Thursday, July 26, 2018

Cherokee County Sheriff arrests two more for assault of Galena man

(From the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office)

Two additional suspects have been arrested as part of an ongoing investigation into the assault of a man on Monday afternoon north of Galena.

Robert Link, 47 of Chetopa, was taken into custody early Wednesday evening after investigators with the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office and Kansas Bureau of Investigation sought a warrant for his arrest. He is currently being held in the Cherokee County Jail in lieu of $35,000.00 bond having been charged with Aggravated Battery.

Also arrested on Wednesday evening was Crystal Bilke, 44, of Galena. Bilke has been charged with Battery, Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Felony Interference with Law Enforcement. She was released after posting $3,000.00 bond.

The arrests stem from an armed assault on Dustin Baker, which led to his hospitalization for non-life-threatening injuries.

Tim Green, 41, of Galena, was arrested on Monday night and formally charged on Wednesday. He remains in the Cherokee County Jail on $40,000.00 bond, facing charges of Aggravated Battery with a Deadly Weapon, Criminal Possession of a Firearm, Criminal Use of a Firearm, Possession of Marijuana and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

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