by BECKY GOFF
Little Apple Post
RILEY COUNTY - The Riley County Police Department has arrested four people in connection with three suspected fentanyl-related overdose cases.
Riley County District Court warrants were issued for Ronald Ince, Nathan Reeves, Caziah Self and Daron Jones, all of Manhattan.
Fifty-nine year old, Ronald Ince, was arrested for requested charges of distribution of a controlled substance causing death, conspiracy to possess a controlled substance with the intent to distribute, and use of a communication facility for a drug transaction. He remains confined in the Riley County Jail with a total bond of $500,000.
Thirty-seven year old, Nathan Reeves, was arrested for requested charges of distribution of a controlled substance causing death, conspiracy to possess a controlled substance with the intent to distribute, and use of a communication facility for a drug transaction. Reeves remains confined in the Riley County Jail with a total bond of $500,000. Reeves’s and Ince’s arrests stem from an investigation into the death of a 36-year-old woman in August 2021.
Twenty-one year old, Caziah Self was arrested for requested charges of distribution of a controlled substance causing great bodily harm, aggravated battery, and use of a communication facility for a drug transaction stemming from an investigation into the overdose of a 31-year-old man in August of 2022. Self was issued a total bond of $250,000 for this charge.
Self was also arrested on two arrested on two Manhattan Municipal Court warrants for failure to appear and theft.
Self was also found to be in possession of two guns and a large number of pills suspected to contain fentanyl at the time of his arrest adding additional charges of drug possession with the intent to distribute, drug possession, possession of drug paraphernalia, and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon by a felon. These additional charges hold a bond of $500,000. Self remains confined in the Riley County Jail with a total bond of $751,750.
Twenty-one year old, Daron Jones was arrested on requested charges two counts each of distribution of a controlled substance causing great bodily harm, aggravated battery, and use of a communication facility for a drug transaction stemming from an investigation into two separate overdoses of the same 21-year-old man in August and October of 2022. Jones remains confined in the Riley County Jail with a total bond of $250,000.
“We will continue to work to identify the source of these drugs in our community through ongoing investigations with our state and federal partners,” Director Brian Peete said. “I commend our Special Investigations Unit (SIU) on these arrests that are the culmination of years of investigation in conjunction with the Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).”
The main function of the RCPD Special Investigations Unit(SIU) is to initiate and investigate narcotic activities related to cases the affect the community.
The SIU partners with local, state and federal agents for joint operations to identify and arrest individuals who use, sell and manufacture illegal narcotics. The unit also handles high-risk searches and serves arrest warrants on locations and suspects, as well as, assisting with interviews and follow-up investigations.
If you have any information about the distribution of fentanyl you can submit a tip anonymously through Crime Stoppers at (785) 539-7777 or contact RCPD at (785) 537-2112 and ask to speak with the SIU.