into trouble is by making them work as punishement.
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