Month: June 2016

Sex offender charged in case involving 16-year-old girl

A registered sex offender from Kansas was charged in federal court here Thursday with picking up a 16-year-old girl in Virginia and taking her across state lines to have sex with him, acting U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said today.

Logan Viquesney, 20, Kansas City, Kan., was charged with one count of interstate transportation of a minor to engage in sexual activity.

An affidavit filed in the case alleges the victim was staying with her grandparents in Virginia when she and Viquesney began communicating over the Internet. On May 30, the victim was reported missing from her grandparents’ home.

Investigators learned that Viquesney had driven to Virginia, picked up the girl, and taken her with him on a trip that took them from Virginia to Maryland, Illinois, Missouri and Kansas. While on the trip, Viquesney had sex with the girl, according to federal prosecutors.

Viquesney was arrested after he arrived in Kansas City, Kan., with the girl.

If convicted, he faces a penalty not less than 10 years in federal prison. Investigating agencies include the Kansas City, Kan., Police Department, the Lenexa Police Department, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation and the FBI. Assistant U.S. Attorney Chris Oakley is prosecuting.

Sporting KC travels to LA for tonight’s match

Sporting Kansas City (5-8-2, 17 points) hits the road again this Thursday as the team goes head-to-head with LA Galaxy (5-2-5, 20 points) for the second time in 2016.

The match kicks off at 9:30 p.m. at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif., with three hours of live television coverage beginning at 9 p.m. on 38 The Spot and SKCTV.

Listeners can also follow the action live on 99.3 FM and 1340 AM.

Sporting KC currently sits at seventh place in the Western Conference, winning once in their last 10 matches. Meanwhile, LA Galaxy leads the league in scoring with 2.25 goal per game despite ranking only 16th in shots per game. Manager Peter Vermes’ men, on the other hand, have created plenty of opportunities during their 2016 campaign with 214 shot attempts, but rank 18th with 0.93 goals per match.

Sporting KC enters Thursday match coming off a heartbreaking home loss against D.C. United last Friday. The home side was able to hold their fellow MLS charter club to a draw until the 86th minute, when substitute Alhaji Kamara scored D.C.’s game-winning goal only 33 seconds into his MLS debut. The match marked Sporting KC’s fourth home loss this season.

Despite LA’s impressive scoring record this season, the team ranks only two places above Sporting KC at fifth place in the Western Conference. Bruce Arena’s men are without a win in their past three matches, last falling 3-2 to Montreal Impact on Saturday. The five-time MLS Cup winners are tied with San Jose Earthquakes for the most draws in the Western Conference with five. In fact, the last time Sporting KC and LA Galaxy met this season – almost exactly one month ago on May 1 – the game ended in this fashion, with 90 minutes of fierce play between the sides ending in a 1-1 draw.

The matchup between LA and Kansas City has always been fierce, and the Galaxy own a 24-20-12 edge in the all-time regular season series, including a 16-5-6 mark in LA. Sporting KC looks to snap a winless streak in LA dating back to August 2010, when Sporting KC last claimed a victory on LA’s home soil. The Kansas City side has just one win in its last 10 visits to StubHub Center dating back to 2004, including three straight losses and a 1-6-3 record.

– Story from Sporting KC

Several candidates file for election

The filing deadline passed June 1, with some new candidates filing within the past week.

Some of the names that will be on the primary ballot Aug. 2 here, according to the Kansas secretary of state’s list, will include:

U.S. Senate:
Jerry Moran, incumbent, Republican, Hays.
Monique Singh, Democrat, Kansas City, Kan.
Patrick Wiesner, Democrat, Lawrence.
D.J. Smith, Republican, Osawatomie.

U.S. House of Representatives, 3rd District:
Kevin Yoder, incumbent, Republican, Overland Park.
Reggie Marselus, Democrat, Lenexa.
Nathaniel McLaughlin, Democrat, Kansas City, Kan.
Jay Sidie, Democrat, Mission Woods.
Greg Goode, Republican, Louisburg.

Kansas Senate, 4th District:
David Haley, incumbent, Democrat, Kansas City, Kan.

Kansas Senate, 5th District:
Steve Fitzgerald, incumbent, Republican, Leavenworth.
Bill Hutton, Democrat, Basehor.
Donald G. Terrien, Democrat, Lansing.

Kansas Senate, 6th District:
Pat Pettey, incumbent, Democrat, Kansas City, Kan.

Kansas House of Representatives, 31st Dist.:
Louis E. Ruiz, incumbent, Democrat, Kansas City, Kan.

Kansas House of Representatives, 32nd Dist.:
Pam Curtis, incumbent, Democrat, Kansas City, Kan.

Kansas House of Representatives, 33rd Dist.:
Tom Burroughs, incumbent, Democrat, Kansas City, Kan.

Kansas House of Representatives, 34th Dist.:
Valdenia Winn, incumbent, Democrat, Kansas City, Kan.

Kansas House of Representatives, 35th Dist.:
Broderick Henderson, incumbent, Democrat, Kansas City, Kan.
Kimberly L. Lampkin, Democrat, Kansas City, Kan.

Kansas House of Representatives, 36th Dist.:
Kathy Wolfe Moore, incumbent, Democrat, Kansas City, Kan.
Gwendolyn S. Thomas, Democrat, Kansas City, Kan.
Kevin Braun, Republican, Kansas City, Kan.

Kansas House of Representatives, 37th Dist.:
Stan Frownfelter, incumbent, Democrat, Kansas City, Kan.

District Court Judge, 29th District, Division 1
Robert P. Burns, incumbent, Democrat, Kansas City, Kan.

District Court Judge, 29th District, Division 2
Michael A. Russell, incumbent, Democrat, Kansas City, Kan.

District Court Judge, 29th District, Division 7
Vicki Meyer, Democrat, Kansas City, Kan.
Courtney Mikesic, Democrat, Kansas City, Kan.

District Court Judge, 29th District, Division 8
R. Wayne Lampson, incumbent, Democrat, Kansas City, Kan.

District Court Judge, 29th District, Division 9
Daniel Cahill, incumbent, Democrat, Kansas City, Kan.

District Court Judge, 29th District, Division 13:
Renee S. Henry, Democrat, Kansas City, Kan.
Tony Martinez, Democrat, Kansas City, Kan.
Deryl W. Wynn, Democrat, Kansas City, Kan.

District Court Judge, 29th District, Division 14:
Jennifer Orth Myers, Democrat, Kansas City, Kan.

District Court Judge, 29th District, Division 16:
Constance M. Alvey, incumbent, Democrat, Kansas City, Kan.

Wyandotte County District Attorney, 29th District
Jerome Gorman, incumbent, Democrat, Kansas City, Kan.
Mark Dupree, Democrat, Kansas City, Kan.

Some Libertarian candidates have filed, who will not appear on the primary election ballot, but who will be on the general election ballot Nov. 8.

Libertarian candidates who will appear on general election ballots Nov. 8 in Wyandotte County include:

U.S. Senate
Robert D. Garrard, Libertarian, Edgerton.

U.S. House of Representatives, 3rd District:
Steve A. Hohe, Libertarian, Shawnee.

Kansas Senate, 6th District:
Jason Conley, Libertarian, Kansas City, Kan.

The filing deadline for Libertarian candidates was the same as for Democratic and Republican party candidates.

However, independent candidates have until noon Aug. 1 to file nomination petitions.