The two-day trial for Brian Treaster before District Judge Trish Rose wrapped up Tuesday afternoon.
The jury returned Wednesday morning and deliberated about 90 minutes before returning guilty verdicts on felony counts of stalking and criminal threat and misdemeanor counts of violation of a protection order and battery, said Reno County Deputy District Attorney Andrew Davidson.
Treaster was acquitted on two counts each of telephone harassment and disorderly conduct and a second count of violation of a PFA.
Rose set sentencing for June 4. The felony counts carry presumptive probation on the state sentencing grid.
The stalking and PFA charges stemmed from an April 18, 2019, incident when Treaster went to his ex-wife’s place of employment to confront her. He was still the chief at Bushton at the time.
Ex-police chief in central Kansas convicted in stalking case
April 15, 2021
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HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) A jury has convicted a former central Kansas police chief of several felony counts brought against him in a domestic stalking case.
A Reno County jury found Brian Treaster guilty Wednesday of stalking and criminal threat, as well as misdemeanor counts of violation of a protection order and battery, the Hutchinson News reported. Treaster was acquitted of two counts each of phone harassment and disorderly conduct and a second count of violating a protection order.
The stalking and protection order violation charges stemmed from an April 2019 incident in which Treaster confronted his ex-wife at her workplace while he was still the Bushton police chief. The criminal threat and battery charges were filed after Treaster confronted and shoved the woman’s boyfriend in June 2019, while he was on administrative leave, then threatened the woman and her boyfriend later
Posted By: George Lawson April 15, 2021 @ 11:10 am Local News, News
By the Associated Press:
A jury has convicted a former central Kansas police chief of several felony counts brought against him in a domestic stalking case.
A Reno County jury found Brian Treaster guilty Wednesday of stalking and criminal threat, as well as misdemeanor counts of violation of a protection order and battery. Treaster was acquitted of two counts each of phone harassment and disorderly conduct and a second count of violating a protection order.
The charges stemmed from incidents in 2019, when Treaster confronted his ex-wife at her workplace while he was still Bushton’s police chief, then later confronted and shoved the woman’s boyfriend and made threatening calls to the pair.
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